Specific skill "accommodation" -requirements and business contents-

Current status of specific skills / accommodation industry

Before the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan was on the rise, ranking 3rd in Asia and 11th in the world in terms of number of foreign tourists accepted (Japan Tourism Agency, 2018).
Currently, new entry is restricted, so the situation is quite severe numerically.
In particular, guest houses and hotels that anticipate inbound demand are having a major impact as some companies go bankrupt.

The accommodation industry has been greatly affected by the new coronavirus, but movements are gradually becoming more active in anticipation of the end of the new coronavirus.
The government also aims to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan to 2030 million by 6,000.

Requirements for Specific Skill No. 1

▼ Requirements for the accepting organization

The following are requirements specific to the "accommodation industry" that are required of accepting organizations.

• ● Operating an inn business in the form of inn/hotel business, and falling under the following conditions:
  1. 3. 1.Being licensed to operate inns and hotels under Article XNUMX, Paragraph XNUMX of the Ryokan Business Law
  2. 2. 6.Do not allow foreigners with specific skills No. 4 to work at the facilities stipulated in Article 1, Paragraph XNUMX, Item XNUMX of the Fuei Law.
  3. 1 No. 2 Do not allow foreigners with specific skills to entertain as stipulated in Article 3, Paragraph XNUMX of the Fuei Law.
• ● Do not allow employees to work as temporary workers.(Only direct employment is permitted)
• ●Joining a council in the field of “accommodation industry”

▼ Requirements for applicants

From February 2020, 2, technical intern training No. 25 was added to the accommodation occupations of technical intern training, which was not available before, so until now, the only way to obtain accommodation for specified skills was to pass the exam.Possible to transition from Technical Intern Training No. 2became.

Services

It is important to note that not everything will be approved for work at inns and hotels.

▼ Work content permitted for specific skills “accommodation”

• ・ Front desk work
• ・ Planning and public relations
• ・ Customer service
• ・ Restaurant service business

The specific skill "accommodation" is recognized mainly for these tasks.

Accompanying these business contents,

• ・ Sales operations at shops in accommodation facilities
• ・ Check equipment in the accommodation
• ・ Bed making

It is said that it is possible to do this as part of the job.
What you need to be careful about here is thatIncidental work can only be performed as an incidental job..
For example, if you only make beds, it is no longer your main business and you may violate the Immigration Control Act.

Summary

The specific skill "accommodation" is highly expected to solve the labor shortage problem in the tourism and accommodation industries.
It is also one of the secretly popular areas.
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