A Critical analysis of NCS-based Curriculum

Abstract

This article critically examines the backgrounds and meanings of National Competency Standards (NCS) that is employed by Korean colleges for managing performance-based, competency-based curriculum. Findings are as follows: 1) the NCS-based curriculum was primarily adopted to enhance students' business competency for their successes in a competitive job market. 2) NCS is questioned its efficacy to resolve Korean employment issues in a serious economic structure in which a growing number of jobless youth and aged employees and education discrimination are involved. 3) NCS, with its emphasis on the Tyler Rationale and principles of scientific curriculum development, has many criticisms due to its technical approaches to educational processes and needs to be replaced with an alternative paradigm. 4) This article suggests that administrators, policy makers, and educators seek ways to resolve NCS issues considering contextual features of Korean job market and rethinking NCS ideology in the education process. A need for curriculum reconceptualisation is discussed.

The Effect of Educational Satisfaction on Self-Efficacy and Job Satisfaction by Recognition According to National Competency Standard (NCS) Level Perceived by Skin Cosmetologists

“…훈련기관에 접목하여 높은 성과가 나타났다 (Ko, 2015;Han & Yang, 2018;. 피부미용산업체는 이러한 개선사항들 을 집약하여 산업현장의 직무를 올바르게 수행하기 위한 지식, 기술, 태도를 수준별로 표준화시킨 NCS기반의 교육 훈련기준 의 표준지침서를 구축하여 직무능력 안에 직업기초능력과 직 무수행능력을 산업체에서 활용할 수 있도록 하였다 (Seo, 2016;Roo, 2015).…”