Specified Skilled Worker (i)
The Nursing Care Field

Jobs providing assistance so that elderly people, people with disabilities, and others who have difficulties with daily living can lead independent lives.

Jobs

In addition to Nursing care (assistance with bathing, eating and excretion responding to the physical and mental condition of the user), other related support services (assistance with recreation and functional training, etc.)

Expected No. Accepted

135,000
(maximum number of values over the five-year period from April 2024 to March 2029)

Human Resources standards

Skill level

Nursing Care Skills Evaluation Test
Note:
• You do not need to pass this test if you have satisfactorily completed Technical Intern Training (ii) for Job Categories related to this field. To confirm which occupations qualify, please see the “Operational Guidelines for Accepting Foreign Nationals as Specified Skilled Workers in Specific Fields.”

Japanese language proficiency

Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese or the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (N4 or higher)
(In addition to Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese or level N4 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test) Nursing Care Japanese Language Evaluation Test
Note:
• You do not need to pass a Japanese language proficiency test if you have satisfactorily completed Technical Intern Training (ii) for any Job Categories. However, if you completed Technical Intern Training for a job other than nursing care, you need to pass the Nursing Care Japanese Language Evaluation Test.

Case studies

Evaluation of an Indonesian male working at a fee-based nursing home in Kanagawa Prefecture by the facility that hired him

He has no prejudices or subjective viewpoints, so he is able to see things from the simple, objective perspective that nursing care requires.
His Japanese coworkers see and are inspired by his dedication to his duties, which creates a synergistic effect.