Chuo City SME Engineer Advanced Training Course Subsidy

① Overview: Chuo City (Tokyo) subsidizes part of the course fee for mid-career engineers at SMEs in Chuo City attending advanced technical training by specialized providers, mainly in mechanical/manufacturing. Post-payment: consult the ward first, then apply. ② Applicants: SME owners/employees meeting all of: SME under SME Basic Act Art.2(1); operating in Chuo City ≥1 year; corp head-office in ward, sole proprietor principal office there; no enterprise/metropolitan tax arrears; not adult-entertainment; not deemed-large. ③ Expenses: Course fee for advanced technical training by specialized orgs. Excluded: training by counsellors/consultants/advisors as their profession. Docs: Form 1, industry recommendation, training details, corp profile, registry, tax certs. ④ Rate/Cap/Schedule: 1/2 of fee (round down 1,000 yen), cap 100,000 yen. Window 1 Apr 2026 – 29 Jan 2027, first-come first-served. Flow: consult; submit ≥1 month before; grant; attend; claim within 1 month; pay. Certificates ≤3 months old.