Specified Skilled Workers (SSW)
Skilled-worker pathway, fully prepared in India
End-to-end SSW preparation conducted in India across 16 official Japanese sectors — language, skill exam, HR interview and COE handled before departure.
- Duration
- N5 → N4 → N3 + SSW exam
- Investment
- ₹6,50,000
- Level
- After 10+2, sector-dependent
What you get
- Entirely India-based preparation
- Japanese language N5 → N4 → N3
- Sector-specific exam + HR interview in India
- 16 SSW sectors approved by Japanese government
- Includes COE, visa processing, translation, service
- Long-term employment with fair wages & protections
Your Specified Skilled Workers (SSW) journey
The staged route this program follows — what's done in India, what's done in Japan.
- 1India≈ 6–8 moJLPT N4 language prep
Structured N5 → N4 Japanese training with sector vocabulary and workplace etiquette.
- 2India≈ 2–3 moSector exam + HR interview
Sector-specific SSW exam, mock interviews and live HR interview by Japanese employer.
- 3India → Japan≈ 1–2 moCOE, visa & departure
Job offer letter, COE, visa stamping and continued classes until departure.
- 4JapanOngoingSSW employment in Japan
Long-term work in one of the 16 approved SSW sectors, with on-arrival support.
Eligible sectors (16)
- Nursing Care
- Building Cleaning Management
- Construction Industry
- Manufacture of Industrial Products
- Agriculture
- Fishery & Aquaculture
- Food & Beverage Manufacturing
- Food Service Industry
- Shipbuilding
- Automobile Repair & Maintenance
- Aviation Industry
- Accommodation Industry
- Automobile Transportation
- Railway
- Forestry
- Wood Industry
Recruitment criteria
- Age 18+
- Minimum 12th grade (sector-dependent)
- Relevant skill / training for the chosen sector
- JLPT N4 minimum language eligibility
- Cleared sector-specific SSW exam
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