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Examination Evaluating Category 1 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors,
Examination Evaluating Category 2 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors
Schedule for FY2024

The following is the schedule for this fiscal year for the Examination Evaluating Category 1 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors and the Examination Evaluating Category 2 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors.

This fiscal year, the examination method will be computer-based testing (CBT)※1

  1. Questions are given and answered using a computer at the test center. Examinees sit in a booth and answer on the computer as questions are presented.

Examination location

View the page of Prometric Evaluation Test for SSW(ⅰ) in Manufacturing Fields
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Examination Evaluating Category 1 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors

Machining and Metal Processing, Electric and Electronic Equipment Assembly, Metal Surface Treatment

Examination application period Examination period Examination location (tentative) Announcement of results
In Japan Overseas
Session 1 Thursday, June 27, 2024 to
Monday, August 26, 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 to
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Test centers around Japan Within 5 business days from the day after the date of the examination
Session 2 Thursday, November 28, 2024 to
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 to
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia
Session 3 Thursday, January 23, 2025 to
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Saturday, February 1, 2025 to
Sunday, March 9, 2025

Examination Evaluating Category 2 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors

Machining and Metal Processing, Electric and Electronic Equipment Assembly, Metal Surface Treatment

Examination application Examination date Examination location Announcement of results
Session 1 Thursday, June 27, 2024 to
Monday, August 26, 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 to
Thursday, August 29, 2024
In Japan only
Test centers around Japan
Within 5 business days from the day after the date of the examination
Session 2 Thursday, November 28, 2024 to
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 to
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Session 3 Thursday, January 23, 2025 to
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Saturday, February 1, 2025 to
Sunday, March 9, 2025