Founding and Core Task of National Civil Service Institute
Chih-Chun Chiu*, Jong-Huh Huang**
Abstract
With the ROC Legislative Yuan passing the third reading of a revised bill mandating its status upgrading, the National Civil Service Institute (NCSI) is legally trusted with the ultimate responsibility of cultivating high-ranking civil servants in the mid- and long-term along with relevant research and execution work. This legal milestone has doubtlessly witnessed the progressive evolution of our civil service training system from divided governance, shared governance, to good governance, a process corresponding to the working logic of governmental agencies based on the division of labor, coordination and eventually collaboration.
In a nutshell, the NCSI has a mission of achieving good governance by means of "integrating national training resources, cultivating a distinguished civil service team, and maximizing the combined effects." The five core values ??integrity, loyalty, professionalism, efficacy, and care ??manifest NCSI's mission. Judging from its vision, mission and core values, NCSI is rightfully seen as a national institute.
As its near-, mid- and long-term goals are clearly delineated, NCSI should, regarding its outlook for future development, still center on its core competency of cultivating ranking officials, with greater emphasis on developing their ethics, political management competence as well as global thinking ability. It is hoped that NCSI will some day be recognized as a training institute of international capacity and reputation.
Keywords: civil service reform, ranking civil servant cultivation system, core competency
*Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Management, Shih Hsin University.
**Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Management, Shih Hsin University.