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Those who will take the Specified Skills Evaluation Exam

You can apply for the Specified Skills Evaluation Exam using the smartphone app "JAC Members".
If you don't know how to apply, please check the manual.

Introduce "JAC Members" app

News and announcement

The application method for the Specified Skills Evaluation Exam has changed

Those who will take the Specified Skills Evaluation Exam to be held after January 2025 must apply through the smartphone app "JAC Members".
*Applicant's page account cannot be used with "JAC Members".

Introduce "JAC Members" app FAQ for the exam application
Working in the Construction Industry in Japan![Free] Working in the Construction Industry in Japan

We will study together the textbooks for the new categories on the JAC web site. The textbooks have a lot of professional words and difficult contents of the construction job. We will explain in easy-to-understand Japanese. Please attend the “[Free] Working in the Construction Industry in Japan”. We have a question corner in it, so please ask anything you don’t understand.

2024/12/20
Information about specified skills evaluation exam in February in Japan (Tokyo & Osaka & Fukuoka) has been placed.
2024/12/19
The results of Specified skills evaluation exam on December 18 & 19 in Japan (Osaka) has been placed.
2024/12/16
The results of Specified skills evaluation exam on December 16 in Japan (Tokyo) has been placed.
2024/7/25
We have posted a compressed edition of the text for studying for the SSW#1. Please make use of it.

1. About specified skills evaluation exam

A new status of residence "Specified Skilled Worker" has been created in April 2019. JAC are planning to hold examinations for 3 categories of construction industry.

In order to obtain a status of residence Specified Skilled Worker (i), it is necessary to pass the Japanese language test in addition to passing this Specified Skills Evaluation Exam (i). And in order to obtain Specified Skilled Worker (ii). In addition to passing this Specified Skills Evaluation Exam (ii), you will also need to have practical experience as a group leader for a period of time (0.5 to 3 years) specified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Please refer to the Ministry of Land , Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's web site (Japanese only) for details about the framework of specified skilled workers .

About specified skills evaluation exam

The Specified skills evaluation exam (i) for job categories of construction industry will consist of theoretical tests and practical skills tests in accordance withThe Implementation Guidelines for the Specified Skills Evaluation Exam (i) for Construction Industry (Japanese only) set by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. And The Specified skills evaluation exam (ii) for job categories of construction industry will consist of theoretical tests and practical skills tests in accordance withThe Implementation Guidelines for the Specified Skills Evaluation Exam (ii) for Construction Industry (Japanese only) set by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Specified Skills Evaluation Exam (i)

Theoretical test

Number of questions 30 questions
Test time 60 minutes
Question format True false questions or 2-4 choices questions
Implementation method CBT: Computer based testing CBT operation trial (Japanese only)
Criteria for passing 65 percent or more

Practical skills test

Number of questions 20 questions
Test time 40 minutes
Question format True false questions or 2-4 choices questions
Implementation method CBT: Computer based testing CBT operation trial (Japanese only)
Criteria for passing 65 percent or more

Exam range and Sample questions

The range of each specified skills evaluation exam (i) for job categories of construction industry are as follows.

(Japanese only)

Theoretical test

Practical skills test
Civil engineering Tutorial 1 for theoretical test
Tutorial 2 for theoretical test
Tutorial 3 for theoretical test
Tutorial 4 for theoretical test
Sample questions for theoretical test (i)		 Tutorial 5 for practical skills test
Tutorial 6 for practical skills test
Tutorial 7 for practical skills test
Sample questions for practical skills test (i)
Building Tutorial 1 for theoretical test
Tutorial 2 for theoretical test
Tutorial 3 for theoretical test
Tutorial 4 for theoretical test
Sample questions for theoretical test (i)		 Tutorial 5 for practical skills test
Tutorial 6 for practical skills test
Tutorial 7 for practical skills test
Sample questions for practical skills test (i)
Infrastructure & equipment Tutorial 1 for theoretical test
Tutorial 2 for theoretical test
Tutorial 3 for theoretical test
Tutorial 4 for theoretical test
Sample questions for theoretical test (i)		 Tutorial 5 for practical skills test
Tutorial 6 for practical skills test
Tutorial 7 for practical skills test
Sample questions for practical skills test (i)


Study materials

To help you study more efficiently, we have re-edited the text and condensed the number of pages.
Please use this to study before taking the exam.

Civil engineering

Building

Infrastructure & equipment

Compressed edition

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Reference material

The exam will be conducted in Japanese only. In order to help you study, we have prepared translations into various languages.
Please use it as a reference material. We will post the ones that are ready.

