Today #BOW will introduce to you information about the food
and beverage manufacturing industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 and
restaurant industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 (Summary of the exam, online
exam preparation materials)!
Please check
the information below to have the best preparation for the exam if you are
planning to move to Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 in these two occupations!
◆ What is Specified Skilled Worker No. 2
To solve the
problem of serious labor shortage in many occupations, in April 2019, the
Japanese government decided to set up a "Specified Skilled Worker"
regime, which allows foreigners to work in Japan in occupations that foreigners
were previously not allowed to do with other regular visas. In addition, this
visa allows foreigners to continue to do jobs that previously worked for
foreigners under the Technical Intern visa for a long period after the completion
if the Technical Intern Training Program.
There are two
types of residence status for "Specified Skilled Worker". “Specified
Skilled Worker No. 1” is a status of residence for foreigners who engage in
work that requires skills that require a considerable degree of knowledge or
experience belonging to a specific industrial field, and “Specified Skilled
Worker No. 2” is a status of residence for foreigners who work in a specific
industrial field that requires a considerable degree of knowledge or
experience. This is a status of residence for foreigners who engage in work
that requires highly skilled skills.
The
"Specified Skilled Worker" regime was approved as "Specified
Skilled Worker No. 1" with a stay period of 5 years with 12 occupations
(previously 14 occupations) and "Specified Skilled Worker No. 2" with
a stay period of another 5 years with 12 occupations (previously 2 occupations)
with better benefits than the Technical Intern Training visa although the
occupations do not change due to higher requirements for skills and Japanese
language proficiency.
◆About food and beverage manufacturing industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2
⊳ Main
work involved
In addition
to manufacturing, processing, and ensuring safety and health, which are carried
out by foreigners with Specified
Skilled Worker No. 1, foreign workers with Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 are
expected to perform the following tasks related to these: Hygiene management,
safety and health management, quality control, delivery date management, cost
management, employee management, raw material management, etc.
⊳
Information on food and beverage manufacturing industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 exam:
・Exam
details:
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/shokusan/sanki/soumu/attach/pdf/tokuteiginou-70.pdf
・Examination
fee: 15,000 yen
・Examination
schedule: Announcements will be made on the OTAFF website
(https://otaff.or.jp/).
How to apply
for the domestic exam: For the time being, applications for the Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 exam
will only be from companies. In addition, before applying for a company, you
must complete the registration of your company's My Page.
Exam
language: Japanese
Implementation
method: Paper test (mark sheet) method
⊳
Textbook for food and beverage manufacturing industry Specified Skilled Worker
No. 2 skill measurement tests:
◆About the restaurant industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2
⊳ Main
work involved
・Food
and beverage preparation (cooking, preparing, and manufacturing food and
beverages to be provided to customers)
・Customer
service (work other than food preparation necessary to provide food and drinks
to customers)
・Store
management (work other than the above necessary for store operation)
⊳
Information on the foodservice industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 skills
measurement tests:
・Exam
details: https://otaff1.jp/upload/howto_corp/12/gaisyoku_2gou_info.pdf
・Examination
fee: 14,000 yen (tax included)
・How to
apply for the domestic exam: For the time being, applications for the Specified
Skills No. 2 Test in the food service industry can only be made by companies
(limited to companies operating in the food service industry) that intend to
employ foreigners with Specified Skilled Worker No. 2. Applications cannot be
made by individuals.
・Exam
language: Japanese
・Implementation
method: Paper test method (uses a mark sheet)
⊳ Textbook
for studying for the food service industry skill measurement test Specified
Skills No. 2 Test:
Textbooks for
the "Restaurant Industry Specified Skills No. 2 skill measurement
test" are officially posted on the website so you can easily review for
the exam for free.
The items in
the "Restaurant Industry Specified Skills No. 2 skill measurement
test" include Hygiene management, Food and beverage preparation, general
customer service, and store management. The textbook includes the content of
the items that will appear in the official exam, written in Japanese (Kanji)
and Japanese (Hiragana) so that readers can understand and grasp the content
accurately.
・General
customer service:
https://www.jfnet.or.jp/contents/_files/gaikokujinzai/ssw2_jf_customer_service_text_ja_v231227.pdf
・Food
and drink preparation:
https://www.jfnet.or.jp/contents/_files/gaikokujinzai/ssw2_jf_preparation_of_food_and_drink_text_ja_v231227.pdf
・Hygiene
control:
https://www.jfnet.or.jp/contents/_files/gaikokujinzai/ssw2_jf_hygiene_controls_text_ja_v231227.pdf
・Store
management:
https://www.jfnet.or.jp/contents/_files/gaikokujinzai/ssw2_jf_store_management_text_ja_v231227.pdf
◆Summary
The Specified
Skilled Worker No. 2 visa allows foreigners to reside and work long-term in
Japan in occupations specified for this type of visa. This is an improvement
step to attract foreign workers and solve the problem of population aging and
labor deficit in Japan.
In addition,
food processing companies in Japan often focus on product quality and meeting
the highest hygiene and food safety standards. Therefore, when working in
food-related industries in Japan, foreigners have the opportunity to learn
about strict processes for producing and supplying the best quality products to
customers.
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contact #BOW to learn more about job opportunities in Japan as well as apply
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