EPS TOPIK

  • Promoting adaptation to Korean life by leading entrance of foreign worker who has basic understanding on Korea and evaluation of the level of Korean language skills of foreign job seekers and Korean Society, It can be used as objective selection criteria for the list of foreign job seekers.

Purpose of Test
Test hour
  • 50 minutes (listening for 25 minutes, reading for 25 minutes)

Structure of Test
Evaluation Content
  • Basic communication skills needed in everyday life in Korea

  • Korean language skills needed in industry

  • Understanding of Korean business culture

  • Male or Female from 18 to 39 years old

  • No criminal record

  • No experience of deportation from the Republic of Korea

  • No restriction on immigration (reason for disqualification)

  • Evaluation method: relative evaluation

  • Criteria to determine a successful candidate: Scores above the lowest score per industry. A successful candidate is chosen in the order of merit within selecting (anticipating) a number of people.

Evaluation method and criteria to determine a successful candidate

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