Civil engineering

Building

Infrastructure & equipment

English

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Indonesian

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Vietnamese

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Tagalog

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Uzbek

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Central Khmer

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Sinhala

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Tamil

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Nepali

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Bengali

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Mongolian

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Thai

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Chinese (Simplified Chinese)

 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test



Specified Skills Evaluation Exam (ii)

Theoretical test

Number of questions 40 questions
Test time 60 minutes
Question format 4 choices questions
Implementation method CBT: Computer based testing CBT operation trial (Japanese only)
Criteria for passing 75 percent or more

Practical skills test

Number of questions 25 questions
Test time 40 minutes
Question format 4 choices questions
Implementation method CBT: Computer based testing CBT operation trial (Japanese only)
Criteria for passing 75 percent or more

Exam range and Sample questions

The range of each specified skills evaluation exam (ii) for job categories of construction industry are as follows. Tutorial 1 to 4 for theoretical test and tutorial 5 to 7 for practical skills test are the same as the range of the exam (i). Additionally, the tutorial for a group leader is common to all three categories.

(Japanese only)

Theoretical test

Practical skills test
Civil engineering Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial 1 for theoretical test
Tutorial 2 for theoretical test
Tutorial 3 for theoretical test
Tutorial 4 for theoretical test
Sample questions for theoretical test (ii)		 Tutorial 5 for practical skills test
Tutorial 6 for practical skills test
Tutorial 7 for practical skills test
Sample questions for practical skills test (ii)
Building Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial 1 for theoretical test
Tutorial 2 for theoretical test
Tutorial 3 for theoretical test
Tutorial 4 for theoretical test
Sample questions for theoretical test (ii)		 Tutorial 5 for practical skills test
Tutorial 6 for practical skills test
Tutorial 7 for practical skills test
Sample questions for practical skills test (ii)
Infrastructure & equipment Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial 1 for theoretical test
Tutorial 2 for theoretical test
Tutorial 3 for theoretical test
Tutorial 4 for theoretical test
Sample questions for theoretical test (ii)		 Tutorial 5 for practical skills test
Tutorial 6 for practical skills test
Tutorial 7 for practical skills test
Sample questions for practical skills test (ii)


Reference material

The exam will be conducted in Japanese only. In order to help you study, we have prepared translations into various languages.
Please use it as a reference material. We will post the ones that are ready.

Civil engineering

Building

Infrastructure & equipment

English

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Indonesian

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Vietnamese

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Uzbek

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Central Khmer

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Nepali

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Bengali

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Mongolian

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Thai

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Chinese (Simplified Chinese)

 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test		 Tutorial for a group leader
Tutorial for theoretical test
Tutorial for practical skills test

Myanmar

 Tutorial for a group leader
 Tutorial for a group leader
 Tutorial for a group leader

2. Flow from application for the exam to receipt of the certificate of specified skills evaluation

Please refer to the following page.

Flow from application for the exam to receipt of the certificate

3. Exam execution information

The exam currently planned to be executed are as follows.

Date Place Job category Information
January 20 & 27 & 28, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Information
January 22 & 23, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Information
January 29 & 30, 2025 Japan (Aichi) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Information
February 3 & 17 & 18, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Information
February 19 & 20, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Information
February 26 & 27, 2025 Japan (Fukuoka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Information
March 3 & 10 & 17 & 24 & 25, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
March 13, 2025 Japan (Okayama) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
March 26 & 27, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
April 7 & 14 & 21, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
April 16 & 17, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
April 23, 2025 Japan (Tochigi) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
May 14 & 15, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
May 19 & 26, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
May 21 & 22, 2025 Japan (Aichi) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
June 2 & 9 & 16 & 23 & 30, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
June 11 & 12, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
June 25 & 26, 2025 Japan (Hokkaido) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
July 2 & 3, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
July 7 & 14 & 28, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
July 9 & 10, 2025 Japan (Hiroshima) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
August 4 & 18 & 25, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
August 6 & 7, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
August 27 & 28, 2025 Japan (Fukuoka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
September 1 & 8 & 29, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
September 3 & 4, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
September 25, 2025 Japan (Sendai) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
October 1 & 2, 2025 Japan (Hokkaido) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
October 6 & 20 & 27, 2025 Japan (Tokyo) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided
October 29 & 30, 2025 Japan (Osaka) Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment Details not decided

* The test schedule will be posted on the website as soon as it is confirmed.

Native Language Consultation Hotline FITS

FITS accepts consultations from non-Japanese in their native language. Please contact us if you have any concerns about applying for the exam.

4. Examination results

The results of the examinations executed so far are as follows.
Select "Results" to viewPDF file of the "examination results for Specific Skills in Construction".

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5. Access

Japan Association for Construction Human Resources, Exams office

Please note that this is not the same as the head office.

Look for the yellow signboard "EXAM 試験会場" at the entrance.

  • 8F Landic Toranomon Bldg., 3-7-10 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001
  • 4 minute walk from Toranomon Hills Station, 2 minute walk from Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
  • 9 minute walk from Toranomon Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
How to get to the Exams office How to get to the Exams office (for printing)