Philippine z Overseas ~ Empioyment .,.~ f&~ Administration

Republic of the Philippines Department of Labor and Employment BFO Building, Ortigas Avenue cor. EDSA, Mandaluyong City 1501

Website: www.poea.gov.ph E-mail: info@poea.gov.ph Hotlines 722-1144 ,722-1155

POEA ADVISORY NO. 0 :3 Series of 20! 2

The Human Resource Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea) in cooperation with the Philiooine Overseas Emolovment Administration (POEA) will conduct the 8th Employment Permit System - Test of Proficiency in Korean n=P~-T0PII<\ thic:: 11!::.~r nn 1\tbrr-h 1 R ?n1? Rpaic::tr~tinn fnr thp !=PS-TOPIK ic; s~t ,---. o__. ---,~ --·-- .,---- - · ·· - ---- -- -- ·-J -- ....:.-. ---o-------------- ---- --'---- - - __ _ _ .,... .... _ ....

from February 06-09, 2012. Registration venues are posted at the POEA and DOLE vve!Jsites. Those vvrrc are registered vvith the POEA E-Reg~stration

System and included in the POEA Manpower Registry shal! have priority in registratior1.

interested applicants for employment in Korea who are not registered with the POEA E-Registration System are advised to 1·egister online via 'r"~~L2Q~}c:,. C1~'i:c!Jl:J. . Those who are presently registered and who have not yet taken or passed the EPS-TOPIK and who are interested to pursue employment in Korea must have an active registration status in order to be included in the m~nnnwPr nnnl fnr KnrP::I -. ·--- ··- ---- . . --- .. - - - --. -· - -·

QUAUF!CAT!Oi\!S FOR EPS-Kl T REGISTRATION {For Korea)

~ Must be between 18 years of age and not more than 38 years old on March 18, 2012 (those born between March 18, 'l97 4 and March 18, 1994)

).- Must be physically and mentally fit. 'r Must not have any record of conviction or imprisonment for a heinous

cnme. 'r Must have no record of deportation or departure orders from the Republic

Korea 'r Must not be restricted from departure from the Philippines. 'r Re~istered with active status in the POEA Manpower Registry

Applicants must register only in the registrat ion venue where they want to take the test.

REG~STRA T!ON VENUES:

Manila

Tarlac

Buiacan

Baguio

Iloilo

Davao

What to bring for registration

5tt1 Level SM-Manila Back of Manila City Hall

My Metrotown Ma!! McArthur Hiway, City of Tarlac

Provincial Capitol Gym City of Maloios, Bulacan

POEA Regional Extension Unit-CAR Benitez Court Compound 1\li:.:~gs,..,vs"'" A"r:>n· ''""' r'i+-' ,....f Bagu1·'"' 1\'t._., OJ' GIY v..., tUC 1 vny v1 v

POEA Regional Extension Unit-Region VI 2nd Floor, Divinagracia Building Quezon Street, City of Iloilo

POEA Regional Center for Mindanao 2nd Floor, AMYA I! Building, Quimpo Blvd. Corner Tulip Drive, Ecoland , City of Davao

1. Valid passport or valid government-issued Identification Card with picture and date of birth such as SSS, GSIS, Driver's License or Voter's I D.

2. Two (2) pes. passport size colored picture showing a full face with no hat and taken not more than six (6) months before reg istration .

3. Registration/Test fee- US $24 or PI ,044.00.

01n V!VECA CODAMON-CA l!G

Officer-in-Charge

Announcement of Test of Proficiency in Korean [EPS-TOPIK]

In relation to the MOU on the Sending of Workers between the Ministry of Employment

and Labor of the Republic of Korea (MOEL) and the Department of Labor and Employment

ofthe Philippines, the 8th Test of Proficiency in Korean [EPS-TOPIK] in the Philippines is

to be conducted as follows:

All job seekers who want to work in Korea under the Employment Permit System must

pass EPS-TOPIK, implemented by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea

(HRD Korea) authorized by the MOEL in cooperation with the Philippine Overseas

Employment Administration, and only those who passed the test will be uploaded for

transfer to the roster of available workers by submitting the job application for the EPS.

Passing the EPS-TOPIK does not guarantee employment in Korea but only inclusion on

the available list of job seekers available for employment.

0 Test Date and Time: March 18, 2012 (Sunday)

- 10:30-11:40 (Session 1 ), 15:00-16:10 (Session 2)

All examinees must be in the designated test room until the designated time (09:30

for the session 1, 14:00 for the session 2) for the orientation.

0 Available Type of Industry: Manufacturing

All applicants of 81h EPS-TOPIK can only choose 'Manufacturing', for selection of the type

of industry. Choice of other type of industry is not allowed.

0 The Expected Number of passers : will be announced on March 6, 2012 on POEA

website.

