Table 14 Changes in the number of trainees who changed to “Technical Intern Training (2)” (including the status of residence of “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)”) by nationality/region

(People)

YearNationality/region	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Total	62,520	62,207	49,166	45,013	48,752
China	49,566	49,032	39,616	35,209	36,448
Viet Nam	4,885	4,972	3,349	3,658	5,520
Indonesia	3,393	3,467	2,272	2,496	2,689
Philippines	3,000	3,127	2,806	2,464	2,550
Thailand	1,079	1,082	691	794	913
Others	597	527	432	392	632

$ ^{*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 (2)” under the current system.

$ ^{*3} $ The numbers corresponding to the years from 2008 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 (2)” under the current system.

Table 15 Changes in the number of trainees who changed to “Technical Intern Training (2)” (including the status of residence of “Designated Activities (Technical Intern Training)”) by occupation

(People)

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Occupation
Total	62,520	62,207	49,166	45,013	48,752
Women/Children's apparel production	12,707	11,428	10,252	7,840	8,095
Mold construction	1,012	877	604	392	532
Men's apparel production	637	631	681	448	470
Welding	5,457	5,569	4,040	3,568	4,053
Steel reinforcement construction	889	987	709	470	812
Machining	3,539	3,203	1,490	2,136	2,526
Metal press work	3,150	2,769	1,625	1,719	1,928
Plumbing	163	215	146	106	75
Painting	1,644	1,766	1,128	1,320	1,379
Furniture production	364	435	259	281	316
Casting	1,062	977	752	863	912
Steeplejack	1,125	993	819	614	866
Plastic molding	4,270	4,454	2,987	3,661	3,255
Carpenter	356	402	376	338	399
Construction machinery production	172	179	171	134	139
Others	25,973	27,322	23,127	21,123	22,995

$ ^{*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 (2)" 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 (2)" under the current system.