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  • 28 May 2024
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Textbooks for the food and beverage manufacturing industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 test and restaurant industry Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 skill measurement test are available online!

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.

Please contact #BOW to learn more about job opportunities in Japan as well as apply for jobs that are right for you!

Reference: 
外食業 特定技能2号試験の学習テキスト: https://otaff1.jp/news/?c=news-2&pk=282
飲食料品製造業特定技能1号技能測定試験国内試験案内: https://otaff1.jp/insyoku/