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Main International Cooperation Mutual Recognition of NTQ

Mutual Recognition of NTQ

• Secure international recognition of certificates and promote HR exchanges among countries
  ※ Mutual Recognition refers to recognizing equality of certificates of two countries, and it does not mean the issuance of certificates in other countries based on Korean certificates.

Items	Name of Organization	Type
Japan	IPA	Information Processing (Industrial) Engineer (2)
China	CEIAEC	Same as the above
Vietnam	VITEC	Same as the above

※ No countries other than the above countries have entered into mutual recognition agreements

 

<IT Certificates of Mutual Recognition between Korea and Japan>

Items	Korea	Japan		Remarks
		As-Is	To-Be
Certificate of Mutual Recognition	Information Processing Engineer	Software Development Engineer	Applied Information Engineer	Renamed
	Information Processing Industrial Engineer	Basic Information Engineer	Basic Information Engineer	-
	Information Device Operator	Basic System Administrator	-	Abolished

<Certificates of Mutual Recognition between Korea and China>

Items	Korea	China
Certificate of Mutual Recognition	Information Processing Engineer	Software Development Engineer
	Information Processing Industrial Engineer	Programmer

<IT Certificates of Mutual Recognition between Korea and Vietnam>

Items	Korea	Vietnam
Certificate of Mutual Recognition	Information Processing Engineer	Software Development Engineer
	Information Processing Industrial Engineer	Basic Information Engineer