농업 인적자원 개발을 위한 학습활성화

Abstract

지식과 정보가 개인 및 국가의 경쟁력을 결정하는 지식기반사회로 접어들면서 인적자원의 중요성이 점점 더 강조되고 있다. 이는 급속한 과학기술의 변화, 지식기반경제로의 전환, 노동시장의 변화 등으로 국가와 산업체 모두가 인적자원개발을 위한 패러다임으로 전환하고 있기 때문이다. 최근 농업분야도 농림부, 농촌진흥기관, 농협 등과 같은 공공부문뿐만 아니라 농업인 단체와 품목 단체 등 생산자 단체의 인적자원개발 관련 예산을 늘리고 새롭게 관련 사업을 펼치고 있다. 이 보고서는 농업인 학습 관련 이론 고찰, 관련 제도 분석, 관련 실태와 요구 분석, 관련 사례 분석 등을 통해 농업 인적자원개발을 위한 학습 활성화 방안을 제시하였다. 농업인 전문성 개발이 기존의 집체식 ‘교육·훈련’ 중심보다는 ‘학습’ 중심 체제로 진행되어야 함을 강조하고, 이에 적합한 농업 인적자원개발 방안이 무엇인지 제시하고 있다.

The purpose of this study was to develop strategies to enhance farmers' learning and on-farm implementation. For this purpose, the study carried out literature reviews on farmer learning and transfer theory; an analysis of farmer learning related services and policies; a survey of 485 farmers on learning characteristics and needs; and a case analysis of domestic and foreign best practices of farmer learning and human resource development approaches of other industries. Based on the reviews and analyses, this study developed strategies to enhance farmer learning and on-farm implementation, including a basic direction and fifteen specific steps. The basic direction is that more farmers should be promoted to participate in learning programs such as education and training, learning organization, expert consulting, and informal learning such as discussion with peer farmers, reading agricultural books, newspapers or magazines, internet searching, etc.; participating farmers should be provided with more various forms of learning resources to have access to best contents, anywhere, and anytime; and more learning outcomes of farmers should be implemented on their farms. The specific steps to foster farmers' learning and practice include the following: ① develop a trusting relationship between learning program providers and participants; ② strengthen the public relations of farmer learning programs; ③ promote the value of farmer learning; ④ develop the competences of HRD practitioners and facilitators in farmer learning institutes; ⑤ activate "Blended-Learning"; ⑥ develop national occupational standards for agriculture; ⑦ indicate various learning pathways after training courses; ⑧ consolidate small learning institutes; ⑨ stimulate learning programs on farm management; ⑩ encourage learning by on-farm implementing units; ⑪ equip farmers with a learning map and a farm business plan; ⑫ encourage learning activities customized by farming levels and careers; ⑬galvanize the learning network among farmers (organizations), learning institutes, and the government; ⑭ strengthen the participants' evaluation of farmer learning institutes; and ⑮ set up an agricultural human resources development center.

Researchers: Sang-jin Ma, Kyung-eun Choi E-mail address: msj@krei.re.kr