One of the efforts made by the government to reduce the unemployment rate in Indonesia is by holding an apprenticeship program, such as in Japan. However, this apprenticeship program cannot be separated from problems such as stress. This study seeks to examine and analyze the effect of pre-departure training on acculturative stress with personal resources as a moderating variable as well as analyze the effect of pre-departure training on acculturative stress in different levels of personal resources. The respondents of this study were 215 migrant workers from West Java who participated in the Japan apprenticeship program in 2017. Data were obtained through questionnaires which were given to migrant workers. This research used process analysis to analyze data colleted. The result of this study shows that there is a negative significant effect of pre-departure training on acculturative stress, personal resources strengthen the effect of pre-departure training on acculturative stress. The higher a level of personal resources possessed, the more it will strengthen the effect of pre-departure training on acculturative stress.