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The examination in the Philippine in 2023 is scheduled as follows.
The examination schedule will be posted on the portal site as soon as it is determined.
This is the 'Examination Evaluating Category 1 Specified Technical Skills for Manufacturing Sectors' guidance page.
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| Examination Date | Sunday, November 19th, 2023
9:30-11:30 |
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| Capacity | 50 persons per categories
Application will be closed when the capacity is reached. |
| Examination Classification | Machining and Metal Processing, Electric and Electronic Device Assembly, Metal surface Treatment |
| Implementation Method | Paper-based examination (writing and practical)
*Both writing and practical tests will be paper-based |
| Examination Language | Japanese |
| Examination Venue | Joseph Gualandi School for Hearing Impaired
(Las Pinas City Campus) |
| Examination Contents | 80mins(writing and practical) |
| Examination Fee | PHP 2,900.00 (Approx. JPY8,000) |
| ent Method | GCash |
| Processing fee for issuing certificate of successful examination | JPY15,000【Credit card payment】 |
| Disclosure of test results | Thursday, December 15th |
| Examination Date | Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 |
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| Capacity | 20 persons per categories Application will be closed when the capacity is reached. |
| Examination Classification | 9:00-12:00 Casting, Forging, Die casting, Machining, Metal press, Iron work, Machine maintenance, Plastic molding, Printed wiring board manufacturing, Factory sheet metal work, Plating, Aluminum anodizing, Finishing, Machine inspection, Electronic equipment assembling, Electrical equipment assembling, Painting, Industrial packaging |
| Implementation Method | Paper-based examination (writing and practical) *Both writing and practical tests will be paper-based |
| Examination Language | English *This examination will not be conducted in Tagalog. |
| Examination Venue | Arellano University (Jose Abad Santos Campus) |
| Examination Contents | Writing test (60 mins) Practical test (60 mins) |
| Examination Fee | PHP 760.00 (Approx. JPY2,000) |
| Payment Method | GCash |
| Processing fee for issuing certificate of successful examination | For the time being (2022 certificates), no fee will be collected. |
| Examination Date | Sunday, February 6th, 2022 |
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| Capacity | 20 persons per categories Application will be closed when the capacity is reached. |
| Examination Classification | 10:00 – 13:00 Casting, Forging, Die casting, Machining, Metal press, Iron work, Machinery maintenance, Plastic molding, Printed wiring board manufacturing 15:00 – 18:00 Factory sheet metal work, Plating, Aluminum anodizing, Finishing, Machinery inspection, Electronic equipment assembly, Electric equipment assembling, Painting, Industrial packaging |
| Implementation Method | Paper-based examination (writing and practical) *Both writing and practical tests will be paper-based |
| Examination Language | English *This examination will not be conducted in Tagalog. |
| Examination Venue | Okada Manila |
| Examination Contents | Writing test (60 mins) Practical test (60 mins) |
| Examination Fee | Php 890.00 (Approx. JPY2,000) |
| Payment Method | Bank transfer only |
| Processing fee for issuing certificate of successful examination | For the time being (2021 certificates), no fee will be collected. |
| Test date | Sunday, November 21, 2021 10:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 18:00 |
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| Available seats | 20 participants per test site for each test category |
| Test categories | 10:00 – 13:00 Casting, forging, die casting, machining, metal press, iron work, machinery maintenance, plastic molding, printed wiring board manufacturing 15:00 – 18:00 Factory sheet metal work, plating, aluminum anodizing, finishing, machinery inspection, electronic equipment assembly, electric equipment assembling, painting, industrial packaging |
| Method of implementation | Paper test (writing and practical) |
| Test language | English |
| Test location | Okada Manila |
| Test duration | Writing 60 minutes, practical 60 minutes |
| Test fee | 890 Philippine pesos (in Japanese yen, about 2,000 yen) |
| Processing fee for issuing certificate of successful examination | For the time being (2021 certificates), no fee will be collected. |