Reentry of former OFWs to Korea now open with the first EPS TOPIK test


Date Posted: February 26th, 2013 06:29 AM


Reentry of former OFWs to Korea now open with the first EPS TOPIK test The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), has announced the test venue and notice of the 1st Special Employment Permit System (EPS)-Test on Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) in the Philippines for voluntary returnee workers.

  Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said the conduct of the EPS-TOPIK is a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Employment and Labor-Human Resource Development (MOEL-HRD) of Korea and the DOLE-POEA so that EPS workers can be re-deployed back to Korea at the least possible cost and free from the pitfalls of human trafficking or illegal recruitment. “The government-to-government cooperation between the Philippines and Korea had further leveled up recently with the establishment of a computer-based testing center at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), which facilitates the smooth and hassle-free re-entry of many OFWs to Korea,” Baldoz said.

 POEA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said the 1st Special EPS-TOPIK test has been set on Sunday, 14 March 2013 at San Beda College in Mendiola, Manila with the 1st session beginning at 10:00-11:00 a.m. (Reading 10:00-10:40, Listening 10:40-11:00) and the 2nd session at 3:00-4:00 p.m. (Reading 3:00-3:40, Listening 3:40-4:10 p.m.). He said each examinee is advised to take his/her designated seat before the Examinee’s Orientation at 9:00 (1st session) a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (2nd session), otherwise, he/she cannot take the test. Announcement of the test room will be posted on the Bulletin Board at the test venue on the actual test date, Cacdac added. The POEA chief said examinees should take note of the exact test venue, and date and time as they can only take the test at the designated test venue and on the designated date and time. 

 “On the test date, one set of test paper and one answer sheet will be distributed to every applicant. The applicant’s name, registration number and designated type of test paper will already be printed (marked) on each answer sheet,” said Cacdac. Cacdac further said an applicant should confirm his/her name and registration number, which are printed on his/her answer sheet, when receiving the answer sheet.

  An applicant should also receive the same type of test paper with the printed type of test paper on the answer sheet (type A, B, C or D). The POEA administrator said any mistake or error caused by the type of test paper is the responsibility of the applicant, thus each should confirm that the type of test paper which he/she receives is the same with the one printed on the answer sheet before the test starts. 

 The test rules also indicated that only one answer sheet will be distributed for each applicant, as no replacement and modification of answer is permitted, so examinees are advised to fill out their answer sheet carefully. Correction of answers on the answer sheet with correction fluid or tape will be regarded as wrong answer. It said verification of identity by face will be conducted by proctors, so an examinee must bring his or her passport on the test day, otherwise, the test taker cannot take the test. Applicants must use black-color pen in marking answers. Answers marked with a pencil or other-color pen shall be regarded as invalid.

 The rules also state that during the test, applicants cannot use the toilet and cannot leave the test room (if the test taker leaves the test room during the test, his/her test would be regarded as invalid, or that he/she is cheating). Having and using electronic and communication devices, such as mobile phones, PDA, and etc., is prohibited anywhere in the test venue during the test day (if examinee have or use them during test, he/she will be regarded as a cheater). In case of cheating during the test, test will be void and the examinee will NOT be eligible for taking the test for 2 years. The range of application numbers for the 1st session of test is 90200001 up to 90202208 while for the 2nd session is 90202209 up to 90286306. END/Joseph

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