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Features of the Exam

■PJC Bridge is recognized by the Immigration Services Agency of the Ministry of Justice as a standard for certifying Japanese language proficiency for entry into Japan.

The Practical Japanese Communication Exam Bridge (PJC Bridge) administered by Certify is designed to determine that applicants for admission to a university Japanese language program or Japanese language institution have a Japanese language proficiency equivalent to N5 (Level 4) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. PJC Bridge is used as a criterion for determining whether a student has the Japanese language ability equivalent to JLPT N5 (Level 4) or higher (150 hours of class time or more).

■Can be used as a bridging test for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

The Practical Japanese Communication Exam Bridge (PJC Bridge) is an exam capable of measuring basic Japanese ability at levels N5–N3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), as required by international students who are not native speakers of Japanese to attend school in Japan.

■Since it’s for evaluating levels, there is no failure— a Japanese language qualification can always be acquired

Based on the correct answers, test responses are evaluated using 10 ranks from A+ to E-. The level acquired can be also used as a record of performance and submitted to immigration authorities, universities, etc.

■Assesses fundamental Japanese language ability based on real communication

While this test follows the lines of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), the test content also incorporates a lot of everyday vocabulary and expressions in basic Japanese that are often used when living in Japan.

Effect of acquiring PJC certification

●Objectively demonstrating the Japanese language ability required for higher study

By measuring and evaluating Japanese language ability at levels N5 to N3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), the PJC Bridge objectively demonstrates that the applicant possesses the Japanese ability required to attend university in Japan.

●A qualification indicating ability when moving to further study

The PJC Bridge A level can be submitted as a document, which indicates Japanese language ability equivalent to N3 on the JLPT.

●A qualification indicating ability when enrolling at university or vocational school

Immediately after admission to a university or vocational school, applicants can measure and demonstrate the Japanese language ability that they possess in order to take classes taught in Japanese.

■Main candidates for test

Students at Japanese language schools	As a class placement test when admitted to a new school or as a bridging test for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
Students entering university or vocational school	As an academic achievement test or class placement test at time of admission
Technical interns	To measure the effectiveness of Japanese language training before and after immigration

About PJC Bridge