 Yeah, so this is epic the epic program and if you were watching one of my previous lives I did a live about the best government funded English teaching programs and South Korea, no, sorry the epic program was on the list So that would be similar information if you watch that before but just a refresher then So epic stands for stands for English program in Korea it is run by the South Korean government and It is a program that places foreign teachers into schools across the country to work as English language instructors What's great about the epic program is it's super It's great for first-time teachers to Korea or abroad in general It offers competitive salaries and extra benefits like I mentioned and And it basically offers the chance to live and work in a unique cultural environment in East Asia That's what they advertise their program with and yeah for details You can check out epic.go.kr. They are hiring. They're always hiring So there's like two hiring seasons one is for February March for then that's when the school year starts in South Korea in March So they hire February March and then another one the second semester is August September so that's when they hire second time But you need to fill out your application like I think six months in advance. So yeah, you need to be early with that Also the requirements are you need to be a citizen of a country where English is the primary language? So the countries that I mentioned before You also must have studied from at least a junior high level seventh grade and Graduated from a university in one of the seven designed countries So Australia Canada Ireland New Zealand United Kingdom United States or South Africa However, and this is a little loophole here Indian citizens are eligible for positions if they meet all other requirements and Hold a teacher's license in English because I get this asked a lot a lot of Indian people from India approach me they really want to come to Korea and So this is a great opportunity for those wanting to come to Korea if you meet all the requirements Plus you have a teacher's license in English you qualify. You're eligible for the epic program So I think that's a really good Good way also to get to Korea Hmm, then there's also a for all the other citizens There is a working holiday visa for Korea. It's only for 12 months, but it can be extended and You can actually check that out if you look for working holiday visa Korea A lot of people from many many different countries are eligible They do have some countries have quotas that you know only I think for some countries It's like 100 people 200 people from that specific country can receive that visa But many many countries have unlimited quotas so check that out and Maybe you'll be eligible and this is basically allowing you to work and live in South Korea And then while you're here you can explore some other visa options because there's a ton of options Korea is really Pushing for their, you know getting international talents to Korea. So they have a lot of different visa options and So don't be discouraged. So maybe you need to go through a different way Into Korea not the straight teaching English in Korea way, but maybe some you know turns here and there Depending on where you're from, but don't be discouraged. There are a lot of options the visas There are a lot of different visas visas available. So there's a lot of options for everybody But yeah back to epic you also need to hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree. So it's the same thing from before you need to have a bachelor's degree a Four-year degree and it doesn't have doesn't matter which major But what's interesting if you have? Associates degree so two years a two-year degree you can apply for the talk program Which is pretty much the same thing as epic but for people with Associates degree and usually younger people So the talk program is also a teaching program that places you into schools in South Korea and And for the epic program you also need to have a TEFL or a TESOL of at least 100 hours So that's the difference if you want to go through the epic program you need to have a TEFL certificate Unless you have majored in TESOL or you have a teaching license and stuff like that So but other than that you need to have a TEFL or TESOL and again just a reminder Let me show you the banner Here special offer at the end of the session 30% off for all Tefl or Tefl or TESOL courses from ITTT You know just wait a minute, and then I'll share that link So that you can get Tefl or TESOL certified as well Okay, I think there's one more slide about epic About yeah, the salary and additional info. It's pretty similar to what I said before But this is only epic so they have like this level system So depending on your experience and qualifications You will earn more or less and also it depends on as you can see here what region you work in so actually Other provinces so basically the I guess not so popular places outside of Seoul and Busan pay the most so Yeah, if you might end up working for like a rural school in like a small town, but you and you earn the most money But even like my city is consists is actually in this category, but it's still a pretty big city It's almost a million people here big city. You know, there's a downtown. There's a shopping mall Like there's everything here. So like don't think it's like in the boonies. It's not But that's usually what people think like people in Seoul or from Seoul They think everything outside of Seoul is countryside, but it's not Just want to put that out there. It's not but yeah Then the benefits are pretty much the same as I said before so you get a Fully furnished accommodation and an apartment you get paid airfare in and out of the country You also and this is different. That's unique for the epic program. You get a 300,000 Korean won settlement allowance So sort of like to get you started with your life in Korea if you have to buy some stuff free kitchen or like, you know some Anything for your house food that will get you through like the first month until your first paycheck So 300,001 is about like 300 dollars a little bit less than 300 dollars, but yeah You also get 18 days paid leave plus all national holidays. So like I said before typically for Pop private schools you get 10 vacation days And in the epic program you get 18. So that's a big difference Yeah, and then you also get one month salary bonus and completion of contract That's the same with private schools as well Yeah Okay And here's some information about applying but yeah go to the official website epic dot. What was it? Go dot k r Let's go back. What was the website? Yeah epic dot go dot k r So head there and there's all the info how to apply when apply all the forms Everything you need in one place and you can also reach out to them directly Um, I'm not from epic. So all of this is all the information here I have for my own research Um, of course things might change might be different on the actual website. So just to know For more interesting teaching tips for getting certified to teach English abroad and online