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2023.12.19

Philippines: The results of the evaluation tests for the Specified Skilled Worker (i) manufacturing fields, which took place in November 2023, have been posted (in Japanese only). (PDF)

2023.12.15

Philippines: The identification numbers of those who passed the evaluation tests for the Specified Skilled Worker (i) manufacturing fields, which took place in November 2023, have been posted. (PDF)

2023.10.30

Philippines: Applications for the evaluation tests for the Specified Skilled Worker (i) manufacturing fields has ended.

2023.09.12

Philippines: Applications for the evaluation tests for the Specified Skilled Worker (i) manufacturing fields are now open.

2023.09.07

Philippines: The test date for the evaluation tests for the Specified Skilled Worker (i) manufacturing fields has been updated. They will open at 10:00 on September 12th. (in Japan time)

Establishment of the new status of residence of Specified Skilled Worker

In order to respond to severe labor shortages, including for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the system pertaining to the status of Specified Skilled Worker (hereafter “Specified Skilled Worker System”) was established to accept foreign people with capabilities in certain specializations and skills in industry sectors facing difficult situations for securing human resources even if efforts are undertaken to improve productivity and secure human resources in Japan.
Please see the following page for an outline of the system.

To acquire the Category 1 Specified Technical Skill status of residence in the Industrial product manufacturing

To acquire the Category 1 Specified Technical Skill status of residence in the three specified fields, you must meet the specified skills and Japanese language ability requirements. Japanese language abilities are evaluated via the Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic) or the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) operated by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services.
Specified skills are evaluated via the Examination Evaluating Category 1 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors.

The process of applying for an examination to the issuance of a Pass Certificate.

• Take the examination at a test site
• Examinees who passed can apply to have a certificate of successful examination issued on the dedicated application web page.