Specific Skill Program
特定技能外国人支援事業とは
Specific Skill Program
The Specified Skilled Worker Support Program is a system that provides support for foreign workers who can contribute immediately, ensuring they can live safely and work in Japanese companies.
In industries facing serious labor shortages, foreigners with certain skills and Japanese language proficiency are permitted to work under the "Specified Skilled Worker" visa status.
Companies that accept these workers are required to collaborate with registered support organizations to establish a support system for foreign personnel.
Overview of the Specified Skilled Worker Program
Purpose of the Program:
This program is designed to accept foreign workers who can immediately contribute to industries facing serious labor shortages.
Types of Residency Status:
Details the differences between Specified Skilled Worker Type 1 and Type 2, including their respective permitted stay periods, target industries, and required skills and Japanese language proficiency.
ACCEPTED FIELD
The fields eligible to accept Specified Skilled Workers are classified as "Specified Industrial Fields," established in 2019, currently totaling 14 industries. These industries face severe labor shortages despite efforts by companies and sectors to secure domestic workers, making the acceptance of foreign workers essential to maintain a stable workforce.
Here is the English list of the 14 specified industries eligible for accepting Specified Skilled Workers:
- Nursing care
- Building cleaning
- Material processing industry
- Industrial machinery manufacturing
- Electrical, electronic, and information-related industries
- Construction industry
- Shipbuilding and marine equipment industry
- Automobile maintenance industry
- Aviation industry
- Accommodation industry
- Agriculture
- Fisheries
- Food service industry
- Food manufacturing industry
Specified Skilled Worker Type 2 is only accepted in two fields: Construction and Shipbuilding & Marine Equipment Industry.
DIFFERENCE from TECH-INTERN
The Technical Intern Training Program is based on the premise of "learning Japanese skills and taking them back to the home country," while the Specified Skilled Worker Program aims to "serve as an immediate workforce in Japan." Therefore, the Specified Skilled Worker Program requires a certain level of Japanese language proficiency and specialized skills.
For companies considering the acceptance of Technical Interns or Specified Skilled Workers
[Business Hours] 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Access
About a 10-minute walk from Momoyamacho-Higashi bus stop
5502 Ōaza-Ōkusa, Komaki-shi, Aichi 485-0802, Japan