Welcoming and inception
 Briefing on major activities of KOICA
 Explanation of training program and training insitute
 Introduction of Korea's culture, history, and society, and Korean language
 Disbursement of allowance
 Orientation on ICTC facilities

Second Day of Orientation

Participants will have a city tour of Seoul, which will give them a brief general look at the capital city of Korea and the way of life in Korea. During the city tour, participants will visit such cultural and historical places as palaces, museums, Olympic Park, or Seoul Tower. The actual schedule may be changed according to the program schedule.

Pre-departure Orientation

After participants receive an official approval of acceptance from the Korean Embassy, they are requested to report in person to the KOICA overseas offices or the Korean Embassy in their country in order to complete the necessary procedures and participate in pre-departure orientation. Pre-departure orientation will be held at a KOICA overseas office or Korean Embassy to provide the participants with details regarding travel to Korea, conditions of training and other information. At this time, a "Participant Guidebook", "Outline of Training Course", and a "Letter of Invitation" will be provided.

Country Report

Participants are required to prepare a "Country Report" as described in the information they receive from KOICA(Outline of Training Course), and submit it to the KOICA overseas office or Korean Embassy 14 days before the training starts. If unable to do so, participants are requested to submit the report to the training institution upon their arrival. Participants must submit the original and bring a copy when they come to Korea. The Country Report will be used for comparative studies among the participants during the training course, and for lecture references. In order to make the presentation of the Country Report more effective, as instructed in the "Outline of Training Course", it is helpful if participants prepare supplementary materials(visual aids, etc.) and bring them to Korea.

Passport : It is the participants' responsibility to ensure that their passports remain valid throughout their stay in Korea.

Visa :
Entry Visa to Korea : Participants must obtain an entry visa to Korea which will be issued by the Korean Embassy nearest to them. If there is no Korean diplomatic mission in their country, participants will need to obtain the visa in a third country. Upon receiving visas, please make sure that the "term of validity" is long enough to cover the duration of the designated course.

Visa for Third Country : In some cases, participants visiting or leaving Korea may be required to obtain visas for third countries due to a stop-over flight schedules. In this situation, it is participants' responsibility to obtain and pay for the visa.

Money for Incidental Expenses

Participants are advised to bring some money in US dollars for incidental expenses that may be incurred en route to Korea or upon arrival in Korea.

The participant may have to pay the following incidental expenses :
 Taxes levied during the trip (such as airport taxes, departure taxes, transit airport taxes, etc.)
 Excess baggage charges
 Expenses incurred by a stop-over in a third country in order to receive a visa from a Korean Embassy, or due to a flight schedule for which expenses are not paid by the airline company. After arriving in Korea, the participants will receive a "stop-over allowance", which KOICA will provide within the fixed amount limit described on page 22-23.
 After arriving at Kimpo International Airport in Korea, participants should purchase an Airport Limousine Bus ticket to reach Korea City AirTeminal (KCAT). Its cost of 5,000 won is covered by the "allowance for sundry expenses."

Flight Ticket

Tickets are reserved by a KOICA-designated travel aency, and are sent to participants' countries in the form of "Prepaid Ticket Advice(PTA)." When tickets arrive, participants are notified either by a Korean mission or by a KOICA Overseas Office.
Since much effort goes into specific flight arrangements, last minute changes are not encouraged. If, however, unexpected events require rescheduling, a participants should notify the Korean mission or the KOICA Overseas Office. If one is unable to participate in the training course, the ticket is to be returned to the Korean mission or airline company. Occasionally, an airline may delay a flight or make an unscheduled stop that may result in missing a connecting flight or an overnight delay. If this should occur, KOICA Headquarter should be notified and a copy of the boarding pass should be submitted to the KOICA program officer upon arrival.

Personal Belongings Checklist

 Passport and visa
 Airline ticket
 3 Photographs (Passport photo size)
 Money for incidental expenses
 Clothes (refer to the appendix "climate" on page 32-33)
 Medicine (if taken regularly)
 Country report
 Outline of training course, this guidebook, and letter of invitation1