Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Labor and WelfareTraining Course for Promoting Stable Employment of Foreign Residents
定住外国人向け
しごとのための
日本語
About the Project
In Japan, the workforce is declining as a result of the ageing and dwindling of the population, and this situation is creating a serious labor shortage, such that the need to employ foreign workers is rapidly growing as a new measure for securing human resources. Amid this situation, the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) has been commissioned to implement the Training Course for Promoting Stable Employment of Foreign Residents by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The course is intended for foreign residents who possess a visa appropriate to their status ("Permanent Resident," "Spouse or Child of Japanese National," "Spouse or Child of Permanent Resident," or "Long Term Resident" visa), and aims to promote their stable employment and retention in Japan through an improvement of their Japanese language skills and their acquisition of basic knowledge about working in Japan, such as workplace customs, employment practices, labor-related laws/regulations, and insurance systems.
Training Provided Areas
28 prefectures (Miyagi, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Fukui, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Shimane, Hiroshima, Kagawa, Okayama, Fukuoka, Okinawa)
Target Participants
This program is intended for foreign residents who have difficulty in finding stable employment due to insufficient Japanese communication skills and knowledge of workplace customs and employment practices in Japan, even though they are actively engaged in job-hunting activities with a high level of motivation.
Training Period
The total number of training hours per course is 100 hours, considering actual conditions in the area, and participants' needs. Evening and weekend courses are also established as well as weekday courses.
How to apply
Please apply to the Hello Work (the Public Employment Security Office) in your area.
Course
【Course content】
This course teaches Japanese, as well as business manners and work practices, that apply to work situations, toward promoting stable employment.
(*) A visit is planned to a Hello Work office during the course, to learn how to use Hello Work services and to actually go through the steps of submitting a job application.
Level 1
100h
This class is for people who are studying Japanese for the first time, who can speak a little Japanese but cannot read or write Hiragana and Katakana very well.
- ・Communication in the workplace (conversation, reading & writing)
- ・Career planning and job search activities (job postings, application documents, interviews)
- ・Understanding simple instructions and explanations at work
Level 2
100h
This class is for people who can read and write Hiragana and Katakana and has studied a little Japanese before. It is also for people who can hold simple conversations in Japanese but wish to learn how to speak polite Japanese.
- ・Communication in the workplace (conversation, reading & writing)
- ・Career planning and job search activities (job postings, application documents, interviews)
- ・Giving simple explanations of workplace matters and operations
Level 3
100h
This class is for people who can read and write Hiragana, Katakana and simple Kanji characters and can carry on conversations in Japanese fairly well. It is recommended for people who wish to learn how to speak appropriately in the workplace in accordance with the situation or the person being spoken to.
- ・Communication in the workplace (conversation, reading & writing)
- ・Career planning and job search activities (job postings, application documents, interviews)
- ・Giving instructions, making proposals, etc.
Application procedure
Apply to the Hello Work
What to bring with you
One ID photo
(3×4cm)
Residence card (ZAIRYU Card)
or Passport
Placement Test
Training Begins