Long-term Care Specified Skilled Worker Evaluation Test

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This Test confirms a certain level of expertise, skills, and Japanese language proficiency in order to enter Japan with the residence status of ` Specified Skilled Worker Skilled Worker'' and engage in nursing care work at Japanese nursing care sites.

For taking the exam

You can check the process leading up to the exam and the basic operations of CBT.

Test information

Exam Name
  • Long-term Care Specified Skilled Worker Evaluation Test (Skills)
  • Long-term Care SSW Japanese Language Evaluation Test
Languages available for the exam
  • Long-term Care Specified Skilled Worker Evaluation Test (Skills): Japanese, English, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Burmese, Mongolian, Nepali, Khmer, Chinese, Uzbek, Bengali, Urdu
  • Long-term Care SSW Japanese Language Evaluation Test: Japanese
Eligibility
  • You cannot retake Test that you have passed.
  • You must be 17 years of age or older on exam date. Indonesian nationals must be at least 18 years old on exam date.
  • Those with Japanese nationality are not eligible to take the test.
  • Anyone with a residence status can take the exam. Even those residing in Japan with the residence status of "Short-term stay" can take the test (even those with no mid- to long-term residence history can take the test). Those who do not have a status of residence (illegal overstayers, etc.) will not be allowed to take the test.
*However, even if you are able to pass Test, this does not guarantee that you will be granted the status of residence of "Specified Skilled Worker", and those who pass Test will not be able to apply for Certificate of eligibility or remain in residence. Please note that even if you apply for permission to change your status, it does not necessarily mean that you will be issued Certificate of eligibility or receive permission to change your status of residence.
Retake Policy
  • You cannot retake Test that you have passed.
  • Those who fail the exam are not permitted to take the same exam again for 45 days starting from the day after the exam.
    (Even if the language is different, if the subject is the same, it will be considered the same exam and will be subject to Retake Policy.)
  • If you retake the exam within 45 days and it turns out that you passed, your pass may be revoked.
Implementation format CBT(Computer Based Testing)
The number of questions
  • Long-term Care Specified Skilled Worker Evaluation Test (Skills): 45 questions
  • Long-term Care SSW Japanese Language Evaluation Test: 15 questions
Test time
  • Long-term Care Specified Skilled Worker Evaluation Test (Skills): 60 minutes
  • Long-term Care SSW Japanese Language Evaluation Test: 30 minutes

    The examination time may include tasks such as obtaining confidentiality agreements and completing questionnaires.
Long-term Care Specified Skilled Worker Evaluation Test (Skills)
language Exam Code Exam Name
Burmese JH0-B11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Burmese)
Chinese JH0-C11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Chinese)
Urdu JH0-D11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Urdu)
English JH0-EN1J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (English)
Bengali JH0-G11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Bengali)
Indonesian JH0-I11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Indonesia)
Japanese JH0-J11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Japanese)
Khmer JH0-K11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Khmer)
Mongolian JH0-M11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Mongolian)
Nepali JH0-N11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Nepalese)
Thai JH0-T11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Thai)
Uzbek JH0-U11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Nepalese)
Vietnamese JH0-V11J Long-term Care SSW Skill Evaluation Test (Vietnamese)
Long-term Care SSW Japanese Language Evaluation Test
language Exam Code Exam Name
Japanese JH0-J12J Long-term Care SSW Japanese Language Evaluation Test

Event information

Test Reservation period April 22, 2026 - March 5, 2027
Test period April 27, 2026 - March 10, 2027

Host country

Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Pakistan

Notes

Eligibility

Even if you pass the test, it does not guarantee that you will be granted the "Specified Skilled Worker" status of residence, and even if an application for a Certificate of Eligibility or an application for permission to change your status of residence is made for a person who passes the test, it does not necessarily mean that you will be issued a Certificate of Eligibility or that you will be allowed to change your status of residence. In addition, even if you are issued a Certificate of Eligibility, your visa application will be examined separately by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and you may not necessarily be issued a visa.

