Reflections on the Technical Intern Training Program (Part 3) | The Downside of Social Media Sharing and Networking
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s already been five years since I started using the Technical Intern Training Program! Reflecting on the Technical Intern Training Program! (Part 1) It’s already been five years since I started using the Technical Intern Training Program! Reflecting on the Technical Intern Training Program! (Part 2) This is a continuation of the previous post. The Drawbacks of the Technical Intern Training Network Technical interns on Facebook…
Reflections on the Technical Intern Training Program (Part 2) | A Comparison of Work Styles Between Japanese and Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s already been five years since I started using the Technical Intern Training Program! Let’s Take a Look at the Technical Intern Training Program! (Part 1) This is a continuation of my previous post. So, how do Japanese and foreign workers differ in the workplace? In reality, there’s absolutely no difference! In fact, there’s a phrase that older employees at companies with technical interns often say…
I try to fail a little bit every day.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to a Japanese sushi restaurant with some technical intern trainees! Well, it was actually a conveyor-belt sushi place, lol. Apparently, they’re not big fans of salmon, abalone, or shrimp. They said the whelk was delicious, though. They were also fine with the miso soup. Overall…
By the third year, when technical interns reach Category 3, they become such a valuable asset that you can’t afford to let them go!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Technical interns return to their home countries after completing their three-year training period, and then their stay is extended for two more years as Category 3 interns in their fourth year. By the fourth year, they’ve certainly become quite seasoned, and as a company, we’d love to hire them permanently! Since they can handle just about anything at this point, they’re incredibly…
The Instructor's Perspective | Spray-Coating Finishes by Vietnamese Technical Interns
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Golden Week is over, so let’s get back to work starting today! We’ve got a few projects lined up this week that we’ll be diving into next week. Let’s treat today’s work as a warm-up! If you try to tackle everything at once, you’ll have an accident! Accidents are a no-no! Absolutely not!! …
The Reality of the Construction Industry Relying on Technical Interns | The Contribution of Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, there was a news report about an incident of violence involving technical interns. https://youtu.be/hiZEwyMGw9o It’s a truly terrible story. We also have many Vietnamese technical interns here. They’re working on the slope for our main construction project…
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4 Results for Technical Intern Trainees | Evaluation
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, two of our Vietnamese technical interns passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4. They achieved this after one year and six months in Japan. The difficulty levels are as follows. I hear they took the N4 exam this time and passed. For Japanese people, it’s not that difficult…
More and More Communication! | The Philosophy of a Slope Contractor
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I guess it’s about time I changed the color of my Gundam model… lol. But anyway, the other day, I heard that our Vietnamese technical intern wasn’t getting good reviews from the general contractor, so I decided to have a talk with him. He did this and that with the general contractor, and his attitude was like this…
Technical Intern Trainees Take the Category 3 Exam on an Ongoing Basis | Hiring Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We recently held the Category 3 exam for Enta’s technical intern trainees. Since Enta’s technical intern trainees are here as scaffolding workers, they set up scaffolding. It’s a bit of a hassle to put together, but it’s relatively simple lol. Just setting up this scaffolding alone takes about…