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ISLAMABAD: Whilst Japan appears to open its doorways to staff from Pakistan, few Japanese firms are conscious of the potential that Pakistanis provide as staff, nor have many Pakistanis utilized for alternatives there so far.
This was disclosed by the Japanese Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister of Japanese Embassy Yusuke Shindo was talking throughout a media discuss alongside Japanese Embassy Counsellor and Head of Tradition and Public Data Part Ryuji Iwasaki within the federal capital.
Japan, he mentioned, was eager on inviting increasingly more expert and semi-skilled Pakistani staff to its shores with a view of selling and strengthening bilateral bonds aside from overcoming the challenges of an ageing Japanese inhabitants.
Shindo mentioned that Tokyo drastically values its relations with Islamabad, including that Japanese markets can provide loads of alternatives to the Pakistani workforce within the classes of technical intern coaching; specified-skill and highly-skilled professions.
Nevertheless, Shindo mentioned that given the potential and scope of this programme, the variety of folks collaborating in its scheme was very small.
The deputy chief of mission, although, conceded that each side have to work to extend this quantity.
To a query, he mentioned that many Japanese firms merely have no idea sufficient in regards to the Pakistani workforce and their potential, which is why they like staff from different international locations.
“Imitiaz Ahmed (Pakistani Ambassador in Japan) is doing a great job to spread awareness about Pakistani potential. However his efforts can bear more fruit only when supported by the government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” he added.
Underlining numerous impediments to rising the variety of Pakistani staff in Japan, Shindo mentioned that the obvious one was language.
On this regard, he mentioned that the Japan Basis in Pakistan has undertaken numerous Japanese language programs. Such programs, he mentioned, are supplied twice a yr, in July and December.
“March 27 is the deadline for [Japanese language] course being offered in July 2020.”
Speaking about technical interns and specified-skill staff, the diplomat mentioned that this programme goals to switch technical expertise, strategies and data to international international locations together with Pakistan, by means of “On the Job Training (OJT)” in Japan. This can assist contribute to the human useful resource improvement of Pakistanis, he mentioned.
He mentioned that candidates must be at the least 18-years-old in good well being and have to be nominated by the Nationwide Vocational and Technical Coaching Fee (NAVTTC) or the Nationwide College of Expertise (NUTECH).
Printed in The Categorical Tribune, March 21st, 2020.
