System overview
Our association will comply with laws and regulations relevant to business operations.
With the aims of the Technical Apprenticeship Law in mind – the “proper implementation” of technical apprenticeships and the “protection of the human rights2 of t intern trainees – we aim to build mutual understanding and good relationships between host companies and trainees and are working on appropriate business operations with our own originality and ingenuity.
Requirements of technical intern trainees
- Foreigners over 18 years old
- Those who plan to return to their home country after completing the internship and get a job in which they can make use of the techniques and skills they have acquired in Japan.
- Those who need to receive practical training in Japan in order to acquire techniques and skills that are difficult to acquire in their home country.
Acceptance quota
| Number of full-time employees | Number of people |
| Less than 50 people | 3people |
| 51 to 100 people | 6people |
| 101 to 200 people | 10people |
| 201 to 300 people | 15people |
- If the training period ends and “Technical Intern Training No. 1” shifts to “Technical Intern Training No. 2”, it is possible to accept new technical intern trainees.
- If the number of full-time employees is 2years or less, the acceptance quota will be less than that.
The length of stay
Technical training No.1：Usually 1 year
Technical training No.2：Usually 2 years
Accepted occupations
- Industrial plastic product manufacturing industry
- Automobile and its accessories manufacturing industry
- Steel and rebar construction industry
- Vegetable and fruit canned food manufacturing industry
- Agricultural preserved food products manufacturing industry
- Manufacture of livestock foodstuffs
- Livestock farming and arable farming
- Manufacture of ham, bacon and sausages
Transition to Technical Intern Trainee No. 2
Technical Intern Trainee No. 1 will be able to transition to Technical Intern Trainee No. 2 if they pass the certification exam held before the end of the training period No. 1 and JITCO evaluates their training results. After the transition, the trainees are allowed to stay in the country for a further 2 years as a worker.
Flow of acceptance
Carefully selected personnel
Through partnerships with reliable and proven local sending organizations and dispatch agencies, we collect the number of candidates is approximately 2 to4 times the number of those recruited. From among them we conduct our own tests and interviews to assess the abilities and aptitude of each candidate.
We select and accept the most suitable personnel for various types of jobs and tasks.
1. Personality test
By expressing cooperativeness, positivity, and emotional stability in objective numerical values, it is possible to capture the candidate’s ‘true image’, which is not influenced by appearances or impressions.
2. Technical examination
Candidates’ proficiency levels can be seen by reproducing the actual work content in factory facilities.
3. Interview
Practice and preparation for interviews, with profiling techniques that examine attitudes, reactions, etc., can help to get to know the hidden inner selves and characteristics.
Education after entry
A month training course is held at our union immediately after the trainees’ arrival. The theme is “awareness”. In addition to learning the language of daily conversation and business terminology, the trainees also receive training in traffic rules, crime prevention knowledge and emergency response, with the cooperation of the police and fire service.
They also learn basic rules and manners such as “greetings” and “tidiness”. It’s important to continue even common tasks well. The goal is for trainees to be aware of their own immaturity, to be aware of the warmth and goodwill of others, and to be aware of a “grateful heart”, an “enthusiasm to contribute to people and society” and their own life mission through contact with people across borders. The first step towards lifelong learning begins here.
The role of Setouchi Shipping Cooperative Association
Length of stay for technical intern trainees
- What is “Technical Intern Training” No. 1?
The first year of technical training is “Technical Intern Training No. 1.” A feature of Technical Intern Training No. 1, unlike No. 2 and No. 3, is that there are no restrictions on the target occupation itself. - What is “Technical Intern Training” No. 2?
The 2nd and 3rd years of technical training are called “Technical Intern Training No. 2”. As a feature of Technical Intern Training No. 2, in order to shift from No. 1 to No. 2, it is necessary for them to pass the prescribed skills evaluation test (academic subjects and practical skills). In addition, there are restrictions on the types of jobs that can be transferred. - What is “Technical Intern Training” No. 3?
The 4th and 5th years of technical training are called “Technical Intern Training No. 3”. As a feature of Technical Intern Training No. 2, in order to shift from No. 2 to No. 3, it is necessary for the technical intern trainee to pass a prescribed skill evaluation test (practical skills). In addition, there are restrictions on the types of jobs that can be transferred. Only excellent supervising organizations and implementing organizations that meet the standards stipulated by the ordinance of the competent ministry can implement the third technical intern training.
Process from application to entry
This section provides information on the procedures to be followed before apprentices are assigned, from the respective perspectives of the host companies, supervising organization, sending organization and apprentices.