The teacher induction program in Seoul has three parts: 1) a pre-employment training program conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Education Center that lasts two weeks and covers school curriculum, student guidance, and class management; 2) a post-employment mentoring program conducted by individual schools; and 3) a two-week follow-up training program after the first year conducted by district offices of education focusing on reflection, student evaluation, and understanding local communities. The overall goal is to help new teachers successfully transition into their roles.

1. Teacher Induction Program
in Seoul
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
Younghee Yang
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2. Before I Start
 Attractiveness of teaching
profession in Korea
 Teacher selection and
employment process
 Teacher induction program
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3.  Attractiveness of Teaching Profession
Social
Image
Legal
Status
Compen
sation
Strengths
Job
Security
Vacation
Leave
System
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4.  Korean Teachers’salary
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5. Teacher Selection and Employment Process
Obtaining teaching License
4 year College/University,
Pre-service Teaching
Education Programs
2 year graduate program
Teacher Employment Examination
By 17 Metropolitan
Offices of
Education
Two Stages
in Seoul
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Highly competitive

6.  Teacher Employment Examination Statistics
and Pass Rate
Primary
Secondary
Year
Candidate
Positions
Ratio
Candidate
Positions
Ratio
2011
2,413
548
4.4 : 1
8,150
265
30.8 : 1
2012
3,012
826
3.6 : 1
8,832
367
24.1 : 1
2013
2,714
993
2.7 : 1
5,326
282
18.9 : 1
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7. Induction program
Follow-up
Pre-employment Post-employment
Training Program Training Program Training Program
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8.  Pre-employment Training Program
Who : Seoul Metropolitan
Education Center
 How long : Two weeks
 What
- School curriculum
- Student Guidance
- Class Management
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9.  Curriculum of Pre-employment Training
Program
Mentoring
(3hours)
Overview of School Education
(3hours)
School curriculum, Administrative duties)
(8hours)
Class Management
Techniques
(8hours)
Student Guidance (8hours)
Total : 30hours
< Pre-employment training program curriculum by the Seoul
Metropolitan Education Center , 2012>
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10.  Post-employment Training program
Who: Individual
Schools
What: Mentoring
by Master
Teachers
Scope: not every
school yet
Focus: Feedbacks
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11.  Follow-up Training Program
Who : 11 District Offices of Education
 How long : Two weeks
 When : At the end of the First year
 What
- Reflection & Sharing
- Understanding of Communities
- Students Evaluation
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12.  Curriculum of Follow-up Training Program
Values & Goals of Teaching
(2 hours)
Reflection & Discussion
(6 hours)
Students Evaluation
(4 hours)
Student Guidance
(10 hours)
Understanding of local
Community/parents
(8 hours)
Total : 30hours
< Follow-up training program curriculum by South District Office of
Education , 2012>
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13.  We try to change our Approaches
From
To
Supply
Demand
Individual
Learning
Group
Collaboration
Delivery
Feedbacks
Theory
Practices
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14. 시작이 절반이다!
Starting is Finishing!
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15. Thank you for your
attention!
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