161 New Public Officials in Suwon Take First Steps Toward the City's Future

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City conducted the '2025 Suwon-Style Public Service Onboarding Course' for 4 nights and 5 days from the 13th to the 17th for newly hired public officials.

A total of 161 newly hired public officials who passed the 2025 Suwon Public Service Recruitment Exam participated in the onboarding course. The program, which was previously operated over 2 nights and 3 days until last year, was expanded and restructured to 4 nights and 5 days to provide a more systematic and in-depth educational curriculum.

The Suwon-Style public service onboarding course is not simply lecture-based education, but rather an experience-centered 'Suwon-Style Education Module' that strengthens public service values, job competencies, organizational culture, and communication skills in a balanced manner.

To help newly hired public officials deeply understand Suwon's identity and administrative philosophy and grow as public servants who breathe together with citizens, the program included lectures and activities such as △internalizing public service values △understanding Suwon's history and culture △new light policy idea discussion and presentation sessions △team building sharing core values and vision of Suwon City △public service values awareness-raising volunteer work.

On the first day, education focused on cultivating basic competencies as a public servant and fostering a sense of responsibility. Lectures were held on the topics of 'internalizing public service values' and 'working together as a smart follower.'

On the 14th, an 'AI Transformation Era Special Lecture' deepened understanding of changes in the digital administrative environment. During the 'new light policy idea discussion and presentation' session, public officials actively shared creative ideas and jointly deliberated on the direction of city administration development.

During the subsequent 'vision sharing with the mayor' session, Mayor Lee Jae-jun joined and had candid conversations with the newly hired public officials on topics including Suwon's future vision, city administration philosophy, and the mindset public servants should maintain.

On the 15th and 16th, newly hired public officials participated in various programs including 'response to difficult civil complaints and conflict mediation,' 'organizational culture and communication theater,' 'community consciousness-building sports activities,' and 'conversations with senior public servants,' thereby developing practical sense and collaborative communication skills.

On the 17th, all participants recited the 'Civil Servant's Charter' together. They reaffirmed their commitment as public servants, pledging to "serve the people and prioritize the public interest while fulfilling responsibilities with transparency and fairness." Subsequently, the 161 public officials were divided into groups and visited the Veterans Welfare Organization Veterans Home, Kyungdong Social Welfare Corporation, and Suwon Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled, where they conducted volunteer activities at each institution.

The city is operating a systematic public service onboarding process to provide a foundation for newly hired public officials to adapt and grow stably within the organization. As a result, positive changes are being observed, including a marked decrease in the turnover rate of junior-level civil servants.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun stated, "Understanding the value and responsibility of public service deeply and listening to and reflecting on citizens' voices together is the starting point for Suwon City public servants," adding, "I hope your first steps as newly hired public officials will become a new light that brightens Suwon's future."