About technical intern training and employment of foreigners with specific skills in the "building cleaning" industry

This time the status of residence"Specific skill"one of the fields of"Building Cleaning"I would like to tell you about this.
The status of residence "Specific Skills" in the field of building cleaning is particularly closely related to the accommodation field of the same specific skills.

Current status of the building cleaning industry

◆ Market environment

This industry is one of the industries that is greatly influenced by the Japanese economy.Although the market environment has deteriorated significantly after the Lehman shock, it can be said that the current situation has recovered relatively.
However, due to the influence of the new corona, it cannot be said that it is going well.

◆ Challenges

Many building maintenance companies are suffering from a shortage of human resources.This trend is expected to continue, especially with a small number of younger employees.
It is said that the causes are that the barriers to entry into the industry are low and the traders are crowded and price competition is occurring, and that the industry has not actively moved to "retain human resources".
These two points have influenced the current building cleaning industry.Approximately 40% are over 65 years oldIt is said that it has become.

About specific skill building cleaning

◆ Business details

Our main business is cleaning the entrances and corridors of buildings such as buildings and hotels, stairs and toilets, elevators and escalators, parking lots and outer walls.
A point closely related to the accommodation field mentioned above is that it is possible to make hotel room cleaning the main business.
On the other hand, with the specific skill "accommodation", it is not possible to focus on room cleaning.
Attention should be paid to this point.

◆ Employment type

Employment form is limited to direct employment,Dispatched employment is not allowed.
We plan to accept 37,000 people.

About technical intern training building cleaning

◆ Business details

Building cleaning is one of the screening criteria for occupations subject to the transition to technical intern training by the Organization for Technical Intern Training for Foreigners."For the interior of buildings used by an unspecified number of users, for the purpose of protecting the hygienic environment, maintaining aesthetics, ensuring safety and improving maintenance, for differences in location, building materials, dirt, etc. Work to properly select methods, detergents and tools, perform cleaning work by location and site, eliminate environmental pollutants existing in buildings, and maintain cleanliness. "Is stipulated.
Technical intern trainees are not labor force but trainees, so we cannot entrust them with any work.

◆ Acceptance method

How to accept foreign technical intern trainees“Individual company type”と"Group management type"There are 2 types.

[Company-only type]: A method in which Japanese companies, etc. carry out technical intern training by accepting personnel from overseas local companies, partner companies, and business partners.
[Group management type]: A method in which non-profit organizations (supervising organizations) such as business cooperatives and business and industry associations carry out technical intern training by including technical intern trainees.

Specific skill building cleaning test

◆ Criteria to be met

As with other specific skills, it is possible to switch from "technical intern training" for building cleaning to "specific skills" for building cleaning.
In addition,

① Building Cleaning Field Specific Skill XNUM X Evaluation TestPassed
② Japanese language test (Japanese language proficiency testN4 or above,The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Foundation TestA2 or above)

There is also a way to obtain it by passing ① and ② above.

Precautions for accepting companies to hire foreigners with specific skills

When accepting in this field, the company may have to prepare in advance.

◆ Registration of building cleaning business or building environmental hygiene general management business

Registration requirements for building environmental hygiene comprehensive management business are

・ Physical requirements
・ Human requirements
・ Other requirements

is stipulated.

▼ Physical requirements

・ Vacuum cleaner
・ Floor polisher
・ Residual chlorine measuring instrument
・ Floating dust measuring instrument
・ Carbon monoxide measuring instrument
・ Carbon dioxide measuring instrument
・ Thermometer (0.5 degree scale)
・ Psyrometer (0.5 degree scale)
・ Anemometer (measuring instrument capable of measuring airflow of 0.2 m / s or more)
・ Tools necessary for measuring the air environment (measurement stand, etc.)

You need to have these tools.

▼ Human requirements

・Overall management

Persons who have completed the general manager training course

・Cleaning work supervisor

In order to qualify,

① Pass the building cleaning skill test
② Receive a building environmental hygiene management engineer license

One of the above two conditions must be met.

・Air environment measurement implementer

In order to qualify,

① Must have completed the air environment measurement implementer training course and have completed the course within 6 years
② Be a building environmental hygiene management engineer who has never been registered as an air environment measurement implementer in the past.

One of the above two conditions must be met.

・Air conditioning water supply and drainage management supervisor

In order to qualify,

① Has the person passed the building cleaning skill test?
② Must have been issued with a building environmental hygiene management engineer license.

One of the above two conditions must be met.

・Complete worker training

All people working in the business must receive it.

It is required that there are human resources who meet these requirements.

▼ Other requirements

・Working methods and methods of maintenance and management of machinery, equipment, etc. must comply with standards.
・Working methods and maintenance management methods for machinery, equipment, etc. must meet all items specified in the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare notification.

◆ Joining the Building Cleaning Field Specific Skills Council

Building Cleaning Field Specific Skills CouncilIs an organization established for the purpose of accepting foreigners with specific skills and sharing necessary information to facilitate the acceptance of foreigners with specific skills.
By appropriately sharing information on the acceptance of foreigners with specific skills at the association, we will be able to respond to employment problems and support job changes.
Companies that acceptJoin the council 4 months before starting employmentneed to do it.

Summary

The building cleaning field is suffering from a chronic shortage of human resources and is one of the industries that are required to improve the situation as soon as possible.
Companies that are considering accepting have a lot of preparations, so I think it is better to prepare early.

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