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News and announcement
- 2022/6/28
- Information about Specified skills evaluation exam of Heat-retention & cool-retention in Japan (Tokyo) has been placed.
- 2022/6/18
- Since the number of applicants has reached the capacity, we have finished accepting specified skills evaluation exam of Earthwork in Japan (Osaka).
- 2022/6/17
- Information about Specified skills evaluation exam of Reinforcing bar joints in Japan (Shizuoka) 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 18 job 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 |
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Test time | 60 minutes |
Question format | True false questions and 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 | To be specified for each of job categories |
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Test time | To be specified for each of job categories |
Implementation method | To be specified for each of job categories. e.g. Hands-on testing, judgement testing etc. |
Criteria for passing | To be specified for each of job categories |
Exam range
The range of each specified skills (i) evaluation exam for job categories of construction industry are as follows.
(Japanese only)
2. Flow from application for the exam to receipt of the certificate of specified skills evaluation
Refer to the following web page.
3. Exam execution information
The exam currently planned to be executed are as follows.
Date | Place | Job category | Information |
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July 7 & 8, 2022 | Japan (Osaka) | Earthwork | Information |
August 5, 2022 | Japan (Shizuoka) | Reinforcing bar joints | Information |
August 10, 2022 | Japan (Tokyo) | Heat-retention and cool-retention | Information |
August 31, 2022 | Japan (Tokyo) | Telecommunications | Details not decided |
September 8, 2022 | Japan (Tokyo) | Concrete pumping | Details not decided |
September 12 & 13, 2022 | Japan (Miyagi) | Earthwork | Details not decided |
September 22, 2022 | Japan (Tokyo) | Offshore civil engineering | Details not decided |
November 17 & 18, 2022 | Japan (Chiba) | Earthwork | Details not decided |
January 16 & 17, 2023 | Japan (Aichi) | Earthwork | Details not decided |
February 16 & 17, 2023 | Japan (Chiba) | Construction machinery and construction | Details not decided |
March 17 & 18, 2023 | Japan (Fukuoka) | Earthwork | Details not decided |
* Job categories for which the test date has not been decided will be posted as soon as the schedule is confirmed.
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 |
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August, 2020 | Results | ー | ー |
September, 2020 | Results | ー | ー |
December, 2020 | Results | ー | ー |
March, 2021 | ー | Results | Results |
June, 2021 | Results | ー | ー |
September, 2021 | Results | ー | ー |
October, 2021 | Results | ー | ー |
November, 2021 | Results | ー | ー |
December, 2021 | Results | ー | ー |
February, 2022 | Results | ー | ー |
March, 2022 | Results | ー | ー |
April, 2022 | Results | ー | ー |
May, 2022 | Results | ー | ー |
June, 2022 | Results | ー | ー |