Jobs in Japan : Long-term plan from Sri Lanka

August 10, 2022 at 9:16 AM

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal pertaining to implementing the programme to provide Japanese language competency at the school level. 

The government said Sri Lankans are eligible to apply for employment as technical in-service trainees and employment in 14 sectors in Japan as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries.

Competency in the Japanese language is an essential qualification for the purpose and should be qualified precisely from the examinations conducted in several stages. 

The government said it has been planned to recruit approximately 345,000 labourers for employment in Japan for the next 05 years under the special skills employment programme.

Japan has signed agreements with seven (07) countries including Sri Lanka for this purpose.

Considering this, the Cabinet approved the proposal by the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment in order to inaugurate the teaching of Japanese and English languages under the technical subject stream implemented in the schools.

The government aims to develop soft skills in the sectors of nursing, hospitality, building cleaning, agricultural activities, motor mechanism or electric and electronic mechanism, etc, aiming at the employment opportunities in Japan. (NewsWire)