A Policy Study on How to Revise the Private Learning Institutes Law

Abstract

Private learning institutes have been representative providers of private education and training in Korea, and played a key role not only in providing private education but also in developing individual vocational competency. In addition, private learning institutes have been quick to respond to the changing needs of the society, thereby supplementing formal education. Also, the functions of private learning institutes have changed in accordance with the changes in the governmental policies on formal school education. There has been a rising voice that the Private Learning Institutes Law should be overhauled although it has already gone through revision several times since 1961, when the 'Private Learning Center Law', the first law governing private learning institutes, was legislated. This has triggered the current study "A Policy Study on How to Revise the Private Learning Institutes Law", which has been commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development with the purpose of mapping out plans for overhauling the Private Learning Institutes Law. The study aims to draw improved policy measures for the Private Learning Institutes Law. To this end, the study seeks to suggest a general direction for the revision of the Private Learning Institutes Law and provide a draft proposal for the revision based on the understanding of the current state of main issues and opinions collected from parties concerned.