■ACPA Standard Skill Matrix 2007 Ver1.0[Domain] Business/Management and Language

Required skill achievement level★………Can understand genaral concept and capable to apply to work★★……Can underatand details and capable to apply to work in higher level★★★…Can execute and put to practical use（★；Requisite、☆；Selective according to requirement)
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Business Area

Personal Basic Skills

Skill Category

Personal Skills

Skill Sub-Category

Basic Social Ability

Occupational Field/ Job Category【Entry Level】
レベル0

Level 2（Three or Five Years Experiences）

GeneralSales

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Directive Action
Thinking

Level 1（One or Two Years Experiences）

Personnel
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Accounti
Physical Internatio
Human/
nPlanningAffairs/ng/
Distributi
nal
Resource
Business Managem
PublicFinancialon
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Relations
ent

Sales

Team Work

Communication

Documentation
Presentation
Interview
Adaptability to Circumstances

Leadership

Leadership
Promotion of Members
Team ManagementBusiness Basic Skill

Conduct Guideline

Negotiation

Negotiation

Management

Management Method and Theory

Business BasicMannar
Business Mind★★

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Business Rule

Corporate Organization

Understanding of Corporate
Organization
Conduct in the Organization
Corporate Ethics and ComplianceCorpotate Social
Responsibility

Understanding of CSR
Ideal Corporate Image
CSR through Business

Use of IT

Fundamentals of Using IT

Mechanizm Understanding
Rules of How-to-use

Business Tool

Business Processing
Graphics
Communication★

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Network Tool

Using IT Equipmeents

Personal Computer
Mobile and Peripheral Equipments
NetworkInformation
Management

Collecting Information

Information Sources
Collection Skills

Information Analysis

Theoretical Analysis
Statistical Analysis Method★★

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Statistical Analysis Method

Use of Information

Skills of Using Information
Rules of Using Information

Management Planning Management Planning Management PlanningBasic★★★ ★★★

Concept of management PlanningManagement Planning

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Finance BasicManagement Planning:PracticeManagement PlanningManagement Strategy/Innovation
Organization Management★

Management Control Tool★★

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Management Analysis Tool
Financial Analysis Tool

Personnel/Labor/
Human Resources

Personnel

Personnel Basic

Personnel Basic
Wages/Social Insurance: Basic

Parsonnel: Practice

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Human Resourse Planning★

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Wages

Labor

Labor: BasicLabor BasicLabor: PracticeLabor Relations

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Office Management
Safety and Sanitary

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WelfareLabor Environment Improvement

Human Resources

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Public Relations

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Human Resources: Basic

Human Resources Basic

Human Resources:PracticeMoral Improvement

Legal: Basic

Corporate Law Basic

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Carrier Development

Corporate Organization Law
Corporate Management Law
Corporate Dealing: Basic
Knowledge
Corporate Dealing Law

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Corporate Activity Law
Conflict Processing/Prevention
Law
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Legal: Practice

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Legal Risk Management
Corporation Related Law
Corporation Restructuring Law
Labor Law

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Tax Law
Intellectual Property Law
Individual Information ProtectionLaw
Contract and ColleteralManagement
Real Estate Law

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Operation Law

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In-house Management BasicCommunication Management

General Affairs: PracticeGeneral Affairs Operation
Stock Affairs and In-house
Regulation Management
Risk Management
Outside Measure★

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Stock Affairs and In-house
Regulation Management: Basic
Risk Management Basic
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Credit Collection and Conflict
ProcessingInternational Law

General Affairs: Basic★

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General Affairs★

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Required skill achievement level★………Can understand genaral concept and capable to apply to work★★……Can underatand details and capable to apply to work in higher level★★★…Can execute and put to practical use（★；Requisite、☆；Selective according to requirement)
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Business Area

Skill Category

Skill Sub-Category

Skill Items
In-house Facility Management

Occupational Field/ Job Category【Entry Level】
レベル0General

Level 1（One or Two Years Experiences）

Personnel
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Marketing Productio
neralAccounti
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Human/
nPlanningAffairs/ng/
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nal
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Business Managem
PublicFinancial
onBusinessDevelopm
Operation ent
Relationsent

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Sales

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Marketing Productio
Personnel / Human General Accounti
Physical Internatio/nPlanning/
Resource Affairs/ng/Distributional
Business Managem
Labor Developm Public FinancialnBusiness
Operation ent
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■ACPA Standard Skill Matrix 2007 Ver1.0[Domain] Business/Management and Language

Required skill achievement level★………Can understand genaral concept and capable to apply to work★★……Can underatand details and capable to apply to work in higher level★★★…Can execute and put to practical use（★；Requisite、☆；Selective according to requirement)
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Business Area

Skill Category

Public Relations

Skill Sub-Category

Public Relations: Basic

Occupational Field/ Job Category【Entry Level】
レベル0General

Skill Items
In-house Public Relations: Basic

Level 1（One or Two Years Experiences）

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neralAccounti
Physical Internatio
Human/nPlanning
Affairs/ng/
Distributi
nal
Resource
Business Managem
PublicFinancial
onBusinessDevelopmOperation ent
Relationsent

