“Experience as a manager” is required to change to Specified Skills No. 2!

We currently employ foreigners with Specified Skilled Worker Level 1, and we receive inquiries from people who say, ``I would like to change to Specified Skilled Worker Level 2 in the future, but I don't know what to do.''

If you clear the necessary exams and practical experience, you can change your status without waiting five years.
However,Since you will need experience as a manager or other administrative professional during your stay in Japan as a Specified Skilled Worker (i), you will need to be promoted in a planned manner.
The required exams and work experience vary by field, so we will explain each field separately here.

1. Food service industry

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Food Service Industry Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test."
  • "Pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N3 or above).
• work experience :
  • Must have two years of work experience in a licensed restaurant, working as an assistant manager, sub-manager, etc., assisting in store management while supervising and instructing multiple part-time employees and foreign nationals with specific skills, etc., and engaging in tasks including customer service.

2. Food and beverage manufacturing industry

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Food and Beverage Manufacturing Specified Skills No. 2 Skill Assessment Test."
• work experience :
  • Must have two years of work experience in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, working while supervising multiple employees and managing processes.

3. Industrial manufacturing sector

• Exam Requirements: You must pass both ① and ② or pass ③.
  • ① Pass the "Business and Career Examination Level 3"
    (Either production management planning category or production management operation category)
  • ② Pass the "Manufacturing Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test"
    (Mechanical metal processing category, electrical and electronic equipment assembly category, or metal surface treatment category)
  • ③ "Level 1 Skill Test"
    (Casting, forging, die casting, machining, metal pressing, ironwork, factory sheet metal, plating, aluminum anodizing, finishing, machine inspection, machine maintenance, electronic device assembly, electrical device assembly, printed circuit board manufacturing, plastic molding, painting, or industrial packaging)
• work experience :
  • Must have at least three years of practical experience in the manufacturing industry at a company based in Japan.

5. Construction sector

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Construction Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test" or pass the "Skills Test Level 1".
• work experience :
  • Experience working as a team leader or foreman on a construction site while supervising multiple people is required.
  • The number of years of experience required varies by category.

6. Accommodation sector

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Accommodation Sector Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test."
• work experience :
  • Candidates must have at least two years of experience in supervising multiple employees at an inn or hotel in a position such as front desk, planning/public relations, customer service, or restaurant service.

7. Building cleaning field

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Building Cleaning Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test" or the "Building Cleaning Skills Certification Level XNUMX Test."
• work experience :
  • Have at least two years of experience in on-site management while supervising multiple workers in the internal cleaning of specific buildings.

8. Shipbuilding and marine industry

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Shipbuilding and Marine Industry Specified Skills Examination No. 2" and the "Skills Examination Grade 1".
• work experience :
  • Must have at least two years of practical experience as a supervisor in the shipbuilding or marine industry, directing, ordering and managing multiple workers.

9. Automobile maintenance field

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Automobile Maintenance Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test" or the "Automobile Mechanic Skills Certification Test Level 2."
• work experience :
  • If you pass the "Automobile Maintenance Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test", you will need more than three years of experience at a certified workplace.
  • If you have passed the "Automobile Mechanic Skills Examination Level 2", you do not need any practical experience.

10. Aviation sector

• Exam Requirements :
  • For airport ground handling work, you must pass the "Aviation Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test."
  • For aircraft maintenance work, you must obtain the "Aviation Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test" or "Aviation Worker Skills Certificate."
• work experience :
  • For airport ground handling work, experience working at an airport ground handling site while supervising skilled workers is required.
  • For aircraft maintenance work, you are required to have more than three years of experience in tasks that require specialized knowledge and skills.

11. Agriculture

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "Agricultural Field Specified Skills No. 2 Evaluation Test."
• work experience :
  • More than two years of work experience in the field as a person who manages processes while instructing multiple employees, or more than three years of work experience in the field

12. Fisheries Sector

• Exam Requirements :
  • Pass the "No. 2 Fisheries Skills Measurement Test."
  • Pass the "No. 2 Fisheries Skills Measurement Test."
  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 or above (required for both categories)
• work experience :
  • Fisheries: You must have at least two years of experience assisting the person in charge of directing and supervising operations on a fishing vessel registered under the Fisheries Vessel Law, or working as a person who supervises and instructs workers and manages the work process.
  • Aquaculture: You must have at least two years of experience in assisting those managing aquaculture or instructing workers and managing the work process at aquaculture sites operated in accordance with the Fisheries Act and the Act on the Promotion of Inland Water Fisheries.

<Key Points >

• Basically, you will need two years of experience as a manager or other administrative professional. Let's make sure you gain the necessary experience during your Specified Skills No. 1 visa.
• For the restaurant and fishing industries, you will need the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N3 or above). In addition to your daily work, you should also study hard for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
• Regarding the field of nursing care, because the residence status is "Nursing Care", it is not a target field for Specified Skilled Worker No. 2. In the future, aim to obtain the qualification of a certified care worker while you are in Specified Skilled Worker No. 1 so that you can change your residence status to "Nursing Care" in the future.

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