By Bernama
Yangon : Labor ministries of Myanmar and South Korea have agreed to cooperate in conducting and administering Korean language test for Myanmar workers working in South Korea, China’s XINHUA quoted the official daily as reporting on Friday.
According to the implementing agreement, which is a follow-up of an earlier agreement on employment of Myanmar workers signed in November last year, Myanmar workers seeking jobs in South Korea with employment permit system are required to pass the Korean language test carried out by the two ministries.
Meanwhile, Myanmar and South Korea are also stepping up cooperation in the education sector with the Department of Education of Chonnam National University of Korea offering to conduct Korean language course, testing of the language, compilation and distribution of Myanmar-Korean language dictionary among others.
Besides, a technology, culture and business education center was jointly established in Myanmar by the Korean university and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 2006.
Under a memorandum of understanding on the set-up, the Korean university offers Korean language and business management courses, taught by Korean instructors, and graduate students from the center are arranged to further study in South Korea to acquire master degrees, advance diplomas and higher certifications.
In the past few decades, Myanmar has been encouraging its people to work overseas as part of its bid to ease domestic employment problem, and thousands of Myanmar job seekers worked in Asian countries with the majority in Malaysia, followed by in South Korea, Singapore and Japan.
Meanwhile, under another agreement between the Myanmar Foreign Ministry and the Thai Labor Ministry last year, Thailand offered to grant 10,000 Myanmar workers to work in industries, factories and restaurants in Thailand, according to earlier official report.