Korean Job Discussion Forums

Dylan07 · Joined: 06 Oct 2011

Right now I'm at a hagwon and have just over three months of my contract left, so I'll be finishing around August time. I want to switch to a public school and am hoping I will be able to do so while staying in the country but am unsure what documents I will need to do this. Do I need all of the same documents I needed when I came here the first time or will there be some I won't require, or even some extra ones?

I'm also unsure of the best way of applying for a public school job while I'm here. I'm hoping to stay in the same area (Daegu) but have seen that you can't choose the city you will be staying at with EPIK. What advice can anyone give me with this?

Thanks in advance.

Stain · Joined: 08 Jan 2014

Dylan07 · Joined: 06 Oct 2011

Is that a necessity? I will have completed work in two different hagwons, each on 12 month contracts, once this one finishes. I thought one or the other was needed (certificate or experience), unless it's been changed?

Stain · Joined: 08 Jan 2014

oatmeal · Joined: 26 Nov 2013

Porksta · Joined: 05 May 2011

SMOE requires a brand new CBC, not sure if G/EPIK does as well.

isitts · Joined: 25 Dec 2008 Location: Korea

Dylan07 · Joined: 06 Oct 2011

Thanks for the replies so far.

I'm still unsure on the other documents though, including the university diploma (assuming I need that for the time being), CRB check (assuming I don't need that...?) etc.

Any other advice or comments would be great.

euluhawk · Joined: 23 Feb 2014

I'm pretty sure you'll need a CRC. They like it to be less than six months old. A recruiter told me that if you apply through EPIK you have to have an updated CRC (regardless of not being in the states), but contact a recruiter and ask, it never hurts to throw some questions at a recruiter before applying.
As for the diploma, if you have a copy at home or whatever have your parents or friends get it notarized and apostilled.

nej101 · Joined: 25 Feb 2014

Hey,

I'm at a hagwon now and looking at applying for EPIK, just wondering if you went ahead with your application, and what documents you had to get.

Thanks!

Snowkr · Joined: 03 Jun 2005

Thought EPIK and GEPIK were 'finished'? Someone told me just a few weeks ago that there was no budget to bring foreigners into public schools now. Maybe that is just for high schools though. This was a Korean English teacher at a high school in Ujeongbu that I spoke with…

If she's right, but only speaking about high schools, I wonder how long it will be before the programs completely dissolve altogether…?

young_clinton · Joined: 09 Sep 2009

Smart move, but may I suggest that you do not use EPIK or GEPIK but go to a school in Chungchoengnam-do (Chungnam). You will have to use a private recruiter for that, which is better anyway.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

There are still PS positions at the elementary level.

If you are moving from a hagwon to a PS position then you need a FULL set of documents (degree copy and recent CBC with apostille) again.

It is an employer requirement and not an immigration one.
If you don't have them then they won't hire you.

You get to stay working at hagwons where you won't need a new set to change jobs.

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