Recently the federal, municipal and some provincial governments have begun hiring more and more expatriate teachers to teach English in the public school system. The Korean government sponsors the English Program in Korea (EPIK), which is similar to the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program in Japan. Another equivalent program, English Teachers in Seoul (ETIS), operates exclusively in the Korean capital. The conditions and hours of work are comparable in many ways to teaching in the public school systems in Canada. Housing and basic furnishings are usually provided, and salary ranges from below 2 million to 2.5 million won per month. A candidate having a master's degree with experience in teaching or a TESOL certificate would be on the high end of the pay scale, while one with a non-education-based bachelor’s degree would be on the lower end. Half of your medical insurance is paid by the employer with the other half contributed by the employee. The different levels of government in Korea have stated that they will engage more foreign teachers for the public schools. However, this approach is relatively new, and relatively few Canadians have experience in this area to date.