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13 EPS Test of Proficiency in Korean (EPS-TOPIK)

Additional Online Registration Day and EPS-TOPIK by CBT Method

According 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 of the Philippines (DOLE), the 13th EPS 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
should pass the EPS-TOPIK either as Paper-Based Test (PBT) or Computer-Based
Test (CBT), 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.

March 9, 2016

Held by: Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea (MOEL)
Implemented by: Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea)
In cooperation with: Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines (DOLE)
and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)

1. Test Date and Time: April 18 onwards ~ ,10:00~11:10 (Session 1), 13:00~14:10 (Session
2), 15:30~16:40 (Session 3)
2. Test Venue: Metro Manila (CBT Venue of HRD Korea is located at the 6th Floor
of POEA, BFO Building, Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City)

3. Method of Test : CBT

The schedule can be changed according to the number of applicants.

 CBT examinees must be in the CBT VENUE until the designated time (09:20 for the
session 1, 12:20 for the session 2, 14:50 for the session 3 for the orientation.)
Latecomers cannot enter the CBT Venue and will not be allowed to take the
test on other day or session.

 Available Type of Industry: Manufacturing

All applicants of 13th EPS-TOPIK can only choose ‘Manufacturing’, for selection of
the type of industry. Choice of other type of industry is not allowed.
 Expected Number of passers
 Expected number of passers can be changed according to the circumstances of
EPS.
 The ratio of the number of passers between PBT and CBT will be changeable
depending on the number of applicants on each test type.

 Test Date and Time:

Test Date and Time will be announced on April 13, 2016 on POEA website:
www.poea.gov.ph

(Allocated list of test takers will be posted on POEA website on test date
announcement, April 13, 2016. Test takers should check their test date and session and
test venue through the POEA website.)

 Qualifications for EPS-TOPIK Registration

 Male or Female
 Must not be already registered for13th EPS Test of Proficiency in Korean (EPS-
TOPIK)
 Must be in good health condition
 Must be cleared from Tuberculosis before deployment to Korea
 Must have valid passport on the day of EPS-TOPIK registration
 Must be between 18 and 38 years of age (Born between March1, 1978 and
March1, 1998)
 Must not have any record of conviction or imprisonment for a heinous crime
 Must have no record of deportation or departure orders from the Republic of Korea
 Must not be restricted from departure from the Philippines

 Registration Procedure

Date: March 31 (Thursday), 2016 from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Registration Method: On-line (www.poea.gov.ph)

Required documents:
EPS-TOPIK Registration Application form (Duly filled out application form ONLINE)
- A scanned file copy of valid passport (actual size: 6 cm x 10 cm)
※ No valid passport, No registration: Only applicants with valid passport will be
allowed to register for the test to avoid discrepancy in their personal information
later on.
 ※ If an applicant’s personal information on the passport is not exactly the same as
the one on the application form, his entry to Korea will not be permitted in any
case, and the applicant is fully responsible for any problem caused by such
differences in the personal information.
※ Test Permit (Print the Test Permit after payment online.)
※HRD Korea 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 future employment in Korea of the workers, and these are
not changeable in any case.
- A file of photo of size 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm (Photo should be taken within 3 months;
this photo will be used until entry to Korea and cannot replaced. Please use clear
colored copy of photo with the correct size.)

Test Fee: Php1,144 (local currency equivalent to US$24) using

Landbank E-Payment Portal and BancNet participating banks

※ No refund will be entertained after the registration period. (However, re-

application after cancellation is not allowed)

 Test Details:

Test Structure and Scores

Number of
Question Structure Total Score Time Given
Questions
Reading 25 100 40 min.
Listening 25 100 30 min.
Total 50 200 70 min.

All of the questions are to be taken from the closed question bank based on “The
Standard Textbook for EPS-TOPIK” which can be downloaded from the HRD
Korea and POEA websites.
Test Structure and Allotment of Scores and passing standard
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- Reading and Listening examinations will be implemented continuously without a break.
Passing standard: Passers (for each industry) will be selected based on the test
result (from the top scorer) among those who scored more than 80 points (Full
score: 200 points)
 * Items to prepare on the test day
- Test Permit (which is issued during ONLINE registration upon confirmation of
payment)
- Passport (Test takers must bring the same passport submitted during the
registration.)

※No applicant is allowed to take the test without Passport

and Test Permit.

 Announcement of Test Results

Date of test results will be announced on April 13, 2016 on POEA website.
Method of Announcement of Passers:
-website of POEA: www.poea.gov.ph
-website of EPS Korea: www.eps.go.kr
-website of EPS-TOPIK: http://epstopik.hrdkorea.or.kr
- website of EPS Center: www.hrdkoreaph.com
Method of Announcement of Test Result

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

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

 Other Very Important Information

If an applicant was already registered from March 1 to

March 3, he/she cannot register due to double
registration.

 On the test day, mobile phones, cassette players, PDA, MP3 player, electronic
dictionaries, and other electronic devices which can be possibly used in cheating
during the test are highly
 prohibited for applicants to bring to the test venue. If an examinee is caught in
possession of said devices or using them in the test venue, he/she will be
regarded as cheater.
 Test will be void, and examinees will NOT be eligible for taking the EPS-TOPIK for
2 years in case of cheating during the test.
 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.
 For improvement of Proficiency in Korean, all of the questions are to be taken
from the closed question bank based on “The Standard Textbook for EPS-
TOPIK”.

 Passing the EPS-TOPIK only gives the workers the qualification for EPS
job application and does not guarantee employment in Korea.
 Moreover, persons who are restricted from employment in Korea, such
as those who do not pass the medical examination or who have the
record of illegal stay in Korea, cannot be employed in Korea.
 According to the MOU between the Ministry of Employment and Labor of
the Republic of Korea and the Department of Labor and Employment of
the Philippines (DOLE), only Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA) has the legal authority to send Filipino workers to
the Republic of Korea. Only the job seekers who passed the EPS-TOPIK
and registered on the roster by POEA can be hired by Korean employers.
Involvement of any other private sector in the procedure for sending
workforce is strictly prohibited.
 It costs 24 USD (or same amount in local currency which is written
above) for an applicant to take EPS-TOPIK and only the certain amount
of money noticed officially as a sending cost by POEA during the
registration period of a job application form will cost you for entering
Korea under the EPS. Besides, except POEA, any other agency or
person is not allowed to be related to employment procedures of EPS.
For this reason, all applicants should be aware of this fact and protect
themselves from any damages or losses caused by anyone or any other
unscrupulous persons making a false proposal related to
recommendation or employment in Korea under the EPS.