NEWS RELEASE
17 March 2010
REGISTRATION ON FOR 6th EPS-KOREAN LANGUAGE TEST (KLT)
Filipinos desiring to work in South Korea’s manufacturing sector now have a chance
to qualify under the country’s Employment Permit System (EPS).
POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili today said that Korea is soon to hold its
6th EPS-Korean Language Test (KLT) through the Human Resource Development
Service of Korea, the new test agency accredited by the Korean government to
administer the examination. The HRD Korea is expected to announce the official
dates of examination by March 29, a much awaited development after both parties
reached agreements in implementing the EPS.
In close coordination with HRD Korea, the POEA will conduct on-line registration of
applicants for EPS-KLT through its website on April 6 to 8 in target areas in Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao. Details of registration will be published shortly.
Registration is open to applicants who are in active status in the POEA online
manpower registry as of March 31, 2010. In addition, applicants must be able to
meet the minimum qualification requirements before being allowed to take the KLT,
and pay a test fee of US$17 (810 equivalent in peso). The fee was reduced by
almost 43% from the US$30 required during the previous years.
The requirements for registration include: age of not more than 38, at least one year
work experience and presentation of valid documents such as passport. Workers with
previous record of illegal stay in Korea are cautioned from applying as they will be
disqualified and are not eligible for E9 visa category according to Korean rules,
Manalili said.
To increase their chances of passing the KLT, those who wish to take the test are
reminded to refer to the EPS-KLT Reviewer supplied by HRD/Ministry of Labor of
Korea which is likewise accessible at the POEA website. For this year, the HRD
Korea has adopted a new qualifying system that allows only those who scored at
least 80 points out of 50 test items on reading and listening examination, and who
are in the top 3,000 passers, to be included in the Roster of Jobseekers. Previously,
the passing score was 120 points.
An applicant who passes the language test and medical examination is qualified to
be included in the Roster of Jobseekers from where Korean employers can select
their workers. “Being in the roster of pre-qualified applicants, however, is not a
guarantee for employment as employers would have specific job requirements in
hiring their workers,” Manalili emphasized.
The POEA, as the entrusted agency to undertake EPS-KLT registration, will come out
with a series of announcement on who are qualified and other pertinent information
that will be published in its website,
www.poea.gov.ph.Over 21,000 Filipino workers have been deployed under the EPS since August 2004.
Basic monthly wages for foreign EPS workers have also undergone adjustment
starting from about US$640 to US$904 in current job offers.
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