SIDMA College Sabah has set up its very own Japanese Language Centre, a centre to provide Japanese Language Preparatory Course for job seekers who are interested to work in Japan. This was announced by Prof Dr Morni Hj Kambrie, SIDMA College Chairman and Founder, prior to his visit to Japan on 15 October 2019. According to Dr Morni, the main purpose of his trip to Japan is to meet employment agents in Japan; Mr. Yoshyuki Hagino and Mr. Masayuki Matsuda, who are employment agents based in Fukuoka, Japan. This is another of Dr Morni’s corporate social responsibilities to lay the ground work and to provide the necessary assistance to local job seekers (including graduates from SIDMA College) who are interested to work in Japan.
Mr. Hagino and Mr. Matsuda have been in constant contact with Dr Morni, inquiring about any Sabahan who are interested to work in Japan. They have planned to come to Sabah at least four times per year to interview potential job applicants to work in Japan.
Japanese Language Preparatory Course:
Dr Morni added that the Japanese Language Centre at SIDMA College is to conduct preparatory course to enable these potential candidates to work in Japan to obtain the basic Japanese Language mastery. The class will be conducted five times a week with a duration of five hours per day, by native speakers from Japan. The students (minimum 20 persons per class) will be taught to speak proper Japanese with correct pronunciation of each Japanese character; besides, the learning of Japanese Culture at the centre will be conducted to enable them to work in Japan.
Upon completing their Japanese Language Preparatory Course for a minimum 3 – 5 months, these potential candidates will then have to register and sit for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), to be conducted by an external syndicate. These candidates will need to obtain at least N4 Certificate to enable them to get a work permit in Japan. They will only be interviewed by the employment agency after having completed and attended the preparatory course; sit and passed their Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) with at least N4 Certificate.
Thus for those who are Interested to Work in Japan, they can follow the steps below:
Step 1 : Register at SIDMA College for enrolling Japanese Language and Culture studies.
Step 2 : Attend and complete the language training between 3 – 5 months
Step 3 : Take JLPT examination and obtain at least N4 Certificate. (N4 Certificate is the lowest you need to get before one is allowed to work in Japan)
Step 4 : Attend an interview session at SIDMA College with representatives from Japan Employment Agency.
Step 5 : Visa Application (Some companies are known to pay and assist Visa application)
Step 6 : Get job confirmation in Japan
Step 7 : Purchase air ticket to Japan
Step 8 : Pick up at the airport in Japan and begin work for 2 years contract.
The Fees are as follows:
- RM 50.00 per registration
- Fee structure for Japanese Language Program:
- For "Work in Japan": 5 times a week, 5 hours a day - RM450/month -5 Months intensive lesson made for JLPT N5 Exam
- For "Special Class": 3 times a week, 2 hours a day- RM250/month - Lesson held in a very small group of members
- For "Public Class" 2 times a week, 2 hours a day- RM160/month - Open class up to 10-15 members
- Visa RM 250
- JPLT Examination RM 110 – RM150.
- Other expenses: flight tickets, etc.
Besides conducting Japanese Language Preparatory Course to enable potential candidates to work in Japan, SIDMA Japanese Centre will also conduct two (2) other Japanese courses as follows;
Prof Dr Morni Kambrie can be reached at 013- 810 4301. Potential candidates can also contact Mr. Mohd Izzul Izuan Kok at 088 – 731 376 or call SIDMA College Sabah Hotline at 088-732 020 / 088 732 020 for more information and details.
By Teo Eng Seng and Zain Azrai,
SIDMA College Sabah
KOTA KINABALU
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