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Opportunities in Japan for airport ground handlers
Skills tests for nursing, food services, agriculture and construction
The Japanese Embassy in Colombo Friday announced what it called “a new gateway” for Lankans to work as airport ground handlers in Japan saying that tests for field skills will be conducted here next March.
“The Embassy of Japan is pleased to announce that a new skills test in the field of Airport Ground Handling will be newly introduced in March 2024 in Sri Lanka for working in Japan as specified skilled workers. Together with the skills tests in Nursing Care, Food Service and Agriculture in place since last year as well as Construction which has been recently added, skills tests in five fields will be available in Sri Lanka, an embassy news release said.
“The Embassy of Japan sincerely hopes that many talented Sri Lankans will take advantage of this new opportunity to work in Japan and master skills that will contribute not only to Japan’s aviation sector but also to the future development of Sri Lanka.”
The Embassy of Japan will continue to provide the necessary support and cooperation for Sri Lanka’s development, further deepening our long-standing friendship with Sri Lanka, the release said.
It added that the information on its registration will be updated in January 2024 on the website of Japan Aeronautical Engineers’ Association (https://exam.jaea.or.jp/), which conducts this test.
A textbook and sample questions of Written and Practical test will be available via
https://exam.jaea.or.jp/?page_id=356#section1 The Development Cooperation Section of the embassy may be contacted for further information.Tel: 011-269-3831~3 (ext. 226)
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