noun
Technical Intern Training Program; foreign trainee system
Official Japanese government program that accepts foreign workers for on-the-job training, often discussed in contexts of labor policy and immigration.
外国人技能実習制度は、発展途上国への技術移転を目的としている。
The Technical Intern Training Program aims to transfer skills to developing countries.
外国人技能実習制度のもとで、多くのベトナム人実習生が日本で働いている。
Under the Technical Intern Training Program, many Vietnamese trainees work in Japan.
Refers to the individual trainee under this program, while 外国人技能実習制度 is the system itself.
Compound of 外国人 (foreigner), 技能 (technical skill), 実習 (practical training), and 制度 (system). The term is a modern official designation.