Outside Public Relations: Basic

Public Relations: Practice

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Sales

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Marketing Productio
Personnel / Human General Accounti
Physical Internatio/nPlanning/
Resource Affairs/ng/Distributional
Business Managem
Labor Developm Public Financial
nBusiness
Operation ent
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Relations

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Inhouse Public Relations
House Media Operation
Public Relations Strategies
Emergency Public Relations
Investor Public Relations（ＩＲ）

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Regional/Social Public Relations
Trade Customer Public Relations
Outside Media Use

Advertisement

Advertisement: Basic

Advertisement: Basic
Advertisement Production: Basic

Advertisement: Practice
Accounting/
Financial

Accounting

Accounting: Basic

Advertisement Planning andManagement
Advertisement Expression andProduction
Book Keeping
Settlement of Accounts
Financial Statements: Basic

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Costing: Basic
Receipts and Expenses

Accounting: PracticeWriting of Financial Statements
Costing
Accounting Principle/ Commercial
Code Accounting
Financial Commodity Law
Accounting
Corporate Related Tax Affairs

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Consolidation of Accounts
International Accounting
Environment Accounting

Financial

FinancialBasic

Financial: BasicFund Management

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Financial: Practice

Fund Raising/Operation
Strategies
Fund Raising/Operation Means
Budgetary Management★

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Financial Statement Analysis
Corporate Estimation

Marketing/BusinessMarketing

Marketing: Basic

Marketing Strategy: Basic
Market Investigation/Purchaser
Activity: Basic
Marketing Policy: Basic

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Wholesale/Retail Marketing: Basic

Marketing: PracticeMarketing Strategies
Market Investigation/Purchaser
Activity
Product/Price Strategies
Marketing Distribution Channel
Strategies
Sales Promotion
Market Planning★

Wholesale/Retail Marketing

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Tele-Marketing
Brand Marketing
Web Marketing
Area Marketing
Mobile Marketing

Business Operation

Business Operation: Basic Business Operation: BasicBusiness Operation:Practice

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Customers Management
Business Operation Management
Business Operation Affaira

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Customer Negotiation
Business Operation LawProductionManagement

Production SystemProduction System Management
Management: Basic
Production System
Management: Practice

Production System Planning andOperation
Production System★★

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Production Planning （ProcessTypy/Assembling Type）
Production Plan （Process Type）
Process Management A（Planning）
Process Management Ｂ（Operation）
Work Management
Design Management
Factory Planning

Flow Improvement of Personnel
Material/Equipment/Sacuri
Material/Equipment/Sacurity
Managementand Object
ty Management: Basic
Equipment Safety: Basic
Safety and Sanitation
Management: Basic
Environment Management: Basic

Material/Equipment/Sacuri Work Improvementty Management: Practice Transport/Distribution
Management
Material ManagementInventory Control
Equipment Safety
Safety and Sanitation
Management
Environment Management

Quality/Delivery
Quality/ Delivery Date/CostManagement
Date/Cost Management:
Basic

Quality Management：: Basic
Delivery Date Management: Basic

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Quality/Delivery
Date/Cost Management:Practice

Quality Management
Delivery Date Management★

Cost Management

Physical Distribution

Physical Distribution
Management

Physical Distribution
Management: Basic
Physical Distribution
Management: Practice

Packing/Loading andPacking/Loading and Unloading/Storage
Unloading/Storage: Basic
Packing/Loading andUnloading/Storage:
Practice
Transportation
Transportation: BasicTransportation: PracticePhysical Distribution Management
General: Basic
Stock・Physical Distributionサービ
ス・CostManagementBasic
Physical DistributionManagement
全般
Inventory Control
Physical Distributionサービス・
Packing/Loading and
Unloading/Storage: Basic
Packing
Loading and Unloading
StorageTransportation: BasicTransportation

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■ACPA Standard Skill Matrix 2007 Ver1.0[Domain] Business/Management and Language

Required skill achievement level★………Can understand genaral concept and capable to apply to work★★……Can underatand details and capable to apply to work in higher level★★★…Can execute and put to practical use（★；Requisite、☆；Selective according to requirement)
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Business Area

Skill Category

Skill Sub-Category

Physical Distribution
Physical DistributionInformationSystem
Information System: Basic
Physical Distribution
Information System:
International Business International Business International Business
Management
Management: Basic

International Business
Management: Practice

Trade

Sales

Trade: Basic
Trade: PracticeInternationalTechnology
Management

International Technology
Management: Basic
International Technology
Management: PracticeDistribution

Retail Business: Practice

Service Trade

Service Trade: Practice

Skill Items
Physical Distribution Information
System: Basic
Physical Distribution Information
SystemInternational Business
International Marketing: Basic
International Production/Sourcing
International Human
International Finance/Accounting:International Tax Affair: Basic
International Law: Basic
International Business Operation:
International Business
International Marketing
International Production/Sourcing
International Human
International FinanceInternational Tax Affair
International Law
International Business Operation
Trade Business: Basic
Export Business
Import Business
International Project Business
International Technology
Management: BasicTechnology Trade/Transfer
International Research andIntellectual Property Management
Retail Business
Mail-order Sales
Over-the-Counter Service
Over-the-Telephone Service
Related BusinessOccupational Field/ Job Category【Entry Level】
レベル0GeneralLevel 1（One or Two Years Experiences）

