Start a continued employment support project
Updated: July 2026, 2
To start a continued employment support project, you must meet the following basic requirements.
In particular, for type A employment continuity support, “income and expenditure planning” is important, so advance preparation is important.
About designation criteria
Legal personality
It must be a corporate organization (such as a stock company).
Personnel standards
| Personnel standards | Requirements | |
| Manager | 1 In principle, full-time (can concurrently hold other duties if it does not interfere with management work) | nexteitherMust meet ① Holders of social welfare director appointment qualifications ②Persons who have been engaged in social welfare work for 2 years or more ③Those who have completed the social welfare facility director certification course ④Person who has experience in managing a company |
| Service manager | The number of users is 60 or less, 1 or more people required *At least one person is full-time | nextallMust meet ① Work experience For consultation support services, 5 years or more For direct support work, 10 years or more *Shortened depending on qualifications ② Completion of training for initial consultation support workers (lecture portion) and training for service managers (employment field) |
| Vocational instructor | 7.5:1 (number of users: number of employees) or more *At least one person is full-time | No qualification required |
| life instructor | 7.5:1 (number of users: number of employees) or more *At least one person is full-time | No qualification required |
Equipment standards
| Equipment standards | |
| Training/work room | ・Have a space that does not hinder training or work. ・Equip equipment necessary for training or work. *If there is no problem, it can be omitted. |
| Counseling room | ・Install partitions, etc. to prevent conversations in the room from leaking |
| Washroom/toilet | ・It must be appropriate to the characteristics of the user. |
| multipurpose | (Purpose of use) A place to provide services, a place for users to eat and talk *If there is no problem, it can also be used as a consultation room. |
〇The multipurpose room and office space can be used together. The office space will require a locked library to store documents.
〇The training work room is assumed to have a workbench, and the local government requires this to be included on the drawings.
〇In addition to partitions, curtains can be used in the consultation room as long as they can be used as partitions.
*Differences may occur in the equipment required depending on the local government.
Please be aware in advance.
【Note】
In addition to the facility standards listed above, each city, ward, town or village may have established welfare community development ordinances.
In particular, those who are opening a business that involves new construction work are required to submit a notification as a specified building to the relevant office at least 30 days before the start of construction.
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There may be stricter standards than the structural and equipment requirements for applying for continued employment support, so please consult with the relevant building guidance department before applying.
Operating standards
In implementing their business, continued employment support businesses must establish operating regulations regarding important matters for each continued employment support business.
◎Business purpose and management policy
◎Occupation type, number of employees, and job content
◎Business days and hours
◎Usage capacity
◎Contents of employment transition support, types and amounts of fees received from users
◎Regular business implementation areas
◎Notes on using the service
◎How to respond in emergencies, etc.
◎Emergency disaster countermeasures
◎If the type of disability that is the main target of the project is determined, the type of disability
◎Matters regarding measures to prevent abuse
◎Other important matters regarding management
Application procedure flow
Prior consultation with the competent government agency
We will receive a preliminary consultation from the competent government agency regarding the service you are considering and whether it meets the facility's standards.
Preparation of application documents
We also provide solid support for requirements preparation!
After preparing the requirements, we will prepare the application documents.
After submitting application documents, document review
On-site confirmation
Training at designated times
Designated (1st of every month)
Start of business
*In the case of Osaka Prefecture, the preliminary investigation isBy the 20th of the month two months before the desired designated dateYou need to do.
Procedures may differ depending on the prefecture you wish to apply for.
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