Links
Ministry of Justice・Immigration Services Agency of Japan
・Specific Skills system
・General support site for Specific Skills
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW)
・Guidebook for employers regarding employment of foreign care workers (Japanese)
・Guidebook for employers regarding employment of foreign care workers (English)
A list of organizations that provide counseling on EPA, skills training, Care Worker resident status and Specific Skills No. 1, with links to their websites, can be found on page 15.
Chiba Prefecture
・Chiba Prefecture website
・Efforts to recruit and retain social-welfare personnel in Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Social Welfare Council
・Chiba Social Welfare Council
・Notice on loan programs for Certified Care Worker training tuition
Chiba Convention Bureau and International Center (CCB-IC)
・Chiba Convention Bureau and International Center (CCB-IC)
・Japanese language schools in your community
Chiba City Foundation for the Promotion of Industry
・Business get-togethers (“Aiming to energize businesses by promoting the employment, retention and effective deployment of foreign personnel”)
Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS)
・EPA-related
・Support for foreign careworkers (Specified Skills)
Japan Association of Certified Care Workers
・Support operations for foreign residents who work in the care giving field
Portal for people involved in social welfare and care work
・fukushikaigo.jp
Websites for foreign residents working in the care field
・Japan Association of Certified Care Workers: Support website for international careworking personnel (Nihongo o Manabo)
・Japan Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
・Test of proficiency in practical Japanese (TOPJ)
・NAT-TEST
・Japan Association of Training Institutions for Certified Care Workers (consultation service for foreign students aiming to become Certified Care Workers)
・Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS) (support for foreign careworking personnel)