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Online digitalisation of national qualifications

The government will promote digitalisation such as making various application procedures for national qualifications online and coordinating information on qualifications.

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Events for which the current domicile of origin cannot be confirmed

When examining the procedures applied by Mynaportal, there have been some cases where the current Registered Domicile cannot be identified * from the results of the inquiry of the family register information obtained in the inquiry of family register-related information conducted to confirm the Registered Domicile of the applicants, and the examination cannot be continued. It is difficult to confirm in advance whether you fall under the said case, and if the family register-related information cannot be confirmed correctly after the application, the eligibility management organization will contact you. In order to continue the examination, it is necessary to re-apply by attaching a family register extract (Certification of items for an individual of family register) at Mynaportal.
For inquiries about this initiative, please contact in My Number System.

*In the inquiry results, there are cases in which the time series of historical information cannot be grasped and cases in which historical information prior to the computerization of family registers cannot be confirmed.

Overview

Currently, many procedures for national qualifications, etc. are operated on the premise of paper media, but with the revision of the My Number Law, 84 national qualifications, etc. are now subject to online digitalisation.
Based on this, from August 6, 2024, it will be possible to apply online in Mynaportal for procedures for national qualifications, etc. that are under the jurisdiction of each ministry and agency. It will also be possible to continue the procedures on paper. The procedure method can be selected by the qualification holder.
In addition, by cooperating with the Basic Resident Register Network System and the Information Provision Network System, etc., it will be possible for holders of qualifications, etc. to omit attached documents in various application procedures and to prove their qualifications using Mynaportal, and for administrative organs, etc. to improve the efficiency of qualification management affairs and ensure the accuracy of qualification information.

Merit

We will introduce the advantages of online digitalisation for national qualifications, etc.

  • Various applications
    • Various application documents can be submitted online
    • Online payment available
    • Submission of copies of residence certificates, etc. can be omitted by using the My Number
    • Can confirm application status
    • You can check the notification from Mynaportal.
  • Maintenance of qualification
    • Simplified procedures required in the event of death or change of name or address due to marriage or moving
      *Each qualification is treated differently.
  • Use of qualifications
    • You can view your credentials on Mynaportal
    • Credential information can be output and displayed in the form of electronic media, with functions to ensure authenticity and prevent perjury
    • Mynaportal Use of API enables coordination of credentials with external systems

An example of the use of the Digital Qualification Certificate is posted in .

Target qualification

Eligible qualifications are listed. Due to the revision of the My Number Law, 84 national qualifications are now eligible for online digitalisation. We plan to expand the eligible qualifications in the future.
Reference: Online digitalisation for national qualifications started on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 (PDF / 686 KB) (updated on November 22, 2024)

Currently available qualifications

It has been online since August 6, 2024. The following are the qualifications that can be processed at present. For details, please check the website of each qualifying organization.
The operation of the Mynaportal is posted in the usage .

  • Certified care worker (* 1)
  • Social Worker (* 1)
  • Psychiatric social worker (* 1)
  • Certified Psychologist (* 2)
  • Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant (* 3)

* 1 We have started to make the notification of changes in registered matters online. twenty twenty-five Procedures for making it online will be added gradually from the autumn.
* 2 We have started online procedures for notification of changes in registered matters, application for renewal of registration certificate issue, and application for renewal of registration certificate issue. Procedures for online procedures will be added gradually from the autumn of the twenty twenty-five.
* 3 Online application for change, deletion, issue renewal, Various Certificates issuance, and home address change has started. Procedures for online application will be added gradually after the twenty twenty-five.

Eligibility for further procedures

The scheduled time when the procedure will be possible is shown in parentheses. Please note that it may be changed in the future.
As of November 29, 2024.

Taxes, social security, etc.

  • Doctor (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Persons who have completed clinical training for physicians (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Dentists (in order from the autumn of the twenty twenty-five)
  • Persons who completed clinical training for dental practitioners (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Pharmacists (in order from autumn of the twenty twenty-five)
  • Nurses (twenty twenty-five in order from autumn onwards)
  • Assistant Nurse (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five)
  • Public health nurses (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Midwives (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onwards)
  • Physiotherapist (twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
  • Occupational therapists (in twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
  • Orthoptist (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Prosthetists (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onwards)
  • Speech-language-hearing therapist (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Clinical laboratory technicians (in order of twenty twenty-five after autumn)
  • Clinical engineer (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Medical radiology technicians (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Dental hygienists (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onwards)
  • Dental technicians (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Anma massage shiatsu performer (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Hari-shi (in order from autumn of the twenty twenty-five)
  • Moxibustion practitioner (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Judo-orthopedists (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Emergency Life-Saving Technicians (twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
  • National registered dietitian (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onwards)
  • Nutritionists (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Nursery teachers (in twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
  • Long-Term Care Support Specialist (twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)
  • Certified public tax accountant (registered) (in order from the summer of twenty twenty-five)
  • Certified Tax Accountant (Examination) (scheduled after April 2026)