* Passers of each industry will be selected based on the test result (from the top

scorer) among those who scored 80 or higher. (Full Score: 200 points) * Expected number of passers can be changed according to the circumstances of

EPS.

0 Test Venue : Test venues will be announced on March 6, 2012 on POEA website

( www.poea.gov.ph)

0 Qualifications for EPS-TOPIK Registration

1) Must be between 18 and 38 years of age

(Born between March 18, 1974 and March 18, 1994)

2) Must not have any record of conviction or imprisonment for a heinous crime

3) Must have no record of deportation or departure orders from the Republic of Korea

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4) Must not be restricted from departure from the Philippines

5) Must be physically and mentally fit

D Registration Procedure

1) Period: February 6(Mon.)- 9(Thu.), 2012 (For 4 days) - Registration Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

2) Registration Region: Metro Manila, Bulacan, Tarlac, Baguio, Iloilo and Davao

* Registration venue per Region will be announced later on POEA website.

* Applicant must register only in the registration venue where he/she wants to take the

test.

3) Registration Method : Personal appearance

4) Required documents

-EPS-TOPIK Registration Application form (To be distributed at the registration venue)

* Application numbers are written on each application form. Each applicant receives

and submits one application form only, use correction tape in correcting errors.

-Valid passport or valid government-issued ID card such as SSS, GSIS, Driver's

License or Voter's ID (a copy of passport or ID card must be attached on application form)

* If an applicant's personal information on the passport is not exactly the same as the

one on the application form, their entry to Korea will not be permitted in any case, and the

applicant is fully responsible for any problem caused by the differences in their personal

information.

*We will use the personal information (name, date of birth, and gender) written on the

application form and the applicant's photo attached on the application form for their future

employment in Korea, and these are not changeable in any case.

-2 pes. passport size (pictures taken within 6 months)

5) Test fee: P1 ,044 (local currency equivalent to US$24)

* No refund will be entertained after registration period. (However, re-application

after cancellation is not allowed.)

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D Test Details:

1) Test Structure & Scores

Number of Question Structure Total Score Time Given

Questions

Reading 25 100 40 min.

Listening 25 100 30min.

Total 50 200 70min.

0 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ)

0 Listening and Reading test are done continuously without a break.

2) Items to prepare on the test day

0 Admission Ticket (which is issued during registration)

0 Passport or 10 card (must bring the same passport submitted during the

registration)

*No applicant is allowed to take the test without passport or ID card and Test

Permit

0 Felt tip pen or ball-pen (only black ink)

* Except the above mentioned pen, marking an answer sheet with other pens

(pencil or blue color ball-point pen etc.) can be regarded as wrong answer.

* One answer sheet will be distributed to each applicant only once and any

replacement or correction is not allowed. Besides, correction of answers on the

answer sheet with correction fluid or tapes can be regarded as wrong answer.

D Announcement of Test Result

1) Announcement Date: March 30, 2012

2) Method of Announcement of Passers:

- Internet website of DOLE: www.dole.gov.ph

- Internet website of POEA: www.poea.gov.ph

-Internet website of EPS Korea: www.eps.go.kr

-Internet website of EPS-TOPIK: http://epstopik.hrdkorea.or.kr

3) Method of Announcement of Test result

-Home Page of the Employment Permit System (http://www.eps.go.kr)

4) Period of Validity of test score (for passers): 2 years from the date of test result

announcement

D Other Information

0 mobile phones, cassette players, PDA, MP3 player, electronic dictionaries, and other

electronic devices are not allowed in the test venue.

0 If caught cheating, test will be void, and examinee will NOT be allowed to take the

test for two years.

0 The questions and answers for the test may change partially to improve foreign

works' profiency in the Korean language

0 Personal information written on application form must be the same as passport( or ID

Card) and If ID Card copy attached on the application form, full name on the

application form should be used on passport in the same way.

0 If an applicant's personal information on the passport is not exactly the same as the

one on the application form (name, date of birth, and gender), their registration to the

EPS job seekers' roster and entry to Korea is not permitted in any case, and the

applicant is fully responsible for any problem caused by the differences in their

personal information.

*Passing the EPS-TOPIK does not guarantee employment in Korea but only

inclusion on the available list of jobseekers available for employment.

Those who fail to pass the medical examination, has record of illegal stay in Korea,

cannot be selected as job seekers.

+According to the MOU between Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of

Korea and the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines on the Sending

and Receiving of Workers under the Employment Permit System of Korea, only the

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has the legal authority to

send Philippine workers to the Republic of Korea.

Only the job seekers who passed EPS-TOPIK and registered on the roster by POEA

can be hired by Korean employers.

If any other private sectors are found to be involved in the procedure of sending

workforce, there will be the legal punishment for those acts.

Held by: Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea

Implemented by: Human Resources Development Service of Korea

In cooperation with: Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines (DOLE)

and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)