(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall prepare a list of foreign job-seekers in consultation with the head of a governmental agency responsible for the administration of labor affairs of a sending country designated pursuant to Article 4 (2) 3, as prescribed by Presidential Decree; provided, if the sending country has no independent governmental agency responsible for the administration of labor affairs, the Minister of Employment and Labor shall designate a department that has the most similar function and shall have consultation with the head of the department after deliberation by the Policy Committee. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>
(2) When the Minister of Employment and Labor prepares a list of foreign job-seekers under paragraph (1), he or she shall conduct a test for the evaluation of proficiency in the Korean language (hereinafter referred to as "test of proficiency in Korean") so that the outcomes of the test can be utilized as selection criteria for foreign job-seekers, and matters necessary for the selection of an agency responsible for conducting the test of proficiency in Korean and the revocation of such selection, the testing methods, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>
(3) The agency responsible for conducting the test of proficiency in Korean may collect and use fees from applicants for the test, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. In such cases, the fees shall be used to cover the expenses required for selection, etc. of foreign workers. <Added on Jan. 28, 2014; May 26, 2020>
(4) The Minister of Employment and Labor may evaluate the level of skills and other eligibility requirements to meet the demand for human resources, if necessary for use as the criteria, etc. for selecting foreign job-seekers under paragraph (1). <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>
(5) The institution responsible for evaluating eligibility requirements under paragraph (4) shall be the Human Resources Development Service of Korea under the Human Resources Development Service of Korea Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Human Resources Development Service of Korea"), and the methods of evaluating eligibility requirements and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014>[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 9, 2009]