The Career Education Act was launched
in Korea on 23 December 2015
The purpose of the act is to clarify the responsibilities of the nation, states, and schools in providing effective career education, also emphasizing the career learning right of students at all education level without anyone isolated. The Career Education Act consists of 4 chapters and 23 articles that describe the role of career education to enhance students’career development competencies and national growth.
Chapter | Article |
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01GENERALPROVISIONS | §1 Purpose §2 Definitions §3 Relationship with other Acts §4 Basic Directions of Career Education §5 Obligations of State, Local Government, etc. §6 Survey on Current Status of Career Education §7 Prohibition of Disclosure of Facts Learned in Course of Performing One's Duties |
02CAREER EDUCATION INELEMENTARY ANDSECONDARY SCHOOLS | §8 Goals and Standards of Accomplishment of Career Education §9 Teachers Exclusively Responsible for Coaching Careers §10 Vocational Personality and Aptitude Testing §11 Vocational Guidance Counselling §12 Organization, Management, etc. of Vocational Experience Curriculum §13 Intensive Academic Year or Semester for Career Education |
03CAREER EDUCATIONIN UNIVERSITIESAND COLLEGES | §14 Career Education in Universities and Colleges |
04SUPPORT FORCAREER EDUCATION | §15 National Career Education Center §16 Regional Career Education Center §17 Regional Career Education Council §18 Support for Vocational Experience §19 Certification of Institutions Providing Vocational Experience through Provision of Free Education §20 Establishment of Cooperation System, etc. §21 Participation of Guardians, etc. §22 Contents of Career Education §23 Assessment of Career Education of Office of Education of City/Do |