8,051 pass KLT exam

A total of 8,051 youths have passed the Korean Language Test (KLT) examination held two weeks ago as part of the process to select Nepalis for jobs under South Korea´s Employment Permits System (EPS). The EPS-Nepal Office released the results on Monday. A total of 43,772 youths had appeared for the two-day KLT examination held on October 5 and 6. Prem Luitel, an officer at EPS-Nepal, told Republica that 7,336 male and 715 female job aspirants have passed the language test. Out of those who passed the examination, 4,389 have shown interest to work in manufacturing sector while the remaining 3,662 have preferred agriculture sector. Luitel said those securing more than 70 percent marks will be given top priority for the Korean job. “Now we will conduct skill test for the best performers from November 28 to December 3 before recommending them for high priority in job placement,” ha dded. The government and Human Resource Department (HRD) of South Korea had conducted the 70-minute test at 17 centers of Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts. Of the around 15,000 youths who passed the languages test in 2011, around 4,800 are still to get job opportunities in South Korea. Luitel said around 3,000 of them had sat in the examination this year as well. South Korea has been sourcing workers from 15 different countries, including Nepal, under EPS introduced in 2004. Around 19,000 Nepalis have left for Korea under EPS so far. Nepal had signed labor agreement with South Korea in 2007 to send Nepalis to work in five different sectors -- manufacturing, fishery, agriculture, service and construction in Asia´s fourth largest economy.