During a parliamentary audit, concerns were raised that game content specialist instructors—who teach elementary and middle school students proper game usage habits—are heavily concentrated in specific regions. In Jeju, there was not a single active instructor.
During a parliamentary audit targeting organizations including the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) on October 12, Rep. Kim Yun-duck of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee emphasized the need to reorganize the game content specialist instructor training system and ensure education is provided without regional imbalance.
The game content specialist instructor program is operated by the Game Rating and Administration Committee under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Instructors visit elementary and middle school students to highlight the positive cultural value of games and educate them on healthy usage habits.
According to regional deployment data released by Rep. Kim, the Busan-Gyeongsang region had the highest number of instructors with 22, followed by the Capital region and the Chungcheong region with 13 each. On the other hand, the Honam region had only 9, the Gangwon region had 7, and the Jeju region had none. Out of a total of 64 instructors, the three regions of Honam, Gangwon, and Jeju combined accounted for just 16, or a mere quarter. Rep. Kim pointed out that not only the number of instructors but also the frequency of game literacy education sessions in these areas was severely lacking compared to the Gyeongsang, Capital, and Chungcheong regions.
Even the personnel in Honam and Gangwon were only secured following Rep. Kim's repeated demands for staff increases. Although 9 instructors were additionally trained in the Honam region and 7 in the Gangwon region in 2024, no new personnel have been trained since then.
Rep. Kim demanded, "Push forward with expanding educational personnel in the Honam and Gangwon regions by 2027," and "devise plans to systematically overhaul the game content specialist instructor training system, including training new personnel for Jeju, which currently has none." He added, "Establish a plan to raise lecture fees—which have been frozen for seven years—to realistic levels to improve the quality of education, and increase the frequency of educational sessions in previously underserved regions and smaller cities."
