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Main Competency Assessment National Professional Qualifications

National Professional Qualifications

Overview

• National Professional Qualifications are licensing tests typically for professional services areas such as law and tax accounting, established and operated by the need of relevant ministries

 

Current Status

• We manage 37 Professional Qualifications such as licenses of tax accountants, patent attorneys, real estate agents, public appraisers, and others commissioned from 17 ministries by the Individual Acts. (as of 2021)

 

No.	Qualifications	Relevant Ministry	No.	Qualifications
1	Franchise Expert	Fair Trade Commission	20	Certified Patent Attorney
2	Certified Appraiser	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport	21	1st Grade Social Worker
3	Certified Tallyman	Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries	22	Occupational Health Instructors
4	Certified Measurer	Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries	23	Occupational Safety Instructors
5	Certified Surveyor	Busan Regional Office of Oceans & Fisheries	24	Certified Tax Accountants
6	Certified Auctioneer	Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	25	Fire Facilities Manager
7	Security Instructor	Korean National Police Agency	26	Fire Safety Educator
8	Certified Management Consultant	Ministry of SMEs and Startups	27	Agriculture Insurance Claim Adjuster
9	Certified Technology Consultant	Ministry of SMEs and Startups	28	Fishery Products Quality Manager
10	Certified Public Labor Attorney	Ministry of Employment and Labor	29	Water Treatment Plant Operator
11	Licensed Real Estate Agent	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport	30	Housing Manager
12	Tourist Guide	Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism	31	Certified Juvenile Counselors
13	Certified Customs Broker	Korea Customs Service	32	Certified Juvenile Guiders
14	Domestic Tour Guide	Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism	33	Test of Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language(TOTKA)
15	Certified Agricultural Products Quality Manager	National Agriculture Products Quality Management Service	34	Hotel General Manager
16	Cultural Heritage Repair Technician	Cultural Heritage Administration	35	Hotel Manager
17	Cultural Heritage Repair Engineer	Cultural Heritage Administration	36	Hotel Guest Services Representative
18	Certified Professional Logistician	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport	37	Licensed Administrative Agent
19	Assistant Curator	Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism	-	-