Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)

TITP aims to contribute to developing countries by accepting people from these countries and transferring skills through on-the-job training for a certain period of time, up to a maximum of five years.

If you are an employer, it is recommended to partner with a local Japanese Supervising Organization which will act as your support, which will handle your selected intern's work permit, housing and transportation, updating of government documents and your company's POEA Registration.

All companies facilitating the training of Technical Interns are classified as Implementing Organization under the TITP Prorgam.

TITPs are supervised by the Organization for Technical Intern Training (OTIT), which can conduct on-site inspections, request reports from organizations, and support and protect technical intern trainees.

Specified Skilled Worker Program (SSW)

SSW was established for the purpose of coping with labor shortages in Japan, providing employment opportunities for graduates of the Technincal Intern Training Program and speakers of Nihongo with knowledge in their industries.

There are two types of SSW:

Specified Skilled Worker (i) - foreign nationals engaging in work requiring skills which need a considerable degree of knowledge or experience belonging to a specific industrial field. They can be renewed every 4 months, 6 months, 1 year or up to 5 years in total.

Specified Skilled Worker (ii) - foreign nationals engaging in work requiring proficient skills belonging to a specified field, particulary the construction industry and shipbuilding and shipyard machinery industry. They can be renewed every 6 months, 1 year or up to 3 years.

Engineers and other Professionals

This type of hiring is for engineers and other professionals, such as specialists in Humanities and International Services like foreign language teachers, interpreters, aviation engineers, civil engineers, knife specialists and others.

Key Differences among Visa Types

Technical Interns are generally persons with limited knowledge or working experience in the field they are applying for. They have little to no Japanese Language Proficiency and are required to undergo at least 160 hours of Japanese Language Training, shouldered by the employer, before they are deployed to Japan. The monthly net salary for technical interns range from Y90,000 to Y160,000 depending on the industry, prefecture, and scope of work as approved by the the Organization for Technical Intern Training and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office.

Specified Skilled Workers have considerable knowledge and experience in their industry, as proven by their three (3) years' experience under the Technical Intern Training Program or through passing the Skills Test required by the respective Japan Ministry which oversees their industry and their Japanese Language Proficiency of at least N4 Level. Upon selection, they no longer need to undergo training and may be deployed immediately once their Certificate of Eligibility, Visa, and POEA Overseas Exit Clearance (OEC) are released. The monthly net salary for Specfied Skilled Workers start at Y140,000~ depending on the industry, prefecture, and scope of work as approved by the Japan Immigration Bureau and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office.

Engineers have broad knowledge and extensive working experience in their field. Typically a four or five-year baccalaureate holder and with at least five years of working experience in their industry, engineers are specialists in their scope of work. The minimum salary for engineers is Y180,000 monthly as approved by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office.