Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in cooperation with Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea (MOEL) will conduct a Special Employment Permit System Test of Proficiency in Korean (Special EPS-TOPIK) for Filipino workers who voluntarily returned home before within their permitted sojourn period and want to come back for work in South Korea.

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, only those who passed the test are allowed to submit the job application form for EPS.

 Requirements:

·         Reemployed workers who voluntarily leave within their permitted sojourn period (Time of returning: Not before January 1st, 2010)

·         Filipino. 18-38 years old.

·         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

Test venue will be in 6th Floor POEA, BFO Building, Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City. Visit EPS-TOPIK website (http://www.epstopik.hrdkorea.or.kr) or POEA (http://www.poea.gov.ph) to check the list of passers.

National Capital Region and South Luzon

Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)

North Avenue corner Agham Road

Diliman, Quezon City

North and Cental Luzon

POEA Regional Center for Luzon

3rd-4th Floor Shania Bldg.

San Fernando City

La Union

Visayas Regions

POEA Regional Center for Visayas

DOLE Bldg. (Insular) Gorordo corner General Maxilom Avenues, Cebu City

Mindanao Regions

POEA Regional Center for Mindanao

2nd Floor, AMYA II Bldg.

Quimpo Boulevard corner Tulip Drive

Ecoland, Davao City