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Marketing Productio
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Human/nPlanning
Affairs/ng/
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nal
Resource
Business Managem
PublicFinancial
onBusiness
Developm
Operation ent
Relationsent★

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Sales

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Marketing Productio
Personnel / Human General Accounti
Physical Internatio/nPlanning/
Resource Affairs/ng/Distributional
Business Managem
Labor Developm Public FinancialnBusiness
Operation ent
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Relations

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Required skill achievement level★………Can understand genaral concept and capable to apply to work★★……Can underatand details and capable to apply to work in higher level★★★…Can execute and put to practical use（★；Requisite、☆；Selective according to requirement)
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Business Area

Language（English）

Skill Category

Skill Sub-Category

レベル0General

Skill Items

Lexical Competence
Grammatical Competence
Phonological Control
Orthographic Control
Text
Sociological Appropriateness Sociological Appropriateness
Pragmatic Competences
Discourse Competences
Functional Competence
Productive activities andSpoken Production
Strategies
Written Production
Production Strategy
Receptive Activities andListening
Strategies
Reading
Audio Visual Reception
Reception Strategy
Interactive Activities andSpoken Interaction
Strategies
Written Interaction
Interaction Strategy
Lexical Competence
English(Elementary) Linguistic Competence（Equivalent to ＴＯＥＩＣ280〜
Grammatical Competence
470）
Phonological Control
Orthographic Control
Text
Sociological Appropriateness Sociological AppropriatenessPragmatic Competences
Discourse Competences
Functional Competence
Productive activities andSpoken Production
Strategies
Written Production
Production Strategy
Receptive Activities andListeningStrategies
Reading
Audio Visual Reception
Reception Strategy
Interactive Activities andSpoken Interaction
Strategies
Written Interaction
Interaction Strategy
Lexical Competence
English(Lower Middle) Linguistic Competence（Equivalent to ＴＯＥＩＣ470〜
Grammatical Competence550）
Phonological Control
Orthographic Control
Text
Sociological Appropriateness Sociological Appropriateness
Pragmatic Competences
Discourse Competences
Functional Competence
Productive activities andSpoken Production
Strategies
Written Production
Production Strategy
Receptive Activities andListening
Strategies
Reading
Audio Visual Reception
Reception Strategy
Interactive Activities andSpoken Interaction
Strategies
Written Interaction
Interaction Strategy
Linguistic Competence
Lexical Competence
English(Middle)（Equivalent to ＴＯＥＩＣ550〜
Grammatical Competence
610）
Phonological Control
Orthographic Control
Text
Sociological Appropriateness Sociological Appropriateness
Pragmatic Competences
Discourse Competences
Functional Competence
Productive activities andSpoken Production
Strategies
Written Production
Production Strategy
Receptive Activities andListening
Strategies
Reading
Audio Visual Reception
Reception Strategy
Interactive Activities andSpoken Interaction
Strategies
Written Interaction
Interaction Strategy
Linguistic Competence
Lexical Competence
English (Lower（Equivalent to ＴＯＥＩＣ610〜
Grammatical Competence730）
Phonological Control
Orthographic Control
Text
Sociological Appropriateness Sociological Appropriateness
Pragmatic Competences
Discourse Competences
Functional Competence
Productive activities andSpoken Production
Strategies
Written Production
Production Strategy
Receptive Activities andListening
Strategies
Reading
Audio Visual Reception
Reception Strategy
Interactive Activities andSpoken Interaction
Strategies
Written Interaction
Interaction Strategy
Linguistic Competence
Lexical Competence
English (Advanced)（Equivalent to ＴＯＥＩＣ
Grammatical Competence
above730）
Phonological Control
Orthographic Control
Text
Sociological Appropriateness Sociological Appropriateness
Pragmatic Competences
Discourse Competences
Functional Competence
Productive activities andSpoken Production
Strategies
Written Production
Production Strategy
Receptive Activities andListening
Strategies
Reading
Audio Visual Reception
Reception Strategy
Interactive Activities andSpoken Interaction
Strategies
Written Interaction
Interaction Strategy

English(Biginner)

Occupational Field/ Job Category【Entry Level】

Linguistic Competence

Level 1（One or Two Years Experiences）

Personnel
Legal/Ge/Labor/
Marketing Productio
neral
Accounti
Physical Internatio
Human/nPlanning
Affairs/ng/
Distributi
nalResource
Business Managem
PublicFinancialonBusinessDevelopm
Operation entRelations
ent

Level 2（Three or Five Years Experiences）
Sales

Education Legal/
Marketing Productio
Personnel / Human General Accounti
Physical Internatio/nPlanning/
Resource Affairs/ng/Distributional
Business Managem
Labor Developm Public Financialn
Business
Operation ent
ent
Relations

Sales（Equivalent to ＴＯＥＩＣ
Below 280）

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