It's Harder for Foreigners to Open Bank Accounts Than Last Year | Bank Policies
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Lately, the process of opening bank accounts for foreign technical interns’ salaries has become extremely strict. The reason is that I went to open a bank account for one of our Vietnamese technical interns. It turned out that the requirements were much stricter than last year, and the person accompanying me…
Teaching Maintenance Skills to Technical Interns | Training Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I was teaching the first and second cohorts of Vietnamese trainees how to disassemble a machine. It’s an MG-15 pump. We received a unit that’s pretty worn out, so we’re giving it a complete overhaul lol. Normally, either I or another employee would…
Does Having Fun Make Things More Exciting? | The Motivation of Slope Workers
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 今日、休日なんですよ！！ｗ が、私は今日までに提出予定の積算と施工見積と変更設計の計算書・・・・ 盛りだくさんｗ 週休二日はどこえやらですねｗ そして、社員は3月全く休み無しの現場へ・・・・（…
I Attended a Training Course for Skills Training Supervisors | Hiring Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The other day, I took a course called the “Skills Training Supervisor Training.” It was a full day—and it was pure hell, lol. With training sessions like this, whether or not you end up falling asleep really depends on the instructor’s skills. This time, I felt sleepy every 15 minutes, and it was seriously exhausting… At the end…
I Took a Vocational Skills Certification Exam in Aichi Prefecture | National Exam
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 本日は、ベトナム人技能実習生の技能検定試験でバタついておりました。 足場は前日から練習していたので楽々でした。 日本語の試験は今の所結果はわかりませんが、検査官が忖度してくれることを願っていますｗ &nbs…
Results of Taking the Skills Certification Exam for Technical Intern Trainees and Others (Part 2)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m going to share some tips for the recent scaffolding assembly certification exam! Here’s a front view. The key point is that the starting point for the jack base is 100 mm from the decking board. This is an absolute must! Place two decking boards parallel to each other (1.8 m apart), and…
Results of Taking a Skills Certification Exam for Technical Interns and Others (Part 1)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I took the certification exam for technical interns! Even though I practiced really hard the day before, I totally bombed the exam lol. I think I probably passed, but since it was my first time, I was pretty nervous lol. The skills test involves walking on a designated platform…
To Vietnam for Interviews with Technical Intern Trainees | Day 8
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta. Day 8! I’m back in Japan, lol. The upper part of this old man’s house is where he lives. This is probably the view from his perspective. It’s so peaceful. It’s really important to have scenery that hasn’t changed over the years. I used to love this when I was a kid…
To Vietnam for Technical Intern Trainee Interviews | Day 7: Home Visit
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 ベトナムシリーズ7日目に突入しましたｗ（すでに帰国しています） 行ってきました！ 恒例の家庭訪問！！ 正直この家庭訪問は楽しみなんです。 うちに来る子の親御さんにお会いするとこちらのモチベーションや責任感も…