Q&A
11. Changes to the classification of Specified Skills in the construction industry

No change. Please refer to the introduction of JAC's business activities for details of our business activities.

There are no changes. Please refer to Annual Fees and Acceptance Fees for details on annual fees and acceptance fees.

Article 2, paragraph 1 of the Construction Business Law defines "construction work" as "construction related to civil engineering and architecture that is listed in the upper column of Attached Table 1," and the table lists 29 types of construction work that can be carried out with a license as a construction business. The three categories are stipulated to cover all specialized work related to these 29 types of construction work.

For Specified Skilled Worker who have a status of residence of Specified Skilled Worker (i) before the category merger, it will be automatically read to the new category after the category merger, so no procedure is required unless there is a change (including addition) to the type of job or job to be engaged in. If you want to add or change the type of job or work you are engaged in, you will need to increase your salary so that the compensation is equal to or higher than that of a Japan person with the same skills for the type of job or work you are engaged in, so you need to sign a new employment contract or sign a contract to change the basic wage and notify the change of basic salary on the foreign employment management system.

For example, if a Specified Skilled Worker who has been doing only the work of the Concrete pressure feeding is to be asked to do the work of the and Application of construction equipment, it must be treated the same as a Japan person with the same skills, so it is necessary to change the employment contract (salary increase) and then notify the change of the acceptance plan.

We plan to consider courses and other measures to improve skills together with specialized construction industry associations, which are full member organizations.

If you have completed the Technical Intern Training (ii) with good Waterproofing, you can apply for an acceptance plan. The category is applied for in "architecture".

The National Waterproofing Contractors Association will issue a membership certificate.

Yes. In the same work category, they are considered to have the same skills and experience, so the remuneration must be equal to or greater than the remuneration paid to a Japanese skilled worker with about four years of experience.

Yes, you can obtain the requirements to become Specified Skills.

Graduates of the Technical Intern Training eligible for migration can continue to migrate to the corresponding Specified Skills without taking any additional exams. If you want to migrate to a job category other than the corresponding Specified Skills, you will need to take a separate exam for the business category you wish to migrate.

the table below.Please check

There is no problem because both "Frame working" and "Reinforcing bar construction" are occupations in the same business category "civil engineering" and "architecture".

In that case, they must be treated the same as Japanese people with equivalent skills, so the employment contract must be changed (salary increase) and a notification of change to the acceptance plan must be filed.

Even if the work content is completely different, as long as it is classified as the same, employees can still be employed under the system. It is possible to expand the range of work that employees can be engaged in by providing training within the company, etc.

Please check the job types included in each category and make your selection based on what kind of work you would like to do in the future.

It is being conducted in various locations. For details about The Specified Skills Evaluation Exam for Construction Industry please refer to the examination guide on the "Construction Field Specified Skills Evaluation Test Information and Application" page.

For details about The Specified Skills Evaluation Exam for Construction Industry please check the exam implementation information on the "Construction Field Specified Skills Evaluation Test Information and Application" page.

It will be necessary to pass the construction category test of the new The Specified Skills (i) Evaluation Exam.