Digitalization of National Qualifications

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Starting from August 6, 2024, it will be possible to complete online the procedures for name changes, obtaining digital qualification certificates, and other processes for certified care workers, social workers, mental health social workers, and certified psychologists, which were previously conducted on paper.
When names or addresses are changed due to marriage, moving, or in the case of death, the necessary procedures can be completed online via the My Number Portal. Not only can you omit submitting attachments such as residence certificates and family registers, but you can also pay the registration license tax and fees required for the application through online payment using a credit card.
You will also be able to view your registered information at any time.

Organizations managing these qualifications can reduce the burden of checking for omissions and corrections by using a system that checks forms automatically, and they can also send notifications of application deficiencies through the My Number Portal, reducing postage and phone response costs. Additionally, if a complete transition to the national qualification system is made, it will be possible to issue a "digital qualification certificate," which will reduce the annual costs of operating and maintaining existing systems.

The qualifications covered by this include:

Starting August 6:

• Certified care workers

• Social workers

• Mental health social workers

• Certified psychologists

Starting November this year:

• Doctors

• Dentists

• Nurses

• Public health nurses

• Midwives

• Physical therapists

• Occupational therapists

• Orthoptists

• Prosthetists and orthotists

• Clinical laboratory technologists

• Clinical engineers

• Radiological technologists

• Hygiene inspectors

• Autopsy practitioners

• Medical clinical training graduates

• Dental clinical training graduates

• Doctors with certified minority area experience

• Pharmacists

• Speech-language-hearing therapists

• Dental hygienists

• Dental technicians

• Emergency medical technicians

• Registered dietitians

• Certified social insurance labor consultants

• Anma massage shiatsu practitioners

• Acupuncturists

• Moxibustion practitioners

Starting March 2025:

• Judo therapists

• Insurance doctors

• Insurance pharmacists

• Childcare workers limited to national strategic special zones

• Childcare workers

• Certified care managers

• Assistant nurses

• Nutritionists

• Designated intractable disease specialists (cooperating intractable disease specialists)

• Pediatric chronic disease designated specialists

• Tax accountants

Subsequent phases will cover:

• Small boat operators

• Administrative scriveners

• Bar exam takers

• Preliminary bar exam takers

• Building environment hygiene management technicians

• Building inspectors

• Building standards compliance assessors

• Structural calculation compliance assessors

• Information security management specialists

• Maritime officers

• Cooks

• Designated mental health doctors

• Career consultants

• Water supply facility construction managers

• Certified chefs

• Skilled technicians (131 types)

• License holders under the Industrial Safety and Health Law (20 types)

• Skills training completion certificates (69 types)

• Registered sellers

• National tour guides

• Regional tour guides

• Vocational training instructors

• Confectionery hygienists

• Cleaning professionals

• Contraception fieldwork instructors

• Teachers

• First-class architects

• Second-class architects

• Wooden structure architects

• Condominium managers

• Automotive technicians

• Maritime agents

• Hygiene managers

• Lifeboat operators

• Barbers

• Hairdressers

• Labor safety consultants

• Industrial hygiene consultants

• Occupational environment measurement technicians

• Certified social insurance labor consultants (specific)

• Actuaries

国家資格のデジタル化 

国家資格のデジタル化