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And some exams require the exam application smartphone app "JAC ExamForm". If you have not installed it, please install it before applying.
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News and announcement
Since the categories of the Specified Skills (i) for construction industry was revised, the Specified Skills (i) Evaluation Exam was also integrated into three categories, Civil engineering, Building and Lifeline and equipment. For more details of the revised categories, please refer to [ Important ] Amendment of Job Categories in relation to Specified Skilled Workers in the Construction Industry
![[Free] Working in the Construction Industry in Japan](/en/exam/files/exam-seminar.jpg?0301)
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.
- 2023/10/ 2
- The results of Specified skills evaluation exam on September outside Japan has been placed.
- 2023/10/ 2
- The results of Specified skills evaluation exam on October 2 in Japan (Tokyo) has been placed.
- 2023/9/29
- Information about specified skills evaluation exam in November in Japan (Tokyo & Osaka & Nagoya) has been placed.
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", it is necessary to pass the Japanese language test in addition to passing this exam.
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 .
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.
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
The range of each specified skills (i) evaluation exam for job categories of construction industry are as follows.
(Japanese only)
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.
2. Flow from application for the exam to receipt of the certificate of specified skills evaluation
Refer to the following web page.
For some exams, it is necessary to apply for the exam using the "JAC ExamForm" for the exam application. For details on how to install and to use the application, please refer to [Important] How to apply for the exam using the smartphone app "JAC ExamForm" (iPhone/Android).
For how to register "Applicant's Page", please refer to【保存版】 マイページ登録のしかた.
When you cannot open the pdf file of your exam ticket or pass certificate:
If you cannot open the PDF files of the exam voucher or acceptance certificate downloaded on your smartphone, please refer to 【保存版】マイページのPDF（受験票など）の開き方（iPhone/Android）.
3. Exam execution information
The exam currently planned to be executed are as follows.
| Date | Place | Job category | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 & 16 & 23 & 30, 2023 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Information |
| October 11 & 12, 2023 | Japan (Hokkaido) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Information |
| October 25 & 26, 2023 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Information |
| November 6 & 13 & 20 & 27, 2023 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Information |
| November 15 & 16, 2023 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Information |
| November 29 & 30, 2023 | Japan (Aichi) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Information |
| December 4 & 11 & 18, 2023 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| December 6 & 7, 2023 | Japan (Fukuoka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| December 20 & 21, 2023 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| January 15 & 22 & 29, 2024 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| January 24 & 25, 2024 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| January 31, 2024 | Japan (Ehime) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| February 5 & 19 & 26, 2024 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| February 15 & 16, 2024 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| February 29, 2024 | Japan (Kumamoto) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| March 4 & 11 & 18 & 25, 2024 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| March 13 & 14, 2024 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| March 21, 2024 | Japan (Hiroshima) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| April 8 & 15 & 22, 2024 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| April 11, 2024 | Japan (Fukui) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| April 17 & 18, 2024 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| May 13 & 20 & 27, 2024 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| May 22 & 23, 2024 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| May 29, 2024 | Japan (Aichi) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| June 3 & 10 & 17 & 24, 2024 | Japan (Tokyo) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| June 12 & 13, 2024 | Japan (Osaka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
| June 19, 2024 | Japan (Fukuoka) | Civil engineering / Building / Infrastructure & equipment | Details not decided |
* The test schedule will be posted on the website as soon as it is confirmed.
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 (i)".
| Date | Japan | Philippines | Vietnam | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August, 2020 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
| September, 2020 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
| December, 2020 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
| March, 2021 | ー | Results | Results | ー |
| June, 2021 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
| September, 2021 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
| October, 2021 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
| November, 2021 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
| December, 2021 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
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| September, 2023 | Results | Results | ー | Results |
| October, 2023 | Results | ー | ー | ー |
5. Access
Japan Association for Construction Human Resources, Exams office
*Please note that this is not the same as the head office.
- 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