Our business activities

[Activities of Technical intern training project]

We will develop technical intern trainees as soon as we receive supervising organization permission. We are constructing a transparent and sound system in both Vietnam and Japan in partnership with the sending organizations accredited by the Vietnamese government. We plan to expand to accept trainees from other ASEAN countries, using the Japanese-style caregiving skills training to not only play an active role in Japan but also help them contribute to the aging population of local countries in the future.

* Preparation in progress: We are currently preparing to apply for a licence of supervising organization from Organization for Technical Intern Training.

System overview

Technical intern training is a system constructed to contribute to “human resources development”, accepting foreign workers from developing countries for a certain period of time (up to 5 years), transferring skills, technology or knowledge to those developing countries contributing to human resources development, which is the cornerstone of economic development for that country. Technical intern training law stipulates that the system must be conducted with the purpose of international cooperation and must not be used as a way to cover labour shortages or be used as a means to secure inexpensive labour.

[International student project activities]

Using our network in Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, we are recruiting students who have a strong desire to work in caregiving and IT related work opportunities in Japan for the future. Before entering Japan, we provide basic education such as Japanese language and caregiving training to support the students and act as a bridge between the students and association members. We are also preparing to do the same for students who are already studying in Japan.

*Preparation in progress: We are currently preparing to apply for a free employment placement service.

[System overview]
The international student project is based on a free employment placement service for international students, and it is a non-profit service that receives applications from job providers and job seekers, and conducts mediation to facilitate the establishment of employment relationships between them, without any compensation. We match international students wanting to work in Japan with accepting companies desiring to hire them.

[Specified skills project activities]

It is expected that the need for foreign workers who have the specified skills for caregiving, have passed the examinations of those skills or those who have completed technical intern training and have a status of residence as specified skilled workers will increase for nursing homes that are seeking an immediate work force. Our association promotes the smooth transition of their career and recruitment by matching both parties, including the introduction of registered support organizations.

*Preparation in progress: We are currently preparing to apply for a free employment placement service.

[Group purchasing project activities]

Jointly procuring materials from overseas, mainly from Vietnam makes it possible to obtain sufficient amounts of materials at lower cost. We secure the necessary number of essential items such as masks and medical gloves, which were challenging to obtain when needed and these prices had soared over the last year in Japan.

[Achievements]

November 2016 (Heisei era 28)
Imported 300,000 non-woven masks from Vietnam and sold them to about 20 association member companies and their affiliates.

January 2021 (Reiwa era 3)
Imported 917,000 latex gloves from Vietnam and sold them to about 20 association member companies and their affiliates.

[Education and training project activities]

Association members go to nursing homes, schools, and sending organizations in Vietnam and the Philippines as a training visit. By actually seeing the current situation and listening to the voices of local staff, we can exchange opinions and build relationships with each other, which is useful for improving the environment of long term care facilities and the education of caregiving both locally and in Japan.
Furthermore, we are striving to make international contributions with the “Nursing Care Equipment Across the Sea Project” by donating unused equipment and supplies.

[Achievements / Education and training]

We have held training sessions in Vietnam and the Philippines 14 times since December 2013.

[Achievements / International Contribution “Nursing Care Equipment Across the Sea Project”]

We carried out this project three times in August 2014, January 2015, and July 2015. This project strives to contribute to society in Vietnam by donating beds, wheelchairs, etc. no longer needed at nursing homes in Japan to a municipal hospital in Hue City, Vietnam.