On May 31, 2018, JITCO concluded a new R/D (record of discussion) with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, Ministry of Foreign Employment.

Sri Lanka concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Japanese government under the new Technical Intern Training Program on February 1, 2018. The new R/D (record of discussion) is for the purpose of promoting and facilitating the activities of organizations that send and accept technical intern trainees under the new policy framework of the Technical Intern Training Act and a Memorandum of Cooperation.

Based on the new R/D, JITCO hopes to further enhance support services to supervising organizations and implementing organizations. Specific content covers the provision of a range of services, including the provision of comprehensive sending organization information, promotion of exchange between supervising organizations and sending organizations, promotion of improvement of the quality of sending organizations (which will lead to promotion and facilitation of the tasks of supervising organizations), guidance regarding Sri Lankan rules and procedures, and prevention of a range of other issues relating to Sri Lanka.