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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
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
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)

Formwork construction	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Plastering	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Concrete pumping	Tutorial_1 Tutorial_2 Tutorial_3 Tutorial_4 Tutorial_5	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Tunnel and micro-tunneling	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Construction machinery and construction	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Earthwork	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Roofing	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Telecommunications	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Reinforcement construction	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Reinforcing bar joints	Tutorial_all Tutorial_1 Tutorial_2 Tutorial_3	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Interior finishing / material mounting	Tutorial (Wall decoration) Tutorial (Building interior construction)	Sample questions for theoretical test (Wall decoration) Sample questions for theoretical test (Building interior construction)	Questions of practical skills test (Wall decoration) Questions of practical skills test (Building interior construction)
Scaffolding	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	To be announced
Carpentry	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced
Plumbing	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Building sheet metal work	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced
Heat-retention and cool-retention	Tutorial_1 Tutorial_2 Tutorial_3 Tutorial_4	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Spray urethane insulation	Tutorial	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test
Offshore civil engineering	Tutorial_all Tutorial_1 Tutorial_2 Tutorial_3	Sample questions for theoretical test	Questions of practical skills test

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

Refer to the following web page.

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

3. Exam execution information

The exam currently planned to be executed are as follows.

Date	Place	Job category	Information
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.

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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
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
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February, 2022	Results	ー	ー
March, 2022	Results	ー	ー
April, 2022	Results	ー	ー
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June, 2022	Results	ー	ー