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The Technical Intern Training Program supports the transfer of Japanese skills to developing countries through training program schemes.

In November 2017, the Technical Intern Training Law came into effect. We re-regulated many areas of this law that were previously established by Immigration Control Law. The training period is a maximum of five years, and acquisition of skills etc. is based on technical intern training plans.

There are two types of procedures for accepting technical intern trainees: individual enterprise type and supervising organization type.

 

(Supervising Organization Type)

A format whereby non-profit organizations such as business cooperatives and societies of commerce and industry (supervising organizations), accept technical intern trainees for technical intern training at affiliated enterprises (implementing organizations).

(Individual Enterprise Type)
A format whereby enterprises and other businesses in Japan (implementing organizations) accept employees of overseas local subsidiaries, joint venture companies, or trading partners for technical intern training.
 

As of the end of 2016, 3.6% of acceptances were individual enterprise type and 96.4% were supervising organization type (based on the number of technical intern trainees present in Japan).

（Technical Intern Training Categories and Status of Residence）

There are three technical intern training stages for both the individual enterprise type and supervising organization type:

Organizations that provide the Technical Intern Training (iii) are limited to excellent supervising and implementing organizations. They are deemed to satisfy the standards specified by the competent ministries.


Process from Technical Intern Trainee Entry into Japan until Return to Home Country

In order to make the shift from Technical Intern Training (i) to Technical Intern Training (ii), or from Technical Intern Training (ii) to Technical Intern Training (iii), the technical intern trainee must pass the specified Technical Intern Training Evaluation Examination. For the Technical Intern Training (ii), a written test and practical test is taken. For the Technical Intern Training (iii), there is a practical test.

Before completing the Technical intern training(iii), it is necessary for candidates to be examined in the Technical intern training evaluation (practical skill). If the technical intern training period is 5 years, a total of 3 Technical skill training tests will be taken.


