This study attempted to analyze the structural relationship between emotional intelligence, organizational silence, and turnover intention of lifelong educators. And at this time, it was intended to check whether there was a moderating effect according to the working period of lifelong educators. To this end, a study was conducted on 350 lifelong educators in lifelong learning cities. The research question is, first, what is the relationship between emotional intelligence, organizational silence, and turnover intention? Second, does organizational silence mediate between emotional intelligence and turnover intention? Third, is there an effect according to the difference in working period in the structural relationship between emotional intelligence, organizational silence, and turnover intention? It was set to .The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program and the AMOS 21.0 program. The results of this study are as follows. First, emotional intelligence had a significant negative effect on organizational silence and turnover intention, and organizational silence had a significant positive effect on turnover intention. Second, it was confirmed that organizational silence had an indirect mediating effect between emotional intelligence and turnover intention. The verification of the mediating effect was confirmed through the brushstrap procedure. Third, it was confirmed that there was a significant moderating effect according to the working period in the structural relationship between emotional intelligence, organizational silence, and turnover intention. The significance of this study is to devise a plan to lower the turnover intention of lifelong educators working in the public sector.