A student at a university in Seoul can be seen with a TOEIC speaking exam textbook in-hand, Dec. 16. Korea Times photo by Kang Ye-jin
The state civil rights commission has recommended that government agencies requiring English test scores for hiring come up with measures to share test scores after a single input without requiring applicants to register them with each agency repeatedly, officials said Tuesday.
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission issued the recommendation to the ministry of personnel management, the Human Resources Development Service of Korea and the Financial Supervisory Service so that TOEIC, TOEFL and TEPS scores can be shared among the agencies.
Currently, these agencies maintain their own registration systems, requiring applicants to submit scores to each agency and forcing the agencies to verify their authenticity separately.
These test scores, usually effective for two years, can be recognized for up to five years in government hiring once registered under the extended validity policy.
