2 Years to 5 Years, Yoon Seok-yeol Extends Validity Period for Official Scores like TOEIC and Korean History

"Job Market Freezes, Extending Job Seekers' Preparation Period"
"Youth Burden Inevitably Increases"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is attending and speaking at a special lecture for presidential candidates held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 7th.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jung-wan] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, announced a pledge to extend the validity period of official test scores such as TOEIC, TOEFL, and the Korean History Proficiency Test from the usual 2 years to up to 5 years.

On the morning of the 11th, Candidate Yoon announced this pledge as the 37th promise in his "Seok-yeol's Heart-Throbbing Promise" series through a press release. He stated, "The current 5-year validity period for official test scores, which applies only to some public servant recruitments (grade 5, grade 7, diplomats, etc.), will be expanded to cover all public sector recruitments including specific positions. Through providing incentives, we will encourage private companies to autonomously extend the validity period of official test scores, thereby reducing the burden on examinees and job seekers."

He continued, "As the job market has significantly frozen, the preparation period for job seekers has also lengthened accordingly. Since the validity period of official test scores is usually only about 2 years, the burden on young people who must succeed in employment or passing exams before their scores expire inevitably increases."

He added, "According to a survey by the Ministry of Personnel Management, about 75.1% of examinees surveyed support extending the validity period of English and foreign language official test scores." Furthermore, "Since it becomes impossible to inquire about test scores from language test institutions after 2 years, if scores are pre-registered through the Ministry of Personnel Management's Cyber National Examination Center before then, a system will be established to manage scores under government guarantee for 5 years," he explained, revealing specific implementation plans.

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