Yangju City Conducts Integrity Education for Grade 6 and Above Civil Servants

Yangju City held integrity education sessions at Songam Space Center on January 21 and February 11, attended by approximately 250 civil servants of grade 6 and above.

The integrity education program was organized in response to a significant rise in the city's external integrity rating based on citizens' trust, which improved to grade 2 and ranked 8th nationwide in last year's national integrity assessment, aiming to eradicate customary irregularities that persist within certain sectors of public service.

The city explained that in line with recent nationwide administrative paradigm shifts toward a "principle of proactive solutions from citizens' perspectives," the education focused on facilitating transformative awareness changes among grade 6 and above managers and fostering new leadership capabilities to promote smooth communication within organizations and strengthen the proactive work competencies of subordinate staff members.

To minimize work disruptions and inconvenience to citizens during regular business hours, the education was held on weekends. Moving away from conventional rote instruction methods, the city conducted a survey soliciting suggestions and proposals from all employees beforehand, introducing a new emotional education approach in the format of an integrity concert featuring music and talk sessions, which garnered positive responses from civil servants.

Yangju Mayor Lee Sung-ho stated, "When employees join the civil service, they observe grade 6 team leaders and acquire the proper demeanor of civil servants and methods of engaging with residents," adding, "During this important period of growth toward a city of over 300,000 people becoming the central hub of northern Gyeonggi Province, the efforts of grade 6 and above civil servants are crucial to establishing a clean public service culture that moves citizens."