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Korea has five different national qualifications in engineering field which are Professional Engineer, Master Craftsman, Engineer, Industrial Engineer and Craftsman. The testing procedure for those qualifications is as below.
Planning → Question Development → Written Test → Practical Test → Assessment → Certificate Issue
| Area | Category | Testing Methods |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, Technical Skills |
Professional Engineer | written test → interview |
| Master Craftsman | written test → practical test | |
| Engineer | written test → practical test | |
| Industrial Engineer | written test → practical test | |
| Craftsman | written test → practical test |
| Area | Category | Written Test | Practical Test or Interview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, Technical Skills |
Professional Engineer | • short answer or written subjective essay • over 60 out of 100 points |
• oral test over 60 out of 100 points |
| Master Craftsman | written test → practical test | • written subjective test or practical performance test • over 60 out of 100 points |
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| Engineer / Industrial Engineer | written test → practical test | • written subjective test or practical performance test • over 60 out of 100 points |
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| Craftsman | written test → practical test | • written subjective test or practical performance test • over 60 out of 100 points |
| Category | Testing Criteria |
|---|---|
| Professional Engineer | Able to perform tasks related to planning, research, design, analysis, inspection, test, construction, supervision, assessment, project management and technology management based on advanced professional knowledge and practical experience |
| Master Craftsman | Able to perform tasks related to work management at industrial sites, teaching and supervising skilled workers, on-the-job training and field supervision linking managers and skilled workers in an organic manner |
| Engineer | Able to perform technical skills such as design, construction, and analysis based on engineering knowledge |
| Industrial Engineer | Able to perform basic technology and skills based on basic technical knowledge and skills |
| Craftsman | Able to perform tasks concerning production, manufacturing, handling, operation, repair, maintenance, extraction and inspection as well as project management and matters related to project management |
| Category | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Professional Engineer | • Engineer + 4-year work experience • University graduate + 6-year work experience |
| Master Craftsman | • Industrial engineer(craftsman) + completion of master craftsman's training course • Industrial engineer + 6-year work experience • Craftsman + 8-year work experience • 11-year work experience |
| Engineer | • Craftsman + 3-year work experience • University graduate + 4-year work experience |
| Industrial Engineer | • Craftsman + 1-year work experience • 2-year work experience |
| Craftsman | • No requirements |
| Type of Job | Scope of Job | |
|---|---|---|
| Production Management | Plant Control, Packing, Quality Control | |
| Design | Product Design | |
| Construction | (Architectural) | Architectural Structures, Building Mechanical Facilities, Building Electrical Facilities, Architectural Execution, Construction Quality Testing |
| (Civil Engineering) | Civil Engineering Agricultural Fishery, Civil Engineering Structures, Soil Mechanics Foundation, Road & Airports, Water Supply Sewage, Water Resources Development, Cadastral Surveying, Geology and Geotechnics, Railway, Surveying Geo-Spatial Information, Civil Engineering Execution, Civil Engineering Quality Testing, Harbor Coastal Engineering, Ocean | |
| (Landscape Architecture) | Landscape Architecture | |
| (Urban • Transportation) | Transportation, Urban Planning | |
| Mining industry resources | (Mining) | Energy Mineral Resources Management, Explosives and blasting |
| (Mining Hazard Prevention and Reclamation) | Mining Hazard Prevention and Reclamation | |
| Machine | (Machine Manufacture) | Machine |
| (Machine Equipment facility • Installation) | Construction Equipment, Air-conditioning Refrigerating Machinery, Industrial Machinery Facility | |
| (Railroad) | Railroad Rolling Stock | |
| (Shipbuilding) | Shipbuilding | |
| (Aircraft) | Aero-Motor, Aircraft Body | |
| (Vehicle) | Transportation Vehicles | |
| (Mold • Machine tool) | Die and Molds | |
| Material | (Metal • Material) | Metal Working, Metal Material, Metallurgy, Ceramic |
| (Welding) | Welding | |
| (Painting • Plating) | Surface Treatment | |
| Chemical Industry | Chemical Industry | |
| Textile | Textile, Clothing | |
| Electric • Electronic | (Electric) | Generation Transmission and Distribution, Electric Application, Electric Railway, Railroad Signal Apparatus |
| (Electronic) | Industry measurement control, Electronic Application | |
| Information Communication | (Information Technology) | Information Management, Computer System Application |
| (Communication) | Information Communication | |
| Food Stuff | Fisheries Processing, Food Stuff | |
| Agriculture • Fishery | (Agriculture) | Agricultural Chemistry, Protected Cultivation, Seeds |
| (Livestock) | Livestock | |
| (Forestry) | Forestry | |
| (Fishery) | Aquaculture, Fishery | |
| Safety management | (Safety Management) | Gas, Construction Safety, Machine Safety, Industrial Hygiene Management, Fire Protection, Ergonomics, Electric Safety, Chemical Safety |
| (Nondestructive Testing) | Nondestructive Testing | |
| Environmental • energy | (Environmental) | Air Pollution Control, Noise and Vibration, Water Pollution Control, Nature Environmental Management, Soil Environment, Wastes Treatment |
| (Energy • Weather) | Weather Forecaster, Radiation Management, Atomic Power Generation | |