Other than taxes and social security

Child
  • Nursery teachers limited to National Strategic Special Zones (in twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn)
  • Practical guidance officer for birth control (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
Administration, Justice, Education, etc.
  • Administrative scrivener (in order from summer of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Bar examination (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Preliminary bar examination (in twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
  • Faculty (in twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
  • Information security assistants (in twenty twenty-five, starting from autumn)
Housing and construction
  • First class Authorized Architect (after the fall of the twenty twenty-five)
  • Second class Authorized Architect (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Wooden structures architect (twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)
  • Building investigator (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Building equipment inspector (in order from autumn of twenty twenty-five)
  • Qualified for Building Standard Conformity Assessment (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Persons qualified for structural calculation compliance judgment (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Condominium managers (in twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
Motor vehicle
  • Auto mechanic (twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
Maritime
  • Maritime officer (after the summer of twenty twenty-five)
  • Small craft pilot (in order from summer twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Maritime agents (in twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Health Manager (in twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
  • Lifeboat crew (twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
Tourism
  • National Licensed Guide Interpreters (starting from autumn of twenty twenty-five)
  • Regional Guide Interpreters (in twenty twenty-five, starting in autumn)
Health and medical care
  • Designated doctor for mental health (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Health insurance physicians (sequentially from January of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Health insurance pharmacists (sequentially from January of twenty twenty-five onwards)
  • Autopsies of dead bodies (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Cooks (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onwards)
  • Barber (in order from autumn of the twenty twenty-five)
  • Hairdressers (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Chief Water Supply Equipment Construction Engineer (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Seika Hygienists (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Cleaning masters (in order from autumn of the twenty twenty-five)
  • Professional cooks (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onwards)
  • Registered sales representatives (starting from autumn of twenty twenty-five)
  • Medical technologist (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Building Sanitary Environment Control Engineer (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn onwards)
  • Physicians with experience in areas with a small number of physicians (in twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn)
  • Designated Physicians for Intractable Diseases (cooperating Designated Physicians for Intractable Diseases) (twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)
  • Designated physicians for specific chronic pediatric diseases (in twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)
Employment and labor
  • Vocational twenty twenty-five instructors (in order from autumn onwards)
  • Certified Skilled Worker (132 kinds) (twenty twenty-five, in order from autumn)
  • Career counselor (twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)
  • Occupational safety consultant (in twenty twenty-five, starting from autumn)
  • Occupational health consultant (in twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn)
  • Working Environment Measurement Expert (in twenty twenty-five, from autumn onward)
  • Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultants (Examination for Dispute Resolution Services) (twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)
  • Licenses under the Industrial Safety and Health Law (20 types) (in twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)
    • First class health officer
    • Second class health officer
    • Health Engineering Health Manager
    • Operations chief of work in compressed air
    • Operations chief of gas welding
    • Operations chief of forestry cableway
    • Special class boiler operator
    • First class boiler operator
    • Second class boiler operator
    • Operations chief of X-ray
    • Operations chief of gamma-ray radiography
    • Operations chief of handling specified class-1 pressure vessel
    • Blasting engineer
    • Cargo lifting appliance operator
    • Special boiler welder
    • Ordinary boiler welder
    • Boiler mechanic
    • Crane / derrick operator
    • Mobile crane operator
    • Diver
  • Skill Training Course Completion Certificate (69 types) (in twenty twenty-five, starting from autumn)
  • Pension actuary (twenty twenty-five, sequentially from autumn onward)

usage

I will take the procedure from Mynaportal.
The following people can use the online digitalisation for national qualifications.

  • Those who have a My Number Card with a valid electronic certification
  • Those who have a national qualification that has started online

Flow of Mynaportal use

You can apply for various types of national qualifications and obtain a digital qualification certificate by setting up your Mynaportal to link your My Number Card and national qualification information (initial setting).
The following is the initial configuration procedure.

  1. Log in to Mynaportal
  2. Press "#National qualification" or "Certificate" from "Search".
  3. From "Registration and various applications for national qualifications", click "Add a qualification", select a national qualification to register, and follow the instructions on the screen for the rest of the procedure.

After the initial setting is completed, you can apply for various national qualifications you have on Mynaportal and obtain a digital qualification certificate.
For details of each operation, please check the National Qualifications Online Service Introduction (PDF / 1,687 kb) .

Digital Qualification Certificate is posted in

The following is an example of the use of a digital qualification certificate obtained from Mynaportal.
The two dimensional code attached to the digital qualification certificate presented and submitted by the qualification holder can be read by the verifier on the verification site of the digital qualification certificate to verify the validity and authenticity of the qualification (no falsification, etc.).

Qualified person

  1. Presentation and submission of digital qualification certificate
    The main methods are listed below.
    • Face-to-face presentation of digital credentials
    • Attach qualification certificate data by email and send
    • Face-to-face submission of printed qualification certificate
    • Submit printed qualification certificate by mail

Submitter (Verifier)

  1. Scan the two dimensional code of the submitted digital qualification certificate and press "Verify" on the digital qualification certificate verification site (* 1).
  2. Based on the verification results displayed on the screen, confirm that they match the entries in the presented digital qualification certificate, and confirm the validity and authenticity of the qualification.
* 1 Digital Certificate Verification Site
The digital qualification certificate verification site is operated by Digital Agency to verify the validity of digital qualification certificates. In order to prevent damage from counterfeit sites, please make sure that the domain name included in the URL is "dqcvs. nqs. go. jp".
*Necessity of identity verification
The digital qualification certificate verifies the validity and authenticity of the presented qualification certificate, and does not guarantee that the said qualification certificate is that of the person who presented it. If a identity verification is required, please confirm it separately by a My Number Card, etc.

Reference: How to Use the Digital Qualification Certificate (PDF / 1,455 kb) (updated on September 20, 2024)

References

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For inquiries about this initiative, please contact for inquiries about My Number System.
In addition, please contact the same My Number System (No. 4: Mynaportal and Smartphone electronic certification) for questions related to re-application in cases where the family register inquiry results cannot be confirmed correctly.
For details of the procedures for each qualification other than those listed above, please contact the qualification management organization.

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