An online seminar explaining the process of hiring Specified Skilled Workers in the road transportation sector, obtaining driver's licenses and beginning driving duties will be held from 14:00 on 29 September. The seminar will outline key considerations for companies exploring the introduction of foreign workers, drawing on the current state and costs of hiring truck and bus drivers, as well as the realities of foreign workers' Japanese-language ability and safety performance.
This online seminar focuses on hiring truck and bus drivers under the Specified Skilled Worker program for the road transportation sector. It will provide a clear explanation of what companies need to know, from an overview of the system through the process of obtaining driver's licenses and beginning driving duties, including the realities of Japanese-language ability and safety in the workplace and the costs involved in recruitment and onboarding.
The seminar will also cover the current state of hiring foreign drivers and the challenges that have slowed progress, solutions to recruitment challenges such as converting foreign driver's licenses, residence procedures and costs, the steps required before drivers begin driving duties and what companies need to prepare, and the support structure from recruitment through onboarding.
The speaker is Sai Hikari (蔡 光) of 株式会社マイナビグローバル. The seminar will be held online, with Zoom planned. The registration URL and deadline are provided below; the viewing URL will be sent after registration is completed.
The seminar is intended for companies considering hiring foreign workers and those beginning to gather information, as well as personnel concerned about the cost burden of hiring foreign drivers and the process through obtaining licenses and beginning practical work.