めいしょうどくせんしかく
名称独占資格
Occupational licensing/Naming license (a legally regulated system, wherein falsely claiming an exclusive qualification title is a crime)
国家資格を得た人だけがその資格名を使えるということ。資格名を保護する目的がある。介護福祉士は名称独占の資格である。
This means that only those who have a national qualification can use its qualification name. The purpose is to protect the qualification name. For example, Certified Care Worker is a qualification with an exclusive title.