Japan SSW Skills Test in Pakistan: Care, Agriculture and Construction Fees, Format and Islamabad Dates
Japan SSW skills tests in Pakistan: care PKR 4,408, agriculture PKR 8,400, construction PKR 2,088, held in F-8 Islamabad, booking open until 5 March 2027.
Three Japan SSW skills tests can be taken in Pakistan: care work at PKR 4,408, agriculture at PKR 8,400 and construction at PKR 2,088. All three are held by Prometric at its only Pakistani centre in F-8 Markaz, Islamabad. Booking stays open until 5 March 2027 and tests run until 10 March 2027. Food service, hotels, fishing and car repair tests are listed by Prometric in other countries, but not in Pakistan.
We read each test page, the country fee table and the centre list on the Prometric Japan site on 9 November 2026. SSW means Specified Skilled Worker, a Japanese work visa open to Pakistani workers. To get it, a worker needs two passes: a Japanese language test and a skills test for the job field. This page covers the skills side. The language side, JFT-Basic, has its own fee and dates.
Only three SSW skills tests are offered in Pakistan
Prometric's fee table for Pakistan shows four exams. One is the JFT-Basic language test. The other three are skills tests, and they are the only SSW job fields a Pakistani can test for without leaving the country.
| Test in Pakistan | Net price | Gross price | Run for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term Care SSW Evaluation Test (skills and Japanese) | PKR 3,800 | PKR 4,408 | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| Agriculture Skill Assessment Test Level 1 | PKR 7,241 | PKR 8,400 | National Chamber of Agriculture |
| Construction Field SSW (i) Evaluation Test | PKR 1,800 | PKR 2,088 | Japan Association for Construction Human Resources |
| JFT-Basic (language) | PKR 9,300 | PKR 10,788 | Japan Foundation |
Plan for the gross price. The page shows both figures but does not say what the difference covers.
Care test: two parts, 90 minutes
The Long-term Care test suits nurses, care assistants and anyone with home care or hospital support experience. Its fee is also the second lowest on the Pakistan list.
Prometric's page says the test has two parts on computer. The skills part has 45 questions in 60 minutes. The care Japanese part has 15 questions in 30 minutes. That second part is a separate check of care vocabulary, on top of the general JFT-Basic language test.
You cannot retake a test you passed. If you fail, you must wait 45 days from the day after the test before trying again. Prometric counts the test as the same even if you switch language.
Agriculture test: about 70 questions in 60 minutes
The Agriculture Skill Assessment Test Level 1 covers crop farming or livestock farming. Prometric says it has about 70 questions in 60 minutes, including some unscored questions used for analysis. Part of it is listening to farm work instructions given in Japanese.
This is the costliest skills test in Pakistan at PKR 8,400. For a worker from a farming family in Punjab or Sindh, it can still be the most natural fit, because the practical questions reward real field knowledge.
Construction test: 50 questions in 100 minutes
The construction test has 30 theory questions in 60 minutes and 20 practical questions in 40 minutes. At PKR 2,088 it is the cheapest exam on the Pakistan list. Prometric's page lists Pakistan among its host countries.
The test covers construction fields as a group. Before you book, ask the employer or the Japanese agency which construction category the job falls under. The visa is tied to the field you test in.
| Skills test | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term care, skills part | 45 | 60 minutes |
| Long-term care, Japanese part | 15 | 30 minutes |
| Agriculture Level 1 | About 70 | 60 minutes |
| Construction, theory and practical | 30 plus 20 | 100 minutes |
How to book an SSW skills test in Islamabad
The steps are the same for all three tests. Prometric lists Pakistan for voucher payment only, and a passport as the only accepted ID.
- Create one Prometric ID on prometric-jp.com. Enter your name exactly as it appears in your passport's machine readable lines.
- Choose the skills test page for your field and check that Pakistan is listed.
- Buy a voucher. Prometric says vouchers bought at a test centre are paid in cash and work only in that country.
- Pick the Islamabad centre, PKJ01 at SKANS School of Accountancy, 14-A Haroon Building, F-8 Markaz, and choose a date.
- Book well before the cut-off of 23:59 Japan time (19:59 in Pakistan) three Japanese business days before the test, or four for a weekend test.
- Bring your original passport on the day.
Prometric's schedule for Islamabad, updated 15 October 2026, shows test days on 14 November, 12 and 21 December 2026 and 8 and 9 January 2027. Seats are limited, and a marked day may not have a slot for every exam.
What a pass does and does not give you
A pass is a key, not the door. Prometric states that passing does not guarantee SSW status. You still need a Japanese employer to offer you a job in the same field, a Certificate of Eligibility, and the visa. You also need the language pass, either JFT-Basic or JLPT N4.
Watch for people selling "guaranteed Japan jobs" for a deposit. Under Pakistan's emigration law, only licensed promoters and the Overseas Employment Corporation can recruit, and you can report an unlicensed job agent who took money. After both passes, the Japan SSW work visa still runs through a job offer, a Certificate of Eligibility and the protector stage.
Common questions
Which Japan SSW skills tests are held in Pakistan?
Long-term care, agriculture Level 1 and construction. Prometric lists no other SSW skills test for Pakistan.
What is the fee for the Japan care worker test in Pakistan?
Prometric lists PKR 4,408 gross, or PKR 3,800 net, for the Long-term Care test covering both parts.
Where is the SSW test centre in Pakistan?
SKANS School of Accountancy, 14-A Haroon Building, F-8 Markaz, Islamabad. It is the only Prometric centre in Pakistan.
Can I take the food service or hotel SSW test in Pakistan?
Not at present. Prometric does not list Pakistan for those tests, so you would have to sit them in another host country.
How long can I book an SSW skills test this year?
Booking for all three closes on 5 March 2027, and the test period ends on 10 March 2027.
Do I need JFT-Basic as well as the skills test?
Yes, or JLPT N4 instead. The SSW visa needs a language pass and a skills pass.
Last checked 9 November 2026 against Prometric Japan's SSW test pages, Pakistan fee table, payment, ID and centre lists.
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