Last March 19, 2010 an annual JITCO Consultation and Seminar was held at the Tandang Sora Hall of the TESDA Women Center. This was headed by Mr. Kenzuke Tsuzuki, Vice-President of JITCO and Mr. Yuzo Hayashi of the Immigration Department. The seminar is about the amendments on the guidelines of the STTP Program due to the revision on the Immigration Control and Refugee Act of Japan.
New Immigration Control Act permit foreign trainees to gain a "Technical Intern" status and will be considered as regular worker by their Implementing Organization without the need of obtaining a "Trainee" residential status.