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Study on the adoption of vocational aptitude test in the fire service

소방공무원의 직업 적성도 도입에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2018.11.08
  • Accepted : 2019.03.08
  • Published : 2019.03.31
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Abstract

Recently, increases in major disasters such as fires, earthquakes and typhoons have raised public expectations for safety. In addition to this increase in expectations of safety, the government continues to push for more manpower and better treatment for firefighters who are operating in the disaster scene. Despite the improvement of working conditions and increased welfare for firefighters, however, the incidence and turnover of various mental diseases continues to increase. It is reported that many of the diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder and the turnover of firefighters are due to a mismatch in individual's personality and work environment. In this study, 108 firefighters were evaluated for their vocational aptitude in the new curriculum. Based on the analysis results, new firefighters were proposed to provide employment and education training improvements, and to provide job security suitable for the individual's personality type through the introduction of the vocational aptitude test for firefighters who are working in the fire service. In addition, we would like to use the vocational aptitude test as a material for reducing post-traumatic stress disorder and increasing turnover through long-term tracking and observation, rather than from a one-off perspective.

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Fig. 1 (a) Fire (b) Rescue (c) First aid

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Fig. 2 (a) Pre-education (b) Survey

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Fig. 3 (a) Gender classification (b) Age classification

Table 1. Steps for hiring firefighters

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Table 2. New firefighting officer training course

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Table 3. Six Characters

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Table 4. Six Living Environment

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Table 5. Example

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Table 6. First rank occupational aptitude analysis result

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Table 7. Second rank occupational aptitude analysis result

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