- ▶︎What is the TITP? ・ Technical Intern Trainees Project -Their purpose is to transfer skills, technologies or knowledge to developing countries, etc., and to cooperate with “human development” that is responsible for the economic development of developing countries. -Technical intern trainees need to return to their home country in up to 5 years.Because If the purpose is “skill transfer”, there is no need to stay in Japan for a long time. (According to JITCO) ▶︎Detail of Technical intern trainees ・They are separated 3 part -Technical Intern Training No. 1 /Activities to master skills, etc. in the first year after entering the country. -Technical Intern Training No.2 /Activities to master the skills of the 2nd and 3rd years. -Technical Intern Training No.3 /Activities to master the skills of the 4th and 5th years. ・They are planning to interview people who come to Japan from abroad before starting TITP. →They receive a month of Japanese and culture training. →They are accepted by the company. →People from abroad take an exam that was not easy because the company supervised them, and they had to teach Japanese in order to pass. →Also they have to pay a lot of money. ・There are two types of acceptance methods: corporate single type and group supervision type.
- ❶Corporate stand-alone type: A method in which Japanese companies (practice practitioners) accept employees of overseas local subsidiaries, joint ventures, and business partner companies and conduct technical intern training. →1.4%
- ❷Group supervision type: A method in which organizations (supervising organizations) that are not for profit, such as business cooperatives and chambers of commerce and industry, accept technical intern trainees and carry out technical intern training at affiliated companies (internship implementers). →98.6%
- ▶︎Are there any problems? Problems with the foreign technical intern trainee system. With the increase in acceptance… -There are problems caused by interns themselves, such as disappearances, fights, and crimes. -There are cases of problems on the employer side such as power harassment, sexual harassment, unpaid wages and long working hours. →It is necessary to analyze the problems that are common when hiring Technical Intern Trainees, understand the causes and think about countermeasures. Based on the different cultures, we should be careful about the employment of them. I’ve heard of TITP for the first time. I feel that looking at their main advantages alone, it looks like a very good system. However there are some problems behind them, so It is important to balance the acquisition of technology and the improvement of working conditions. That’s why I hope this system will be more good for intern trainers.