Food Service SSW Type 1 Skills Test
The Type 1 test for restaurant and food service work (外食業). It checks hygiene, food preparation and customer service knowledge, plus the Japanese used on the job, in Japanese.
Official name: Food service industry Specified Skilled Worker (i) test
Booking and test windows
No current booking window is listed for this test. Check the official test page for the next one.
Test format
- Questions
- Academic test: 30 questions; practical test: 15 questions
- Time
- 70 minutes
- Language
- Japanese
- Covers
- Hygiene management (including HACCP and food poisoning), food and drink preparation, customer service and store operations
Before you book
This test is tested entirely in Japanese, so your JFT-Basic preparation directly helps here: menu words, polite customer phrases and hygiene rules all appear in both.
Who can take it
- At least 17 years old on the test day (18 for Indonesian nationals).
- Japanese nationals cannot take it.
- You cannot retake it once passed. After a failed attempt you must wait 45 days before taking the same test again.
Where it is held and what it costs
| Country | Fee | Booking |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | USD 33 | No current window |
| India | Net price: INR 2,900 Gross price: INR 3,422 | No current window |
| Indonesia | IDR 450,000 | No current window |
| Myanmar | USD 35 | No current window |
| Nepal | USD 33 | No current window |
| Philippines | PHP 1,700 | No current window |
| Sri Lanka | LKR 6,300 | No current window |
| Thailand | Net price: THB 1,050 | No current window |
| Vietnam | VND 890,000 | No current window |
Latest official notices
Published by the test organiser; titles may be machine-translated from Japanese.
- Regarding the impact of the PHP vulnerability on our services
- Changes to booking start rules in Myanmar Myanmar
- Changes to booking rules in Nepal Nepal
- [Important] Items to bring On the test day Japan
- Temporary Maintenance Notice: Starting September 27, 2026 (Sunday) at 22:00
- Announcement of booking opening in Nepal (updated) Nepal
Prepare for both halves of SSW
SSW Type 1 needs this skills test and JFT-Basic (200 out of 250) or JLPT N4. JFT Guru has practice tests for this field as well as full JFT-Basic mock tests.
Frequently asked questions
What language is the food service test in?
Japanese only.
Do I also need a Japanese test?
Yes. SSW Type 1 needs this skills test plus JFT-Basic (a score of 200 out of 250) or JLPT N4.
How long is it?
70 minutes for both parts.
Format and eligibility checked 21 October 2026; fees and windows checked 24 October 2026. Official test page · Organiser. JFT Guru is an independent study platform and does not take bookings.