Table 14 Changes in the number of trainees who changed to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” (including the status of residence of “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)”) by nationality/region

(People)

YearNationality/region	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Total	62,207	49,166	45,013	48,752	48,792
China	49,032	39,616	35,209	36,448	35,463
Viet Nam	4,972	3,349	3,658	5,520	5,861
Indonesia	3,467	2,272	2,496	2,689	2,979
Philippines	3,127	2,806	2,464	2,550	2,937
Thailand	1,082	691	794	913	925
Others	527	432	392	632	627

$ ^{*1} $ "China" does not include Taiwan, Hong Kong or others.

$ ^{*2} $ The training and technical intern training programs refer to those reviewed in accordance with the revised Immigration Control Act amended on July 15, 2009 and enforced on July 1, 2010. The “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” under the former system corresponds to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” under the current system.

$ ^{*3} $ The numbers corresponding to 2009 were those of foreign nationals who changed their status of residence to “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)”. The number corresponding to 2010 was the total number of foreign nationals who changed their status of residence to “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” under the former system and who switched their status of residence to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” under the current system.

Table 15 Changes in the number of trainees who changed to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” (including the status of residence of “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)”) by occupation

(People)

Year	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Occupation
Total	62,207	49,166	45,013	48,752	48,792
Women/Children's apparel production	11,428	10,252	7,840	8,095	8,141
Welding	5,569	4,040	3,568	4,053	3,824
Plastic molding	4,454	2,987	3,661	3,255	3,135
Machining	3,203	1,490	2,136	2,526	2,245
Metal press work	2,769	1,625	1,719	1,928	1,759
Painting	1,766	1,128	1,320	1,379	1,297
Steeplejack	993	819	614	866	994
Steel reinforcement construction	987	709	470	812	856
Casting	977	752	863	912	787
Mold construction	877	604	392	532	739
Carpenter	402	376	338	399	464
Men's apparel production	631	681	448	470	437
Furniture production	435	259	281	316	276
Construction machinery production	179	171	134	139	175
Plumbing	215	146	106	75	82
Others	27,322	23,127	21,123	22,995	23,581

$ ^{*1} $ The training and technical intern training programs refer to those reviewed in accordance with the revised Immigration Control Act amended on July 15, 2009 and enforced on July 1, 2010. The “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” under the former system corresponds to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” under the current system.

$ ^{*2} $ The numbers corresponding to the years from 2008 to 2009 were those of the foreign nationals who changed their status of residence to “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)”. The number corresponding to 2010 was the total number of foreign nationals who changed their status of residence to “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)” under the former system and who changed their status of residence to “Technical Intern Training (ii)” under the current system.