Technical Intern Training / Employment for Skill Development– tag –

When the Employment for Skill Development system starts in Japan on April 1, 2027, Technical Intern Training will not end all at once. Based on the Immigration Services Agency's materials and Q&A on the transitional measures, this guide sets out the 3 cases in which Technical Intern Training can continue after the start date, how to count "1 year or more in stage (ii) as of the start date" to move on to stage (iii), the deadlines for new acceptance just before the start date (applications by March 31, entry by June 30), why trainees cannot switch to Employment for Skill Development, and how acceptance quotas and supervising organizations are treated.

An explanation, based on materials published by the Immigration Services Agency, of the Employment for Skill Development system that replaces Technical Intern Training on April 1, 2027 (April 1, Reiwa 9). Tables summarize the differences from Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Worker, the 17 fields and expected numbers of workers, the rules for transfers, the Japanese language targets, the transitional measures for current technical intern trainees, and what companies and supervising organizations should prepare before the start.

A certified immigration gyoseishoshi lawyer explains how staff of registered support organizations, accepting companies, schools and other organizations get approval as application agents (application form, documents, where to apply, validity, renewal), how to apply to use the online system, what agents can submit, and what to watch out for when submitting for a fee under the revised Gyoseishoshi Lawyer Act.

In recent years, an increasing number of foreign workers have been obtaining the Specified Skilled Worker residence status to work in Japan’s caregiving sect...