Nursing Care JLCT Test Outline
the Office of Healthcare Policy Cabinet Secretariat, which focuses on communication skills in the nursing care field.
This test ｍeets the requirements for the “N3” level of the Technical Intern Training Program for the nursing care profession.
Measuring communication skills in a nursing care field.
This test measures and evaluates practical Japanese communication skills including the ability
– to understand of terms/phrases used in nursing-care filed
– to hold conversations and talk to people around
– to read and understand documents in workplace
Studying to pass this test will help examinees confidently communicate in the workplace.
It will also help examinees to better understand the practical training course, and is the first step towards passing the National Examination for Certified Care Workers.
Complies with “N3(Japanese Language Ability Requirement)” for Technical Intern Training Program(Nursing)
This test is designed to meet the Japanese language requirement “N3” for the Technical Intern Training No.1, No2, and No.3(caregiving occupations) as defined by the Social Welfare and War Victims’ Relief Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
３ times a year
The Nursing Care JLCT test is conducted in March, July, and November.
Examinees
Those who aim to fulfill the N3 requirements for nursing care technical intern trainees.
A team of experts in nursing care and Japanese language education create the test questions
Experts in nursing care and Japanese language education tagged to create test questions based on the “Japanese for Nursing Care Can-do Statements (KCDS)”.
「Standard Japanese Language Proficiency Can-Do List for Care Workers（KCDS）」
Standard Japanese Language Proficiency Can-Do List for Care Workers（KCDS）
Multiple-choice mark system
This is Paper Based Testing where you select the number you think is correct from the choices given and fill in the relevant entry boxes with a pencil.