1st Class Designated Energy Management Factory

2nd Class Designated Energy Management Factory

Qualified person for Energy Management

Qualified Person for Energy Management Officer

Examination of qualified person for Energy Management

Qualification Course of Qualified Person  for Energy Management

Qualification Course of Qualified Person for Energy Management Officer

Training course for knowledge and skill improvement of energy management officers

Establishment

1979

1979

1998

1998

Enforcement

FY1979

FY1979

FY1999

FY2002

Stipulation about the designated examination body

Article 8-2, 2 in the Energy Conservation Law

Article 2 in the Regulation for the Examination and the Grant for a Energy Manager License

Article 10-2, 1 and 2 in the Energy Conservation Law

 (the case where Article 12-3, 1 is applied correspondingly is included)

Time schedule for implementation

Once a year

(1st Saturday in August)

Once a year

(mid December)

More than once every 1st and 2nd half fiscal year

 (in September through November)

At least once a year

(in February through March)

Venue and time period for implementation

Article 29 in the Ordinance

 (at least once a year)

Article 5 in the Office Manual (once a year)

Article 13 in the Ordinance

 (once a year in principle)

Article 3 in the Ordinance (once every 1st and 2nd half fiscal year)

Article 4 in the Ordinance

 (at least once a fiscal year)

 

Actual circumstances

10 locations

1 day

6 locations

7 days

10 locations

1 day

10 locations

1 day

Implementation form

Examination

Lectures (6 days)

Examination (1 day)

Lectures

(Practices)

Lectures

(Practices)

Round number of participants (FY2003)

10,000 examinees

3,000 trainees

5,500 trainees

1,000 trainees

Pass rate of examination

20 – 30 %

70 – 80 %

Persons who have completed the course

Persons who have completed the course

Application fee

¥ 18,600

¥ 70,000

 (New application)

\¥ 50,000

 (Re-application for failed subjects)

¥ 17,100

¥ 17,100

Enterprise has to appoint

Qualification

How to acquire qualification

1st Class Designated Energy Management Factories

Energy Manager

 Heat

 Electricity

Qualified Person for Energy Management

–Heat

–Electricity

Acquisition by Examination of Qualified Person for Energy Management (a)

–Examination for qualified person of heat management

–Examination for qualified person of electricity management

Acquisition by Qualification Course of Qualified Person for Energy Management (b)

–Qualification Course for heat management

–Qualification Course for electricity management

2nd Class Designated Energy Management Factories

Energy Management Officer

 Heat

 Electricity

Qualified Person for Energy Management

–Heat

–Electricity

as above (a), (b)

Qualified Person for Energy Management Officer

–Heat

–Electricity

Acquisition by Qualification Course of Energy Management Officer

－Course for qualified person for heat management officer

－Course for qualified person for electricity management

    officer

(After appointment, once per 3 years, must take designated training course for knowledge and skill improvement )