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Specified skilled worker No. 2

Proficient skills acquired through years of work experience, etc. and that require a high level of expertise or skills equivalent to or greater than that of a foreign national with the current status of residence in the professional/technical field.
The skills are, for example, at a level at which the employee is able to perform highly specialized and technical work based on his/her own judgment, or is able to perform the work with proficient skills while supervising the work as a supervisor.
Please click the URL below for an overview of the system.

How to acquire resident status as a Category 2 Specified Technical Skills qualification holder in manufacturing in the machine parts and tooling, industrial machinery, and electric power, electronics, and information industries

The Seminar Page provides multilingual information material and videos that introduce the system for accepting foreign human resources with Specified Technical Skills in the manufacturing industry and examples of human resource acceptance.

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

• Apply for an examination and pay the fees.
• You will receive the exam voucher by e-mail (*it will arrive around one week before the examination date).
• Take the examination.
• You will receive the examination results by e-mail (*three months after the examination).
• Those who have passed the examination should then apply for the issuance of a Pass Certificate via the webpage dedicated for applications.