Comprehensive Reform of Management and Technical Instructor System... Exemption from First Exam for Patent Attorneys and Tax Accountants

Exemption from the First Exam for Certified Labor Attorneys, Patent Attorneys, and Tax Accountants
Introduction of Registration System for Management Technology Guidance Corporations with Capital of 200 Million Won and More Than 5 Employees

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Management and Technology Consultant exam will be completely revamped. Certified labor attorneys, patent attorneys, and tax accountants will be exempt from the first exam.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 7th that the "Act on Management Consultants and Technology Consultants," which completely reorganizes the Management and Technology Consultant system, will take effect from the 8th.

The Management and Technology Consultant system has been in operation since 1986 to allow small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which lack professional personnel, to utilize external experts for comprehensive diagnosis and guidance on management and technology.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups recently prepared a separate bill to reorganize the Management and Technology Consultant system in response to rapidly changing domestic and international management environments.

First, reflecting the trend of convergence and fusion in industrial technology, the specialized fields for technology consultants were consolidated from the existing eight fields into two fields: Technology Innovation Management and Information Technology Management.

Additionally, the exemptions for the first exam of the consultant qualification test now include Korea Master Craftsman, National Quality Master, certified labor attorneys, patent attorneys, and tax accountants, while excluding those with master's or doctoral experience. The English subject exam has been replaced by English proficiency tests such as TOEIC, TOEFL, and TEPS.

Furthermore, to support the professional execution of consultant duties, a registration system for management and technology consulting corporations has been introduced, requiring registration with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups by meeting conditions such as having at least five consultants and a capital of 200 million KRW or more.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups allows the Management and Technology Consultants Association to be established with its approval, and the association can be entrusted by the ministry to handle tasks such as consultant registration applications and business opening notifications.

Im Sangkyu, Director of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Re-advancement Policy Division, said, "We will support SMEs to adapt well to the rapidly changing management environment, such as digitalization and carbon neutrality."

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