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GEPIK–at-a-Glance

Description:

In short, GEPIK is the Gyeonggi-do school division’s English program.  The jobs are government contracts and are 100% secure.  Teachers, who teach with GEPIK, work at one school and are “the” English teacher (meaning they are the only native English speaker at that school).

The cities located in this province are what we refer to as Seoul "Satellite" cities. The GEPIK program is a government initiative that employs native English teachers to teach in Public schools. Being government schools, the contract is 100% secure. 

Teach ESL Korea has a great network of teachers throughout the province that we will connect you with prior to you arriving. 

  Hours:
  • 8:30 – 4:30, Monday to Friday (You will usually be done teaching by 2:00 pm, then can email, read or whatever (other than sleep!!) in your free time
  • 22 x 45 minute classes each week. 
  • Many schools offer opportunity for optional overtime, if you’re interested. If you teach only 4 extra (45 minute) classes per week, you increase your salary by 400,000 won per month!
  
Location:
  • Gyeonggi-do, the province that surrounds Seoul
  • Basically within 1 hour by subway or bus, often in major satellite cities
If you might be interested in applying for either GEPIK or EPIK public schools, please gather 2 LOR’s – letters of reference which are signed, dated, on letterhead, 1 page in length and written strongly in your favor. Email these to your TR as soon as you receive them. **Please work quickly since these always take much longer than you’d expect!

Current GEPIK market update:

IMPORTANT: In January 2014, GEPIK cut funding for almost all middle and high school jobs, for native English teachers. This has sent an extra surge of applicants into an already very, very competitive market for these GEPIK elementary school jobs.

  • As of January 2017, most GEPIK schools have been absorbed by EPIK
  • EPIK also covers all hiring for public schools inside Seoul (formerly by SMOE)
  • As a result, if you'd like to teach in a public school in Seoul or Gyeonggi-do, you need to be planning to apply with EPIK. We would be happy to help. Please apply at www.TeachESLKorea.com!
  • There are a few remaining schools in Gyeonggi-do as a provincial placement option. EPIK will decide your city placement, based on their needs at the orientation.
  • GEPIK is leaning strongly away from hiring couples – married or not. EPIK is open to married couples and we have been successful in placing unmarried couples in the same city.
  • If you have any questions about EPIK, please email Dan at [email protected]

Map of Gyonggi Province

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Public School Positions are government funded and controlled and are a great options for 1st time teachers in both Korea and China.