Special EPS-TOPIK Schedule in Vietnam

According to the MOU on the Sending of Workers between the Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea (MOEL) and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Socialist Republic of Vietnam (MOLISA), Special EPS-TOPIK for those who voluntarily returned home before their term of employment ended and want to come back for work in Korea will be conducted as follows.

All job seekers who want to work in Korea under the Employment Permit System should pass the EPS-TOPIK, implemented by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea) authorized by the MOEL, and only those who passed the test are allowed to submit the job application form for EPS.

1. Test Schedule
   
   
   • Morning session (40 persons)
     - Orientation: 09:00~10:00, - Test time: 10:00~11:10
     
   • Afternoon session (40 persons)
     - Orientation: 12:30~13:30, - Test time: 13:30~14:40
     * All examinees must be in the test room before the orientation time.
   
   
2. (Allowed) Type of Industry: Manufacturing, Agriculture/Livestock,  Construction, Fishing
   If an applicant wants to be applied for a designated recommendation to his/her last workplace (employer) where he/she had worked more than a year should select the same industry of the workplace. For this reason, applicants should be select the industry carefully considering the mentioned condition.
   
   
3. The (expected) number of passers : To be announced
   The number of passer will be announced later separately in the order of the high scores among the applicants who scored more than 80 points out of 200 for each industry
   
   
4. Test Place and date Announcement
   
   • Test Place : CBT(Computer Based Test) Examination Room
     
   • Announcement Method
     
     • website of EPS-TOPIK(http://www.epstopik.hrdkorea.or.kr)
       
     • The website of OEC(www.oec.gov.pk)
     • The notice board of OWC
     • The website of KLPT Test Schedule (http://goo.gl/Ea0zv)
   
   
5. Qualifications(Eligibility)
   
   • Reemployed workers who voluntarily leave before their term of employment ended Korea (Time of returning: Not before January 1st, 2010)
     
   • Persons aged between 18 and 39
     * Persons born between Feb 21, 1972 and Feb 20, 1994
     
   • Persons who have not been convicted of imprisonment or heavier punishment
     
   • Persons who have no record of deportation or departure orders from the Republic of Korea
     
   • Persons who are not restricted from departure of home country
   
   
6. Registration Procedure
   
   • Period: Feb 20~23, 2012 (For 4 days)
     
   • Place: OWC
     
   • Method: Individual-Visit-Registration
     
   • Required documents
     
     • Copy of passport on their returning home (for proving he/she is a voluntary returnee)
       
     • Application form (Free distribution at the registration place, only to the applicants
       who paid the test fee)
       
       • Registration numbers are written on each application form, and one applicant can receive and submit one application form. If there is any error in an application form, correct it with correction fluid or tape and submit it.
     • A copy of passport (or ID card)
       
       • A copy of passport (or ID card) is required to be attached on the application form
       • It is preferable to attach a copy of passport (or ID card) written in English (especially name)
     • 2 photographs of 3.5 x 4.5cm (taken within 6 months)
     
     
   • Test fee: 24 USD
      If an applicant who has avoidable reasons cancel his/her registration during registration period, the applicant can get full refund. (However, re-application after cancellation is not allowed)
     
   • Registration will be made in the order of receipt, and if the applicants overly applied an additional test date will be decided and the test will be conducted accordingly. Its date also will be announced on the announcement date of the designated test venue & date for each applicant.

Questions will be selected both from the open question book and from the newly developed closed questions.

Test Structure & Allotment of Scores and passing standard

• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
• R/C and L/C will be implemented continuously without a break.

Korean Language Test Results 2013

Korean Language Test Schedule
• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Kyrgyztan
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Sri-Lanka
• Thailand
• Timor Leste
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam