PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze service
occupation types and to develop
training programs for the
aged .
METHODS: This study used descriptive study design. The
research process consisted of three stages first, identified the demand of service
manpower for the
aged ; second, investigated present jobs and
education programs in
Korea and
Japan ; and last, developed service jobs and
education programs for the
aged .
RESULTS: Potential users considered "
health management " to be the most important area. They
thought "providing job" as second most important. According to the result of analyzing Korean
policies , there were 9 service
occupations in 5 domains. So, we derived 10
occupations such as 'daily living manager', 'care manager', 'care
worker ', '
health manager ', '
education specialist ', '
leisure manager', 'good manager', '
housing manager', 'financial
specialist ' and '
retirement consultant ' in 5 domains as
healthcare ,
leisure , goods,
housing and finance. Finally, we developed their tailored
training programs .
CONCLUSION: According to this study, there should be various
occupations qualified by the
government , and
training programs should be settled. And
healthcare providers must included in developing standardized
training programs .