There are legally compulsory education that social workers, etc., who work in social welfare facilities must complete every year. Since they are a job group that cares for the socially vulnerable, such as the elderly, the disabled, and children, they have more education than other general workplaces. In today’s post, we will look at the common legal compulsory education for workers in social welfare facilities and compulsory education for each institution.
Legally compulsory education for social workers in 2023 (required maintenance education for social welfare facilities) 사회복지사 법정의무교육
Legally compulsory education for social welfare facility workers (social workers) 좋은뉴스
Legally compulsory education for workers in social welfare facilities Online education
Legally compulsory education for workers in social welfare facilities can be obtained by requesting it from an educational institution.
[Compulsory compulsory education website]
Legally compulsory education for workers in social welfare facilities
On the compulsory education homepage, you can listen to the elderly human rights, emergency welfare, abuse reporting, and other mandatory legally compulsory education upon request.
Go to Cyber Education for Persons with Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse (in.kohi.or.kr)
Legally compulsory education course for social welfare facility workers
First of all, it is a legally compulsory education course that anyone who works in a social welfare facility must take.
Personal information protection law education
Sexual harassment prevention training in the workplace
Occupational safety and health education
Disabled Awareness Improvement Education
Retirement pension system education
In addition, there are additional training required for each institution, and related training hours and related laws can be found in the table below.
How to apply online for Social Worker Refresher Training (compulsory object, exemption site)
[Required statutory compulsory education]
Training name Training schedule Training target Educational institution Relevant laws and regulations
Personal information protection training Once a year All employees Personal information protection manager
「Personal Information Protection Act」 Article 28
at work
Sexual harassment prevention education once a year for more than 1 hour All employees at the Women’s Violence Counseling Center and others
「Act on Equal Employment and Support for Work-Family Reconciliation」 Article 13
Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree
Safety and health education for workers Office/sales: 3 hours per quarter
Non-office workers/non-sales workers: 6 hours per quarter All employees Occupational Safety and Health Agency
「Industrial Safety and Health Act」 Article 32 / Enforcement Rule Article 26 Paragraph 1 Attached Table 4, Attached Table 5
※ Basically, social welfare services and health services are not subject to Articles 29 and 30 of the Act in accordance with Article 2, Attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Decree. Therefore, it is not subject to application under Article 26 of the Enforcement Rule.
However, senior clubs, social welfare centers, etc. may be subject to application depending on the business, so you must make your own judgment.
Safety and health manager training once a year, 8~16 hours
Disability awareness improvement training once a year for more than 1 hour All employees Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled
Self-education available for less than 50 people
「Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act」 Article 5-2
/ Enforcement Decree Article 5-2 <Keep for 3 years>
Retirement pension education once a year Retirement pension institutions for all employees
Article 32 of the Employee Retirement Benefit Security Act
2023 Guidelines for Labor Costs for Social Welfare Facility Workers
[Other statutory compulsory education]
Training name Training schedule Training subject Educational institution related
at work
Bullying prevention training once a year for more than 1 hour All employees National Human Rights Commission, etc.
「Labor Standards Act」 Article 76-2, 3 / Article 93-11
person
volume
school
six
mental health
Promotion facility 4 hours collectively every year
(onsite 4 hours or cyber 6 hours)
office
Korea Human Resources Development Institute for Health and Welfare
National Human Rights Commission
Article 70 of the Act on Mental Health Promotion and Mental Illness Welfare Service Support
/ Enforcement Rule Article 50
Elderly Welfare Facility Annually
(4 hours on-site or 6 hours online) Agencies specializing in protection of the elderly
National Human Rights Commission
Korea Human Resources Development Institute for Health and Welfare
「Elderly Welfare Act」 Article 6-3, Enforcement Decree Article 11-2, Enforcement Rule Article 1-3
「Elderly Long-term Care Insurance Act」 Article 35-3
※ Excluding senior citizens’ halls and senior classes
Homeless Facility 4 hours per year
(4 hours on-site or 6 hours online) National Human Rights Commission of Korea
「Act on Welfare and Self-reliance Support for Homeless People」 Article 20
Elder Abuse Report Mandatory Education
(elder abuse prevention education) 1 hour or more once a year
Collective education or online lecture for all employees Elderly protection specialized agency
「Elderly Welfare Act」 Article 39-6 Paragraph 5 / Enforcement Rule Article 29-16
Child Abuse Reporting Mandatory Training Once a year, 1 hour or more for all employees at a specialized child protection agency
「Child Welfare Act」 Article 26, Article 75 Paragraph 3 / Enforcement Decree Article 26
Article 10 (2) of the 「Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Child Abuse Crimes」
children
safety
education social welfare center
Child Welfare Facility
Residential facilities for the disabled
Rehabilitation facility for the disabled 4 hours or more once a year
(Including 2 hours of practice) Child safety education specialized institutions such as child safety managers
「Child Safety Management Act」 Article 16 <Report>
Conducted within 3 months after designating a child safety manager
<2021. Postponed until 12. 31.>
Prevention of abuse of persons with disabilities and sex crimes against persons with disabilities Training for mandatory reporting for at least 1 hour once a year
(Group training or online lecture) All employees Korea Human Resources Development Institute for Health and Welfare
「Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities」 Article 59-4 Paragraph 7 <2021. 6. 30. Planned implementation>
Emergency Welfare Support
1 hour per year training for duty-reporter
(Group training or online lecture) All employees Korea Human Resources Development Institute for Health and Welfare
「Emergency Welfare Support Act」 Article 7
/Enforcement Rule Article 2-3 Paragraph 2
Fire safety training 1-2 times a year or more All employees Fire department, fire safety manager
「Framework Act on Fire Protection」 Article 17
Article 22 of 「Fire Facility Installation, Maintenance and Safety Management Act」
Hygiene education once a year Nutritionist
Health center other than cook, nutritionist
Person in charge
「Food Sanitation Act」 Article 41 (Food Sanitation Education)
Elevator management training once a year (certificate valid for 3 years)
(4 hours on-site or 4 hours online) Corresponding manager Korea Elevator Safety Corporation
Elevator Safety Management Act Article 29
Relevant training may vary depending on the number of people in the facility or the size and type of the institution, so it is recommended to look for the institution that is in accordance with the law.