Professionals and Technologists Examinations Act Enforcement Rules Article 5

The overseas qualifications issued by institutions of equivalent level to junior colleges or above and recognized by the Ministry of Education referred to in paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act, shall be recognized according to the procedures of the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Credentials for Institutions of Higher Education. Persons having attended any accredited public or private university, independent institution or two-year college without graduating, or attended five-year vocational college until fourth year without graduating, are considered as high school graduates and qualify for all Junior Civil Service Examinations except for medical personnel. Qualifications equivalent to passing Senior or Junior Examinations in corresponding subjects, as mentioned in paragraph 2, Article 8 of the Act, refer to persons having passed Junior, Senior or Special Public Service Examinations or Professional and Technical Examinations in corresponding subjects. Qualifications equivalent to passing Junior Examinations or above, or Elementary Examinations in corresponding subjects, as mentioned in paragraph 2, Article 9 of the Act, refer to persons having passed Elementary, Junior or Special Public Service Examinations or Professional and Technical Examinations in corresponding subjects. Employment of no less than four years in a relevant position referred to in paragraph 2, Article 8 and paragraph 2, Article 9, is calculated from the day of result publication of the examination in the corresponding subject, until the day before the examination applied for. The above said relevant position refers to full time employment history at government offices, public enterprises, legal person or government registered private enterprises. Persons who may continue to sit the examinations within six years of amendment of this law referred to in paragraph 2, Article 8 and paragraph 2, Article 9 of the Act, signifies that the examinees in concern may still attend Junior or Senior Professional and Technical Examinations until 25 January, 2019.