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plchron



Joined: 26 Feb 2011
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:19 am    Post subject: Where to get a certificate of employment? Reply with quote
I was placed at my elementary school by my district education office. Who is supposed to provide me with the certificate of employment? If it is the district office, is there a specific department? I want to waste as little time as possible getting this document if I have to go to their HQ.


Thanks in advance.
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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Admin office in your school.
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grant gerstners



Joined: 13 Jan 2010
Location: USA
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Getting one of those has been a time waster for me. Been here over two years and still don't have one.

Towards the end of my second year, I renewed my EPIK contract at the provincial office of education (this past spring) and I asked about the proof of employment or certificate of employment. They said they could provide that. I did not ask for one at the time, but will go through them the next time I am ready to get one.

Before that, on two occasions separated by about a year, I have had English-speaking Korean teachers at my school communicate a request to my high school's admin office to provide me with the certificate of employment.

I think I have read that they are required by law to provide it upon request. But I have never received one (with no explanation). I also have not pressed the matter, for now.

Since your placement was through the district office (county education office?) perhaps there is someone there who can provide you with the document, but you already have suggested that.

Good Luck.
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The school does not provide the certificate. You contact your Provincial/Metropolitan City Office of Education's superintendent for foreign teachers and that person will generate the certificate. I got mine in both Korean and English after E-mailing the supe.
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grant gerstners



Joined: 13 Jan 2010
Location: USA
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
CentralCali wrote:
I got mine in both Korean and English after E-mailing the supe.


With the initial help of an English-speaking Korean teacher (not my co-teacher) I was finally able to navigate the website, in Korean (not English), for my Provincial Office of Education well enough to get the phone number for the superintendent of foreign teachers in my province. But I'll be danged if they readily give out an email address.

I always get the impression that they want to avoid that as much as possible, to avoid written documentation of actual communications.

If anyone could provide any email addresses or links to email addresses for the "superintendent for foreign teachers" at each Provincial Office of Education, that would be great.
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tideout



Joined: 12 Dec 2010
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been trying to get this info myself. I'd really appreciate it if anyone knows to post on it.

Thanks.
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
To the last two posters above: They don't throw out the E-mail address because the government's addicted to that joke of a database program, NEIS. If it worked, you could easily request the thing yourself and print it out yourself. Well, if you could read Korean, you could do that.

The problem with NEIS for a GET is four-fold:
  1. User must install the certificate and use IE with ActiveX.
  2. Registration agreement seems to accept ARC numbers, but cannot tell due to number 3 below.
  3. Will not process any requests for information.
  4. NEIS is only in Korean.


Do not--and I mean DO NOT--allow the school to install this joke onto your own computer. I made that mistake years ago. It trashed the computer so badly that the drive could not be rescued. NEIS sounds like a good idea. In practice, no.

If you can't get an E-mail address or someone who can communicate with you directly on the phone, then you can do is personally visit the Office of Education and get the thing on the spot.

Last edited by CentralCali on Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:15 pm; edited 1 time in total
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tideout



Joined: 12 Dec 2010
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
CentralCali wrote:
To the last two posters above: They don't throw out the E-mail address because the government's addicted to that joke of a database program, NEIS. If it worked, you could easily request the thing yourself and print it out yourself. Well, if you could read Korean, you could do that.

The problem with NEIS for a GET is three-fold:
  1. User must install the certificate and use IE with ActiveX.
  2. Registration agreement seems to accept ARC numbers, but cannot tell due to number 3 below.
  3. Will not process any requests for information.
  4. NEIS is only in Korean.


Do not--and I mean DO NOT--allow the school to install this joke onto your own computer. I made that mistake years ago. It trashed the computer so badly that the drive could not be rescued. NEIS sounds like a good idea. In practice, no.

If you can't get an E-mail address or someone who can communicate with you directly on the phone, then you can do is personally visit the Office of Education and get the thing on the spot.


Thanks for your post. Sorry if I'm misunderstanding but you're saying we may be able to get this through SMOE?
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes. SMOE is the entity that issues the Certificate of Employment.
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tideout



Joined: 12 Dec 2010
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
CentralCali wrote:
Yes. SMOE is the entity that issues the Certificate of Employment.


Thanks CC.
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