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Anyone know the exact date of august EPIK orientation?

 
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tonyvu



Joined: 30 May 2008
Location: busan - a view of dadaepo beach from my office window

PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:39 pm    Post subject: Anyone know the exact date of august EPIK orientation? Reply with quote

Do you arrive in korea and start orientation the same day or is it the day after settling in?
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cruisemonkey



Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.

PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How long, where and when depends on who hired you. There are many 'EPIK' orientations.
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ramen209



Joined: 14 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have heard August 19th

That is the start date listed for Sept. starting jobs w. EPIK, so assuming that the orientation begins on the 19th since school does not start until Sept.

Our recruiter informed us that all of the EPIK positions beginning in September share the same orientation dates.
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cruisemonkey



Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ramen209 wrote:
Our recruiter informed us that all of the EPIK positions beginning in September share the same orientation dates.

Your recruiter is wrong. Perhaps the recruiter meant the orientaion dates for the EPIK positions they have are all the same; but different POEs, MOEs and the EPIK 'national office' all have different orientation dates.
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the oak llama



Joined: 05 Dec 2008

PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2009 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

disagree.

In my interview EPIK told me that the orientation would be ALL teachers hired to start September 2009.

...Unless I misunderstood something.

Is this not how they've done it in the past?

My recruiter told me that the date has not yet been confirmed, but I've heard the same that it ought to be the 19th or 20th.
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tonyvu



Joined: 30 May 2008
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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When was this past february's orientation date announced by EPIK?
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dporter



Joined: 26 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My understanding is that orientation starts 10 days before the start of classes. So maybe Aug 21st?
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espoir



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Incheon, South Korea

PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet I will miss it again for the second year running!!! SmileSmile

Hopefully will be back home in Canada for my 2 weeks homestay during that period.
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tonyvu wrote:
When was this past february's orientation date announced by EPIK?


How would anyone here know that?? Very Happy

All I know to do would be to periodically check the EPIK website:

www.epik.go.kr


The program was 10 days if I remember correctly.

When does the Fall term start this year?? Sept. 2?

They could very well change program itself so no telling when it would start at this point.
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