Qualifications and competitions to aim for (Bridal Department)

A wide range of qualifications are available, from bridal qualifications to business etiquette qualifications.

Qualifications and competitions that build knowledge and confidence

At Japan Hotel School, a vocational school, students acquire many qualifications as part of the curriculum. Obtaining many qualifications while still a student will boost your confidence and help you find employment and in your future career.
In addition, by participating in contests, you can acquire higher quality customer service skills.

Obtainable Acquisition

New Customer Service Contest

Available qualifications

Examination fees are included in the tuition fees

Bridal Basics Test Intermediate

Implementing organization: Japan Hotel Education Center General Incorporated Foundation Included in tuition fees
The Bridal Basics Examination is a qualification exam that certifies the practical and specialized knowledge required for the bridal business. All second-year students in the day and night bridal departments at our school take the exam.

Bridal Coordination Skills Certification Level 3 (National Qualification)

Implementing agency: Japan Bridal Culture Promotion Association
The Bridal Coordination Skills Test is a national examination that certifies your ability to understand the knowledge, skills, and practical abilities required for bridal coordination, listen to customers' bridal needs, and propose the ideal plan.

Personal Colorist Certification

Implementing organization: Japan Personal Colorist Association
The Personal Colorist Certification Examination teaches you about personal colors that bring out the best in each person's charm and individuality. It is a qualification that is widely useful in the bridal industry and can also be a useful selling point for colorists.

Formal Specialist Bronze License Certification

Implementing organization: Japan Hotel and Restaurant Service Skills Association
The Formal Specialist Bronze License is a qualification that certifies etiquette at full-scale formal parties that is internationally recognized. It is proof that you have the knowledge necessary to work at the forefront of the service industry.

Hotel Business Proficiency Examination (H-ken)

Implementing organization: Japan Hotel Education Center General Incorporated Foundation Included in tuition fees
The Hotel Business Proficiency Examination (H-Ken) is a qualification exam adopted by many hotels, and requires an understanding of the overall operations of a hotel. In the Hotel General Theory class, we also provide exam preparation and aim to obtain the qualification.

Universal Manners Test

Implementing organization: Japan Universal Manners Association (General Incorporated Association) Included in tuition fees
The Universal Manners Test is designed to equip you with the ability to think about and act on the perspectives of the various types of people who visit hotels and bridal facilities, such as the elderly and people with disabilities, and what kind of problems they may encounter.

TOEIC

Implementing organization: Business Communication Association (General Incorporated Foundation) Included in tuition fees
TOEIC is one of the common English proficiency tests in the world, and is often used by companies to assess the abilities of their employees, making it an advantageous test when looking for employment. Students at Japan Hotel School take the test in all subjects.

Tourism English Proficiency Test

Implementing organization: National Language, Business, Tourism and Education Association Included in tuition fees
The Tourism English Proficiency Test is an exam that certifies English proficiency in the technical terms used in industries such as travel, tourism, hotel and restaurant services, which often have opportunities to deal with visitors from overseas.

Japanese food test

Implementing organization: Japan Hotel Education Center General Incorporated Foundation Included in tuition fees
The purpose of the Washoku Proficiency Test is to learn about washoku, a World Intangible Cultural Heritage, and to acquire the basic knowledge to correctly understand and convey Japanese food culture. It is a qualification test sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Japan Tourism Agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Restaurant Service Skills Examination

Implementing agency: Japan Hotel and Restaurant Service Skills Association
The Restaurant Service Skills Examination is a national qualification that certifies knowledge and skills related to food and beverage service. It is a qualification for service personnel who serve Western cuisine to systematically study and improve their knowledge and skills.

Practical English Proficiency Test

Implementing organization: The English Language Proficiency Test Foundation of Japan
The Test in Practical English Proficiency, commonly known as "Eiken," is divided into seven levels, from basic to business level. It measures the four skills essential for communication: reading, listening, writing, and speaking, and students aim to achieve Grade 2 or above, which indicates a high level of English proficiency.

Chinese Proficiency Test

Implementing organization: The Chinese Language Association of Japan
The need for the Chinese Proficiency Test is also growing in the hotel industry to accommodate the roughly 40% of visitors to Japan from Chinese-speaking countries. At Japan Hotel School, a vocational school, we offer Chinese language classes in all courses in the daytime division and encourage students to obtain the Chinese Proficiency Test qualification.

Business Ability Test

Implementing agency: Japan Vocational and Career Education Foundation
The Business Proficiency Test aims to teach business manners and business skills, and evaluates the ability to work as a member of society. It is a qualification test sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Secretary Skills Examination

Implementing organization: Practical Skills Certification Association, a public interest incorporated foundation
The Secretarial Skills Test is a test that condenses the basic common sense that anyone who works in society should have under the heading of secretarial skills.

Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test

Implementing organization: Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation
The Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test is a test that hotel and bridal professionals will want to take in order to acquire the basic knowledge necessary to serve customers using correct Japanese and correct kanji.

New Customer Service Contest

The New Customer Service Contest is a role-playing contest in which participants must understand the needs of customers and propose the best wedding plan to brides and grooms visiting the facility for the first time within a limited time. Judges include people from the bridal industry, and participants will compete on the "communication skills" and "presentation skills" necessary for wedding planners.

New customer service contest