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    Information page on the Retention of Foreign Intermediate Skilled Workforce Program

Information page on the Retention of Foreign Intermediate Skilled Workforce Program

Introduction to the Long-term Retention of Skilled Foreign Workers Program


In order to supplement the industry workforce on April 30, 2022, the Ministry of Labor officially implemented the “Long-term Retention of Skilled Foreign Workers Program.” This applies to industries that already hire foreign workers, including manufacturing industry, slaughterhouse industry, construction industry, the agriculture and long-term care sector, allowing the retention of workers who have worked in Taiwan for 6 years or more, or overseas Chinese and foreign students who have obtained an associate degree or higher from an educational institution in Taiwan, who meet salary condition eligibility and the required skill level, with employers applying for them to be re-designated intermediate skilled foreign workers. There is no limit to the number of years an intermediate skilled foreign workers can work in Taiwan, they receive a higher salary, have a more advanced skill level and are not required to pay an employment security fee. After working for a further five years, such individuals can also apply for permanent residency.


Intermediate skilled foreign workers continue to receive labor and health insurance protections and if in the future industry category intermediate skilled foreign workers to whom the provisions of the Labor Standards Act apply retire in Taiwan the old labor pension system applies. After an employer applies for a foreign worker to be re-designated an intermediate skilled worker, permission will be given to retain the needed number of personnel with the requisite skill level. In addition, the employer is also permitted to apply to recruit the same number of new foreign workers as the number of original foreign workers re-designated intermediate skilled foreign workers. As such, the increase in the number of foreign workers hired by an employer also helps to alleviate employment needs.


Press release： https://www.wda.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=7F220D7E656BE749&sms=E9F640ECE968A7E1&s=B55C7B2F38FFE80D

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Detail ：

I. Subjects for technical skill verification in the construction sector: 
(1) general manual electric welding; (2) semi-automatic electric welding; (3) gas tungsten arc welding; (4) survey and measurement; (5) construction and decoration; (6) steel bar; (7) form board; (8)concrete cement; (9) gardening and landscaping; (10) horticulture; (11) construction waterproof; (12) plaster work; (13) furniture and wood work; (14) door and window wood work; (15) architectural engineering management; (16) building interior design; (17) building interior decoration engineering management; (18) renovation wood work; (19) construction engineering management; (20) earth anchor; (21) steel scaffold; (22) metallic partition wall; (23) construction drawing application (24) fixed crane operation; (25) mobile crane operation; (26) heavy machinery operation; (27) sewage work and maintenance; (28) fork lift truck operation; (29) occupational safety management; (30) occupational health management; (31) occupational safety and health management. 

II. In the national technician skill verification, it covers the verification of 31 types of skills such as general manual electric welding for the migrant workers. The physical copy should be inscribed with the examination questions in foreign languages for assisting the application for services in Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai and English languages. Examination questions in related subjects in foreign languages (Indonesian and other four languages) should be inscribed in the physical copy in accordance with the arrangement for respective occupational skills of the migrant workers as stated in the national technician skill verification brochure for assisting in the application (based on the information posted in the brochure of the year). 

III. Application for verification of technical skill may be made by conventional application and online (excluding general manual electric welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and semi-automatic electric welding). Information on the process of registration and the timing for different tiers of registration are shown in the brochure for national technician technical skill verification of the year, which is available from download from the technical skill verification center website/verification zone/applicant zone: https://reurl.cc/3jz5gM 

IV. For participating in the national technician technical skill verification, visit the national technician technical skill verification registration and information on the test subjects: https://skill.tcte.edu.tw 

For additional information on the registration for national technician technical skill verification and related issues, call the national versification service hotline at: 04-22599545 

V. For information on participating in quick test with instant assessment and issuance of certificate for technical skill verification, visit the following website: https://etest.wdasec.gov.tw/ 

For information on the registration of quick test with instant assessment and issuance of certificate for technical skill verification and questions on verification, call 04-22500710

  • Release date ：2022/06/16
  • Update date ：2022/06/16

Detail ：

Visit the website of occupational safety and health training and computer testing for information (Home page/training zone/course inquiry)(website: https://trains.osha.gov.tw/)

*Trainees who have completed the training will be issued the Certificate of Completion, but are not yet qualified as Occupational Safety Manager or Occupational Safety and Health Management Staff

  • Release date ：2022/06/16
  • Update date ：2022/06/16

Detail ：

For information on Public Work Quality Management Engineer Program, contact the authorized training institutions of Public Work Commission for registration. Course information and registration website: https://cmdweb.pcc.gov.tw/pccms/pwreport/qtrain_zmopen_temp.open_temp_public

For additional information, call the window of Public Work Construction and contact: Mr. Huang at 02-87897730, Mr. Cheng, associate research staff at 02-87897731

  • Release date ：2022/06/16
  • Update date ：2022/06/16

Detail ：

Registration: with relevant authorized institutions and agencies. (National architecture and construction management information system portal /construction/courses/construction site supervisor vocational training inquiry at https://cloudbm.cpami.gov.tw/SDT/vetlist.do?cur_pagesize=20


Should you have query about registration and related issues, call the window of Public Work Commission and contact: Mr. Huang at 0492352911-329

  • Release date ：2022/06/16
  • Update date ：2022/06/16