Here, we will explain the required exams in the field of caregivers for foreigners of specific skill.
The status of residence “special skill No. 1” in the caregiver field is applicable to foreign personnel who fall under the following categories.
Pass the following exams conducted overseas
- Skill test (care skill evaluation test)
- Japanese Language Test (Japan Foundation Basic Test or Japanese Language Proficiency Test N4 or above)
- Caregiver care Japanese language evaluation test
The test contents of the skill test (caregiver skill evaluation test) and the caregiver Japanese language evaluation test are mainly explained.
About the skill test (caregiver skill evaluation test)
<Implementation method>
Computer-based testing (CBT) method
＜Exam fee＞
About 1,000 Japanese yen
＜Caregiver skill evaluation test＞
- Language: Local language
- Qualified person for examination: 17 years old or older
- Exam time: 60 minutes
- Number of test questions: 45 questions
The breakdown of the problem is as follows.
(Departmental exam: 40 questions)
- Basics of care (10 questions)
- How the mind and body work (6 questions)
- Communication technology (4 questions)
- Life support technology (20 questions)
(Practical skill test: 5 questions)
- Life support technology (5 questions)
- Ask practical test tasks in the form of judgment tests, etc.
The following image is a sample problem.(From the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website)
Caregiver Japanese Evaluation Test
＜Implementation method＞
Computer-based testing (CBT) method
＜Exam fee＞
About 1,000 Japanese yen1,000円程度
＜Caregiver Japanese Evaluation Test＞
- Language: Japanese (instruction text is local language)
- Qualified person for examination: 17 years old or older
- Exam time: 30 minutes
- Number of test questions: 15 questions
The breakdown of the problem is as follows.
- Nursing care words (5 questions)
- Nursing care conversation / voice (5 questions)
- Nursing care documents (5 questions)
The following image is a sample problem.(From the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website)
Notification of test results
- After the test, the test result is displayed on the computer screen of the test site.
- Within 5 business days after the test, on the dedicated website
- Candidate name, test name, test date, face photo, total score
- Information such as pass / fail can be acquired as a score report.
※Pass criteria: 60% or more of the total score of the problem
About learning texts
最新の試験日程と介護技能評価試験・介護日本語
For the latest test schedule and the learning texts for the nursing skill evaluation test and nursing Japanese evaluation test,
Please check the website of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
■Inquiries about learning texts
5F, Ono Suidobashi Building 1-1-13 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0004, Japan
(Public corporation) Japan Care Worker Association
TEL：03-5615-9295 MAIL；ginou-kousyu@jaccw.or.jp
Has become. (Outside inquiry)
We can introduce “specific skill visa” workers from Philippines and Vietnam to Japanese companies.
Please check the summary item for the detailed contents of the “specific skill visa” workers.
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