KLPT Certification in Korean Language: What Level is Required to Qualify for an International Tour Guide License?

Clause 2 Article 59 of the 2017 Tourism Law stipulates the conditions for issuing international tour guide cards, including:

- Conditions specified at points a, b, and c of Clause 1 of this Article;

- Graduation from a college or higher in the field of tour guiding; in case of graduation from a college or higher in another field, a certificate of international tour guiding skills is required;

- Proficiency in the foreign language registered for practice.

Regarding the regulation on language proficiency, Article 13 of Circular 06/2017/TT-BVHTTDL, amended by Clause 10 Article 1 Circular 13/2019/TT-BVHTTDL, provides guidance as follows:

A person proficient in a foreign language as stipulated in point c Clause 2 Article 59 of the Tourism Law is someone who meets one of the following standards:

a) Holds a college or higher degree in a foreign language;

b) Holds a college or higher degree delivered in a foreign language;

c) Holds a college or higher degree abroad in the formal language of the host country. If trained in a language other than the formal language of the host country, additional documentation proving the language used for training is required;

d) Possesses a level 4 or higher language certificate according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework used in Vietnam or holds a language certificate meeting the requirements stipulated in Appendix I of this Circular, which is still valid and issued by a competent organization or agency.

According to Appendix I of this Circular:

Thus, a Level 4 or higher KLPT Certificate is sufficient to qualify for an international tour guide card (for the registered language of practice being Korean).

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