School Transfers
Our employer may change our school placements at the start of the school year. There are many reasons for these transfers, including school evaluations, teacher evaluations, schools withdrawing from the program, school populations declining, and certain initiatives related to improving the accessibility of English language education.
Requesting a Transfer
The GMOE prefers that you stay at the same schools and continue to build on your existing relationships with your students and co-teachers. However we do understand that teachers sometimes need change. Please note that main and visiting schools are matched together so if you request to transfer, you will likely need to change all of your schools.
To request a transfer, please contact the GET Program Manager with the following:
(1) Your requested teaching level (e.g. Elementary School) and/or your requested school
(2) Your requested area.
(3) Reasons for transfer.
Note: If you are currently on provided housing and wish to transfer to a different area, you will not be given new accommodations. Therefore, you should seriously consider applying for housing allowance and finding your own place.
Please note that transfer requests are never 100% guaranteed. Once the final renewal decisions have been made, transfer requests will be discussed and it will be decided if the reasons are sufficient grounds for transfer. Transfers are also sometimes difficult to grant owing to lack of available schools.
Transfers will not be granted mid-semester, with the exception of extreme circumstances.
Moving from the GICCE
There is no system in place to transfer GETs from one OE to another. If you wish to move to another city or province, you will need to re-apply through EPIK.
In order to re-apply with EPIK or to another program in Korea, you can request certified copies of your documents which the GICCE has and/or any other documents you may need for your application, such as an Employment Verification Letter. To do so, please email the GET Program Manager with details of:
(1) Specifically which documents you need.
(2) How many copies of each are needed.
Please allow enough time for this to be processed.