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Amended and promulgated Article 7、8、34、36、47 by MOL with Lao-Dong-Fa-Neng-Tzu No.1110527195 on January 11, 2023

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Article 7
Persons with one of the following qualifications may apply for skills certification of Class B certified technician:
1.Obtaining a technical certificate of Class C or above for the job category related to the skills certification applied for, and also having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of no less than 800 hours, or, being engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than two years;
2.Obtaining a technical certificate of Class C or above for the job category related to the skills certification applied for, and also holding a senior high school diploma or a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid, or is a senior student currently attending a senior high school;
3.Obtaining a technical certificate of Class C or above for the job category related to the skills certification applied for, and is a third year student currently attending a five-year junior college, or, a student of a two-year or three-year junior college, technical college, or technical university.
4.Having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of 400 hours, and having engaged in work related to the job category of the skills certification applied for, for no less than three years.
5.Having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of 800 hours, and having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than two years.
6.Having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of no less than 1,600 hours;
7.Having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of no less than 800 hours, and also holding a senior high school diploma or a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid;
8.Having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of 400 hours, and having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than one year, and also holding a senior high school diploma or a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid;
9.Having received apprenticeship training in the related job category for two years, and having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than two years;
10.Holding a senior high school diploma or a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid, and having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than two years;
11.Holding a university degree or above, or, a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid, or, is a senior student currently in a university or college.
12.Having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than six years.
The technical certificate of Class C or above referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be reviewed, determined, and publicly announced by the Central Regulatory Authority.
The vocational training and apprenticeship training in related job categories referred to in the first Paragraph shall be reviewed and determined by the Central Regulatory Authority. Only the participants of foresaid training provided by vocational training agencies (organizations) or government-commissioned units can be accepted.
The number of hours spent training with the national team for the WorldSkills Competition (WSC) or the Vocational Skills Competition of International Abilympic (IA) may be included in the hours required in Paragraph 1 for vocational training in a related job category, after such hours have been reviewed and determined by the Central Regulatory Authority.


Article 8
Persons with one of the following qualifications may apply for skills certification for Class A certified technician:
1.Obtaining a technical certificate of Class B or above for the job category of skills certification applied for, and having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than two years;
2.Obtaining a technical certificate of Class B or above for the job category of skills certification applied for, and also having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of no less than 800 hours;
3.Obtaining a technical certificate of Class B or above for the job category of skills certification applied for, having received vocational training in a related job category for an accumulation of no less than 800 hours, and also having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than one year;
4.Obtaining a technical certificate of Class B or above for the job category of skills certification applied for, holding a technical university or technical college degree or a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid, and also having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than one year;
5.Holding a junior college degree or a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid, and also having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than four years;
6.Holding a technical college or technical university degree or a certificate of an equivalent level of education compared to the foresaid, and also having engaged in work related to the job category of skills certification applied for, for no less than three years.
The technical certificate of Class B or above referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be reviewed, determined, and publicly announced by the Central Regulatory Authority.
The vocational training and apprenticeship training in related job categories referred to in the first Paragraph shall be reviewed and determined by the Central Regulatory Authority. Only the participants of foresaid training provided by vocational training agencies (organizations) or government-commissioned units can be accepted.
The vocational training in related job categories referred to in the first Paragraph shall be reviewed and determined by the Central Regulatory Authority. Only the participants of foresaid training provided by vocational training agencies (organizations) or government-commissioned units can be accepted.
The number of hours spent training with the national team for the WSC or the IA may be included in the hours required in Paragraph 1 for vocational training in a related job category, after such hours have been reviewed and determined by the Central Regulatory Authority.


Article 34
Persons participating in the training for invigilator and marker qualification shall participate in the entire course of training. After passing the examination and obtaining a qualification for an invigilator and marker, the certificate of invigilator and marker qualification shall be issued by the Central Regulatory Authority.
The effective period of the certificate referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be five years from the date of issue of the certificate.
Within the effective period, persons obtaining the certificate for invigilator and marker qualification mentioned in the first Paragraph may apply for the cancellation of the certificate with the Central Regulatory Authority.


Article 36
Persons participating in the training for invigilator and marker qualification shall participate in the entire course of training, and pass the examination, in order to undertake invigilating and marking duty of the specified class.
Persons with certified invigilator and marker qualification, who are working as the responsible person, staff, or instructor in invigilator and marker qualification education providers or units of similar characteristics, are not allowed to participate in the workshop referred to in the preceding Article.
Persons who do not participate in a workshop referred to in Paragraph 1, persons who do not participate fully in the entire course of the workshop, or persons who fail to score a passing mark in the workshop will be suspended from undertaking invigilating and marking duty.
If the certificate of invigilator and marker qualification owned by the person who participated in the workshop referred to in Paragraph 1 had an effective period, a new certificate shall be issued. The effective period shall be five years from the date of issue of the new certificate.
Where the workshop mentioned in Paragraph 1 above cannot be conducted by the Central Regulatory Authority within the effective period due to natural disasters, incidents, or emergencies, the effective period of the certificate may be approved for a six-month extension as special case. If necessary, the effective period may be extended further with each extension for a period up to six months.


Article 47
The Central Regulatory Authority shall issue technician certificates to persons who passed the skills certification examination, and may issue technician diplomas upon request. Those who damage or lose their technician certificates or diplomas may apply for renewal or reissuance.
The Central Regulatory Authority may, if necessary, commission related agencies (institutions) or organizations to issue technician certificates or technician diplomas referred to in the preceding Paragraph.
Upon request from the responsible central enterprise authorities, and to the extent necessary to perform its statutory duties, the Central Regulatory Authority may provide a list of the technicians and other related information.