Job category

Job Categories	Operations	Job Categories	Operations
Agriculture (2 occupations, 6 operations)		Textile/clothing
Cultivation agriculture	Facility horticulture	Knit goods manufacturing	Socks producing work
	Upland field cropping/ Vegetable growing		Round knitting producing work
	Fruit growing	Warp knitted fabrics manufacturing	Warp knitting producing work
Livestock agriculture	Hog raising	Ladies’ and children’s dress making	Sewing work of ready-made clothes for ladies and children
	Poultry farming (collecting chicken eggs)	Tailoring men’s suit making	Sewing work of men’s ready-made clothes
	Dairy	Underwear manufacturing	Underwear manufacturing operation
Fishing industry (2 occupations, 9 operations)		Bedclothes making	Bedding products work
Fishing boat fisheries	Skipjack pole and line fishery	Carpet manufacturing	Woven carpet producing work
	Long-line fishery		Tufted carpet producing work
	Squid jigging		Needle punched carpet producing work
	Purse seine fishery	Canvas product making	Canvas cloth products related work
	Trawl and seine net fishery	Cloth sewing	Dress-shirt producing work
	Gill net fishery	Seat product sewing	Car seat product sewing work
	Set net fishery	Mechanical/metal related (15 occupations, 29 operations)
	Crab and shrimp basket fishery	Casting	Casting iron and article operation
Aquaculture	Scallop and oyster farming		Casting nonferrous metal and article operation
Construction (22 occupations, 33 operations)		Forging	Hammer type forging operation
Well drilling	Percussion type well drilling operation		Press type forging operation
	Rotary type well drilling operation	Die casting	Hot chamber die-cast work
Building sheet metal work	Duct sheet metal operation		Cold chamber die-cast work
	Interior and exterior sheet metal operation	Machining	Engine Lathe operation
Freezing and air conditioning apparatus installing	Freezing and air harmonizing equipment installation work		Milling machine operation
Fixture making	Hand processing work of wooden fixture		Numerical Control Lathe Operations
Carpentry	Carpentry construction work		Machining Center Operations
Frame working	Frame working	Metal press	Metal press operation
Reinforcing bar construction	Assembling reinforced rod bar work	Iron work	Steel processing operation for structure
Scaffolding	Scaffolding building work	Factory sheet metal work	Machine sheet metal operation
Building stone construction	Stone processing work	Electroplating	Electric plating work
	Work of putting out stones		Meltdown zinc plating work
Tiling	Tiling work	Aluminum anodizing	Anode oxidation treatment work
Tile roofing	Tile-roofing work	Finishing	Melting equipment finishing work
Plastering	Plasterers work		Metal mold finishing work
Plumbing	Construction piping work		Machine assembling finishing work
	Plant piping work	Machine inspection	Machine inspection work
Heat insulation	Heat-retention and cool-retention construction work	Machine maintenance	Machine maintenance work
Interior finishing	Plastic-material floor finishing construction work	Electronic equipment assembling	Electronic devices assembling work
	Carpeting floor finishing construction work	Electric equipment assembling	Spinning electric machine assembling work
	Metal-made foundation construction work		Transformer assembling work
	Board finishing construction work		Control panel and distribution panel assembling work
	Curtain installation work		Open-close control device assembling work
Sash setting	Building sash installation work		Spinning electric cord-reel producing work
Waterproofing	Sealing water-proof construction work	Print wiring board manufacturing	Print distribution panel design
Concrete pressure feeding	Concrete pressure transfer construction work		Print distribution panel production
Well point construction	Well-point construction work	Others (14 occupations, 26 operations)
Paper hanging	Painting work	Furniture making	Hand processing on furniture making
Application of construction equipment	Dozing work	Printing	Off-set printing work
	Loading work	Book binding	Binding work
	Excavating work	Plastic molding	Compressing forming work
	Road rolling work		Injection forming work
Furnace installation	Furnace installation work		Inflation forming work
Food manufacturing (11 occupations, 16 operations)			Blow forming work
Can seaming for canned foods	Can seaming for canned foods	Reinforced plastic molding	Hand-loaded layer forming work
Poultry processing industry	Poultry processing	Painting	Construction painting work
Marine Heated fishery processed foodstuff manufacturing work	Extract manufacturing		Metal painting work
Food manufacturing	Heated dried product manufacturing		Metal bridge painting work
	Flavored product manufacturing		Spray painting work
	Smoked product manufacturing	Welding	Manual welding
Non-heated fishery processed foodstuff manufacturing work	Salted product manufacturing		Semi-automatic welding
Food manufacturing	Dried product manufacturing	Industrial packaging	Industrial wrapping work
	Fermented foodstuff manufacturing	Carton box and corrugated card board box making	Printing box punching work
Fish paste making	Boiled fish paste producing work		Printing box producing work
Beef and pork processing industry	Primal cut of beef and pork processing		Paste box producing work
Ham, sausage and bacon making	Production work of ham, sausage and bacon		Cardboard producing work
Bread Baking	Bread baking work	Industrial manufacturing of pottery	Roller jigger forming work
Ready-made meal manufacturing work	Ready-made meal processing		Pressure casting work
Pickles manufacturing	Pickles manufacturing work		Pad printing work
Medical/welfare facility lunch production	Medical/welfare facility lunch production	Automobile repair and maintenance	Automobile repair and maintenance work
Textile/clothing (13 occupations, 22 operations)		Building cleaning management	Building cleaning management work
Spinning operation	Pre-spinning work	Caregiver	Caregiver work
	Spinning process	Linen supply	Linen supply finishing work
	Winding process	In-house occupations and work (1 occupations, 3 occupations)
	Twisting and doubling work	Airport ground handling	Aircraft ground support
Weaving operation	Sizing and warping work		Air cargo handling
	Weaving process		Room cleaning
	Inspecting work	List of Technical training system's occupations and operations to be transferred As of May 28, 2019, 144 operations of 80 occupations
Dyeing	Thread permeation dyeing work
	Fabric and knit dyeing

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