A Bachelor's Degree (Bachelors Degree) or BA or BS is an academic degree earned for completing an undergraduate course of study. What Kind of BA is Required to Teach English in Korea? A 3-4 year qualification earned from an accredited institution is required. Bachelor’s programs less than 3 years are not accepted. [...]
Letters of Recommendation (sometimes referred to as LORs) are letters written by an employer, supervisor, or past teacher to comment about your working ability. Who Should I Request a LOR From? To teach in South Korea, two letters of recommendation are required. The EPIK program only accepts letters that are written [...]
It was a long and arduous process but the EPIK Spring 2015 teachers are finally here! Korvia was at the airport to meet and greet with all the new arriving recruits. We were happy to see a bunch of smiling (as well as some jet-lagged) faces eager to embark to the orientation venue and the new [...]
Korvia would like to inform all prospective applicants as well as current recruits that the Korvia office will be closed from Wednesday February 18th - 20th in observance of Lunar New Year (설날 in Korean). Recruiters will be out of the office and unavailable to respond to emails and phonecalls. Sollal celebrates a complete cycle [...]
March 1st is right around the corner, meaning that soon hundreds of new English teachers will be making their way to South Korea to start a new job. While the experience is sure to be exciting, one can’t help but feel a little nervous about starting a new life in a new country. Therefore we [...]
After doing enough research about teaching English in Korea you ultimately arrive at one big crossroad: go Public or Private? This decision leads to ultimately two different lifestyles that you will experience in Korea. You’ll even find that teachers tend to separate themselves into friend groups based on which industry they're in; public school teachers [...]
Happy Holidays from Korvia Consulting! We would like to inform all prospective applicants as well as current recruits of the Korvia 2014 winter holiday schedule. The Korvia office will be closed on the following dates: Observance Date Christmas Day December 25th, 2014 New Years Day January 1st, 2015 On these [...]
Korvia Consulting was recently awarded the title of “Certified Official Partner” by the Gyeonggi Office of Education for the 7th year in a row. The award and title makes Korvia a GEPIK official partner and recruiter to place English teachers into public school positions across the province. Korvia was first awarded the title in 2009 [...]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently announced via their official website that their data processing system had undergone IT changes in mid-September. Due to this however, the FBI has announced that the change has resulted in a processing delay for those that have requested a FBI Criminal Background Check in the past few months. The [...]
Want the thrill of Seoul but all the comforts of the suburbs? Then you're in luck! Korvia is now accepting applications for those that wish to apply for GEPIK 2015 Spring. The GEPIK program hires teachers for the Gyeonggi-do province in South Korea, which is the area that surrounds the capital city of Seoul. The [...]
