Materials for the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) No.1 exam in the food service and Food and beverage manufacturing industry!
Today BOW will introduce to you the exam materials Specified Skilled Worker No.1 exam in the Food and beverage manufacturing and Food service industry.
Please refer to this article for useful information for the upcoming exam!
◆ Basic requirements for the Specified Skilled Worker No.1 in the food service industry
Basic requirements for the Specified Skilled Worker No.1 in the food service industry include:
・Possess Food Service Industry Specific Skills Assessment certificate for the Specified Skilled Worker No.1 (外食業特定技能測定試験)
The basic condition to be eligible to apply for the Restaurant job for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 is to pass the exam and achieve the Food Service Industry Specific Skills Assessment certificate for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 (外食業特定技能測定試験).
Currently, with the Specified Skilled Worker No.1 exam, individuals can register themselves for the exam according to the exam schedule published on the exam's homepage, however, with Specified Skilled Worker No.2 for the Foodservice industry, only sign up for this exam on behalf of the candidates.
・Able to understand and communicate well in Japanese (JLPT N3 or higher)
With Food service work, the company will often require a higher level of Japanese proficiency than other professions due to the job characteristics of communicating with customers, taking orders, guiding customers, etc. Because this job requires communication, if you cannot speak Japanese, you will encounter many difficulties when working in the food service industry. Therefore, jobs in the food service industry normally require candidates to have a JLPT N3 certificate or higher.
◆ Basic requirements for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 in the Food and beverage manufacturing industry
Basic requirements for the Specified Skilled Worker No.1 in the Food and beverage manufacturing industry include:
・Possess certificate in Food processing industry for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 (飲食料品製造業「特定技能1号」技能測定試験)
The basic condition to be eligible to apply for the job of Food and beverage manufacturing for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 is to pass the Food and beverage manufacturing industry "Specified Skilled Worker No.1" Skills Assessment Test according to the exam schedule published on the official exam homepage.
・Able to understand basic Japanese (JLPT N4 or JFT A2 or higher)
For Food and beverage manufacturing jobs, the Japanese language level required is not as high as in the foodservice industry because there is no direct communication with customers, but candidates need to be able to read, understand, and communicate basic words and conversations related to the field of Food and beverage manufacturing, especially notes related to labor safety, company regulations, etc.
◆ Specified Skilled Worker No.1 exam schedule for Foodservice and Food and Beverage manufacturing industry.
You can check the official exam schedule for the food service and Food and Beverage manufacturing industry on the official exam homepage as follows:
・Food service exam for Specified Skilled Worker No.1: https://otaff1.jp/schedule/schedule_1gou_jp.pdf
・Food and beverage manufacturing Exam for Specified Skilled Worker No.1:https://otaff1.jp/schedule/schedule_1gou_jp.pdf
You can check other information about the food service and Food and beverage manufacturing industry exam for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 here:
・Food service industry for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 homepage: https://otaff1.jp/gaisyoku/
・Food and beverage manufacturing industry for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 homepage: https://otaff1.jp/insyoku/
◆ Content of Food Service Industry-Specific Skills Assessment Test:
This is a test of knowledge of hygiene management, food and beverage preparation, and customer service in general, as well as the Japanese language skills required for the job.
Hygiene management, food and beverage preparation, and customer service in general
⇒ Judgment test: Determine the correct course of action from diagrams and illustrations
⇒ Planning: Use a formula to create a skill level that will serve as a work plan
◆ Textbook for the Food Service Industry Specific Skills Assessment Test
Food service industry exam preparation materials are published on the official website, the document content is displayed in many different languages such as Japanese, English, Vietnamese, Khmer, Myanmar, Thai, Indonesian, and Nepali so that foreigners can review in their mother tongue. Refer to the Food Service exam preparation materials for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 here:
Food Service Industry for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 Skill Assessment Test Textbook: https://www.jfnet.or.jp/contents/gaikokujinzai/
◆ Content of Food and beverage manufacturing industry "Specified Skilled Worker No.1" Skills Assessment Test:
This exam tests general hygiene management knowledge using HACCP and occupational safety and hygiene.
・Basic knowledge of food and quality control
・Basics of general hygiene management
・Basics of manufacturing process management
・Hygiene management using HACCP
・Knowledge of occupational hygiene
◆ Exam preparation materials for the Food and beverage manufacturing industry
Food and beverage manufacturing exam preparation materials are currently only published in Japanese. Content of related documents about food hygiene, and occupational safety. You can refer to the textbook for the Food and beverage manufacturing industry here:
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Skills Assessment Test for Specified Skilled Worker No.1 Textbook (4th Edition): https://otaff1.jp/img/file/i_gakusyutext_jp.pdf
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