Japan International Training Cooperation Organization (国際研修協力機構 ''Kokusai Kenshū Kyōryoku Kikō''), abbreviated as JITCO (ジツコ ''Jitsuko''), is a Japanese
public interest incorporated foundation established in 1991. JITCO operates under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Justice (MOJ), the
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
(MOFA) and the
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
The foundation's purpose is to promote and facilitate the
Technical Intern Training Program
The is a work training program providing employment opportunities for foreign nationals in Japan.
Technical Intern can work for up to five years in Japan: (1st year – Basic level), (2nd and 3rd year – Intermediate), (4th and 5th year – ...
. It is mainly funded through membership fees from associations and enterprises that dispatch or employ foreign
migrant workers as technical intern trainees in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
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External links
*Official Website https://www.jitco.or.jp/en/
Regulation in Japan
Training companies
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