Jo Seong-un, Gangwon Provincial Council Education Committee Chair, Flags Gaps in College Admissions Support During Audit

[Financial News, Chuncheon = Kim Gi-seop, staff reporter] At an administrative audit by the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Provincial Council, concerns were raised that opportunities for college admissions counseling should not vary according to students’ place of residence or school size.
According to the provincial council on the 13th, Jo Seong-un, chair of the Education Committee (People Power Party, Samcheok 1), questioned how much the Gangwon College Admissions Support Center had actually helped students during an administrative audit of the Education Bureau of the Gangwon State Office of Education on the 12th.
Jo pointed out that more than 200 million won had been allocated to college admissions fairs held in Chuncheon, Wonju and Gangneung, and called on officials to first examine whether students outside those cities could take part. He stressed that in-person counseling visits and online support should be expanded for small schools that are difficult to reach because of their distance, or that have inadequate conditions for college guidance.
The way work reports were presented also came under scrutiny. Jo criticized the reports for focusing on the number of events and training sessions held and budget execution figures, making it difficult to determine what help students had received. He also called for the numbers of students and schools participating in counseling and mock interviews, as well as usage by region, to be analyzed and used to improve programs, and for follow-up management to ensure that teacher training leads to student counseling.
Jo, chair of the Education Committee, said, “More important than holding fairs in big cities is whether students considering their college options can get counseling close to home or school,” adding, “The poorer the college-guidance conditions at a small school, the more the center should take the initiative and go to them.”

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