Recruiting more interns to work in Japan in six provinces.

The Center for Overseas Labor announces the recruitment of additional candidates for the internship program in Japan in three northern mountainous provinces: Lao Cai, Cao Bang, and Ha Giang, and three provinces in the Mekong Delta region: Long An, Dong Thap, and An Giang.

Training workers for export (Illustrative image: Dolab).

The recruitment program takes place in May. Workers in Lao Cai, Cao Bang, and Ha Giang provinces must submit their applications before May 19, 2014, while candidates in Long An, Dong Thap, and An Giang provinces must submit their applications before May 23, 2014, at their respective local Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Applicants must be male, aged 20 to 30 years old (born between April 18, 1984 and April 18, 1994 for workers from Lao Cai, Cao Bang, and Ha Giang provinces; and between June 19, 1984 and June 19, 1994 for workers from Long An, Dong Thap, and An Giang provinces); have graduated from high school or equivalent or higher; be at least 1.60m tall; have no tattoos, disabilities, deformities, or scars; be free from myopia, amblyopia, or color vision disorders; be in good health to work abroad; possess good morals and discipline, and have no criminal record.

Applicants must have permanent residency and live in one of the six aforementioned locations; and must not have previously participated in any Japanese trainee programs.

The program for sending Vietnamese trainees to Japan for technical training has been implemented since 2006 under an agreement between the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the International Manpower Development Organization of Japan (IM Japan).

Trainees undergo technical training and internships in Japan for three years; they receive a stipend of 80,000 yen per month for the first month of training and a salary according to the contract signed with the receiving company during the technical internship period, with a minimum salary of 90,000 yen per month in the first and second years, and 100,000 yen per month in the third year; they are also covered by insurance during the training and technical internship period.

After completing their internship program, each worker who returns home on time will receive 600,000 yen from the IM Japan organization to support their startup business.

Participating in the program, workers are not required to pay any fees other than: passport fees, visa fees, medical examination fees, pre-selection and preparatory training fees (official pre-departure training costs for four months are covered by IM Japan), and food, accommodation, and transportation costs during the training period in Vietnam.

According to NDĐT