PSAT(공직적격성평가)의 문제점과 개선방향

Abstract

PSAT(Public Service Aptitude Test)), introduced in 2004, is an evaluation system that measures comprehensive thinking skills that can be acquired through normal school education to test the qualities and abilities necessary to perform public office. Rather than knowing against the changing times, the purpose of “problem-solving” is to solve real problems and achieve results in work for the purpose of recruiting talented people with the aptitude and competence required by the organization.
 However, more than 20 years later, questions are being raised as to whether the test faithfully fulfilled the purpose of selecting talented people with practical skills.
 First of all, it is necessary to reconsider the specificity and expertise of public officials because PSAT(Public Service Aptitude Test) is a public office qualification evaluation, and to reexamine whether there is a correlation with the core competencies of public officials in selecting talented people suitable for public office in the public office recruitment examination.
 To this end, public officials have some characteristics unlike other occupations, some administrative differences from other countries, and PSAT (Public Service Aptitude Test) in Korea has identified its advantages and disadvantages compared to similar tests.
 As a result, PSAT is currently achieving great results in terms of efficiency in evaluating civil service qualifications, but it still has the problems that were initially presented. Internally, passages and questions tend to be repeated or recycled with other tests, and externally, the lack of connection between the first and second tests and lack of connection with actual administrative work were identified as the biggest problems. The solution is to change the test time and passages compared to the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), LEET (legal Education Eligibility test)) or NCS (National Competency Standards), diversify the test sources, and link it with actual work. It suggests ways to do so.