Level 1 Specific Skills Foreigners are required to have "skills that require a considerable amount of knowledge or experience necessary for the work they are trying to engage in." To prove this skill, there is a way to pass an exam conducted abroad or domestically. Examination standards are set for each field in accordance with the Basic Policy of the Government of Japan. No. 1 Specified Skilled Foreigners are expected to be ready to work in specific industrial fields. Therefore, we can only accept human resources with a certain level of skill or higher. In principle, the proficiency test is conducted by a department test and a practical skill test. As a method of the department test, not only the general written test but also the "computer-based testing (CBT) method" in which questions and answers are given on a personal computer is adopted. In addition, there are correct / incorrect questions and three-choice questions in the question format. Practical exams are not limited to the ones that actually do the work, but there are also judgment exams such as those in the building cleaning field. In addition, in the accommodation field, practical examinations are to be conducted by oral examinations. Although the test was created assuming an overseas test, in 2019, it is being conducted from a country that is ready for each field. The language used for the exam is based on Japanese, but depending on the field, only technical terms may be supported in multiple languages. There are certain rules regarding eligibility to take the exam. First of all, the age is required to be 17 years or older. In addition, not only international students who have dropped out or been removed from school or disappeared trainees, but also those who are applying for refugee status or technical intern trainees are not eligible to take the examination in Japan. In addition to the technical intern training level 3 as a "technical intern training" test for technical intern trainees, it also includes the technical intern training level 3 or the specialized level of the technical intern training evaluation test, which is a test for technical intern trainees. It will be. At any time, Level 3 and Level 3 are set as goals at the end of Technical Intern Training No. 2. As for skills, you can see that they are required to have the same level as those who have completed Technical Intern Training No. 2. In addition, in the construction field, part of the shipbuilding / ship industry field, and in the automobile maintenance field, it is possible to meet the skill level by passing this (for Japanese) skill test level 3. However, unlike the conditions for being recognized as a person who has completed Technical Intern Training No. 2, it is necessary to pass not only the practical test but also the academic test. Furthermore, in principle, work experience is required to take the third grade of the skill test.
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