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Introduction to the Long-term Retention of Skilled Foreign Workers Program


In order to supplement the industry workforce on April 30, 2022, the Ministry of Labor officially implemented the “Long-term Retention of Skilled Foreign Workers Program.” This applies to industries that already hire foreign workers, including manufacturing industry, slaughterhouse industry, construction industry, the agriculture and long-term care sector, allowing the retention of workers who have worked in Taiwan for 6 years or more, or overseas Chinese and foreign students who have obtained an associate degree or higher from an educational institution in Taiwan, who meet salary condition eligibility and the required skill level, with employers applying for them to be re-designated intermediate skilled foreign workers. There is no limit to the number of years an intermediate skilled foreign workers can work in Taiwan, they receive a higher salary, have a more advanced skill level and are not required to pay an employment security fee. After working for a further five years, such individuals can also apply for permanent residency.


Intermediate skilled foreign workers continue to receive labor and health insurance protections and if in the future industry category intermediate skilled foreign workers to whom the provisions of the Labor Standards Act apply retire in Taiwan the old labor pension system applies. After an employer applies for a foreign worker to be re-designated an intermediate skilled worker, permission will be given to retain the needed number of personnel with the requisite skill level. In addition, the employer is also permitted to apply to recruit the same number of new foreign workers as the number of original foreign workers re-designated intermediate skilled foreign workers. As such, the increase in the number of foreign workers hired by an employer also helps to alleviate employment needs.


Press release: https://www.wda.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=7F220D7E656BE749&sms=E9F640ECE968A7E1&s=B55C7B2F38FFE80D

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Detail :

Passed the verification of South Fujian Dialect proficiency test of the Ministry of Education (speaking and listening ability) at the “rudimentary level” and higher with certificate. 

Official website: https://blgjts.moe.edu.tw
For additional information, call the special service hotline at: 0800-699-566 (toll free), (02)77493664

  • Release date :2022/06/16
  • Update date :2022/06/16

Detail :

Passed the Chinese language proficiency test of the Ministry of Education in colloquial Chinese skill at the“rudimentary level”and higher with certificate. 

Official website (including introduction to tests and reference ):
https://tocfl.edu.tw 
Online registration system: https://reg.sc-top.org.tw/ 

For examination registration, refer to the brochure or call the National Chinese Language Proficiency Test Advocacy Committee at:(02)77495638, 
E-mail: service@sc-top.org.tw 

For additional information on test related questions, consult the Chines Language Proficiency Test “Q&A”.

  • Release date :2022/06/16
  • Update date :2022/06/16

Detail :

I. Ministry of Labor caring service technician skill verification 

Physical copy with questions on the subjects in foreign languages (including Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, and English languages) inscribed on the category of caring service workers is provided for assisting in the application. 

Technical skill verification could be applied by regular registration, online registration (excluding general manual electric welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and semi-automatic electric welding). Information on the registration process and the time for each tier of registration, and related details are described in the national technician technical skill verification brochure of the year, which could be download from the technical skill verification center website/verification zone/registrant zone for download: https://reurl.cc/3jz5gM 

II. For participating in national technician technical skill verification, visit the national technician verification registration and information on examination subjects website: https://skill.tcte.edu.tw 

For additional information on the registration for national technician technical skill verification and related issues, call the national versification service hotline at: 04-22599545 

III. For participating in verification through quick test and instant assessment and certificate issuance, visit the  for additional information on registration: https://etest.wdasec.gov.tw/ 

For information on the registration of quick test with instant assessment and issuance of certificate for technical skill verification and questions on verification, call 04-22500710

  • Release date :2022/06/16
  • Update date :2022/06/16