ID creation

  • If you do not have Prometric ID, please create one first.
  • It is prohibited for one person to obtain multiple Prometric IDs.
  • When registering your passport or e-KTP information with Prometric ID, please be sure to enter it exactly as it appears on Identification Document. The registered information will be displayed exactly as it is on Confirmation Letter and result notices.
    • If your passport's MRZ is single-name, your full name will be automatically registered in the First Name field, and a hyphen ("-") will be displayed in the Last Name field.
    • Even if the order of names displayed on your MRZ and Confirmation Letter differs, you can still take the exam as long as you registered according to the MRZ.
    • e-KTP: Please enter your name exactly as it appears on the ticket (including your degree, etc.). Your name will be consolidated into the First Name field, and a hyphen ("-") will be automatically entered in the Last Name field.
    • A hyphen ("-") will appear in the blank space for your name on Confirmation Letter and result notification documents, but this is not an error and does not require any correction.
    • If your name contains separators, please omit the apostrophe (') and comma (,) as they cannot be registered in the system, or enter a space instead. Periods (.) and hyphens (-) are acceptable.
    • Since name information can only be registered up to 39 characters, please register only the first 39 characters if your name exceeds 40 characters.
  • If there are errors in your registration information, you may not be able to take the exam.
  • If unauthorized access is detected, your account will be deleted.
  • If you book an exam via a Vietnamese sending organization, please register the email address specified by the sending organization when creating your Prometric ID.

Scheduling

  • Reservations and changes can be made from 59 days before the test date until 23:59 (Japan time) three business days before the test date at the earliest. If the test date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Japanese holiday, you can apply until 23:59 (Japan time) four business days before the test date.
  • Business days are days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Japanese holidays, and New Year's holidays.
  • The dates vary depending on Test Center. Please note that Test Center may not hold exams depending on the date and time.
  • Seating is limited. Please complete Scheduling as soon as possible.
  • If there are errors in your registration information, you may not be able to take the exam.
  • If unauthorized access is detected, your account will be deleted.

Rescheduling

  • Cancellations are not possible.
  • No changes can be made after the reservation deadline has passed.
  • Scheduling cannot be changed unless there are vacant seats.
  • Regardless of Presence or Absence On the test day Test Fee and Voucher will not be refunded, nor will Voucher be reissued.

On the day of exam date

  • Entry to Test Center will begin 45 minutes before the start of the exam.
  • Please arrive at Test Center 30 minutes before the start of the exam. If you are late, you will not be able to take the exam.
  • You must present a valid Identification Document on the exam date. If you cannot present it, you will not be able to take the test.
  • Even if you are unable to take the test due to being late or Any lack of or mistake in your identification document(s), Test Fee will not be refunded.
  • The following types of clothing are prohibited at Ateneo University in the Philippines.
    Dirty clothes, shorts and shirts for room use, shorts and shirts for sports such as gym and cycling, sleeveless clothes (for men), clothes with deep necklines, clothes with wide openings in the back, clothes without shoulder straps, clothes that show your navel, extreme clothes. short skirts or dresses, extremely low-rise jeans, and slippers.

Identification Document

Identification Document must meet all of the following conditions:

  • The "name, passport number (or NIK number), and date of birth on Identification Document" must be the same as the "name, passport number (or NIK number), and date of birth registered in your Prometric ID."
  • Must be an original.
  • Copying is invalid.
  • It cannot be presented on a smartphone screen or other electronic media.
  • The photo of Identification Document must be clear and can be verified as the person who came to the test site on On the test day.
  • Must be within the expiry date and include a photo.

Test Fee

Test Fee vary depending on the country where you take the test. Please check below.

Payment Method

Payment methods vary depending on the country where you take the test. Please check below.

Test Scheduling

ID creation

Login/Reservation/Change

  • Cancellations are not possible.
  • Reservations and changes can be made until 23:59 (Japan time) three business days before the test date. If the test date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Japanese holiday, the test date is 4 business days in advance.
  • Business days are days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Japanese holidays, and New Year's holidays.
  • Please manage your Prometric ID, password, and registered email address yourself, and be careful not to disclose them to a third party.

Please check your registration information to ensure it is correct before logging in.

View Confirmation Letter

You can view Confirmation Letter when the reservation site is busy and you are unable to log in.

What to bring on the day

  • Confirmation Letter
  • Identification Document

Valid Identification Document

Valid Identification Document differ depending on the country. Please check below.

Test Result

Pass/fail announcement

  • Test Result will be displayed on the computer screen at the end of Test.
  • Your results notification will be available for viewing on your My Page within 1 to 5 business days after the exam. Please log in to check.
  • For instructions on how to print a result notification, please see "Steps to print a Google Chrome result notification."

Inquiry

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