Coordination Division
If you have questions about the overall administration of the JET Programme or career‑related matters, please contact this division.
Main responsibilities include:
- Planning programme initiatives such as those for Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and preparing public relations materials
- Planning and managing the Post-Arrival Orientation, Mid-Year Conferences, and Non-Recontracting Participants Seminar
- Recruitment, selection, placement, and reappointment procedures for participants, as well as travel support
- Career support initiatives, including career fairs and internship programmes
- Coordination relating to JETOB and JETAA
Business Hours: 9:00-17:45
Training and Counseling Division
For enquiries about daily life, wellbeing, or programme regulations, please contact this division.
Main responsibilities include:
- Providing consultation on insurance, remuneration, taxes, reimbursable expenses, and reappointment
- Online counseling, mental‑health counseling subsidies, and emergency support
- Providing information during disasters and guidance on employment regulations
- Various training sessions and orientations, including the JET Japanese-language courses
- Producing handbooks, manuals, and other training materials
Business Hours: 9:00-17:45
Please select the category that applies to you from the options below.
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Which division would you like to contact?
For enquiries regarding the overall administration of the JET Programme or matters related to career support, please contact us here.
Main responsibilities include:
- Planning programme initiatives such as those for Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and preparing public relations materials
- Planning and managing the Post-Arrival Orientation, Mid-Year Conferences, and Non-Recontracting Participants Seminar
- Recruitment, selection, placement, and reappointment procedures for participants, as well as travel support
- Career support initiatives, including career fairs and internship programmes
- Coordination relating to JETOB and JETAA
For enquiries about daily life, wellbeing, or programme regulations, please contact this division.
Main responsibilities include:
- Providing consultation on insurance, remuneration, taxes, reimbursable expenses, and reappointment
- Online counselling, mental‑health counselling subsidies, and emergency support
- Providing information during disasters and guidance on employment regulations
- Various training sessions and orientations, including the JET Japanese-language courses
- Producing handbooks, manuals, and other training materials
Coordination Division
Training and Counseling Division
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JET Programme Division Responsibilities
Coordination Division
- Planning and administration related to the JET Programme
- Committees (Management Advisory Committee, Mediation Advisory Committee, JET Supervisor Meetings)
- Public relations materials
- AJET
- Training and orientations for JET Programme participants
- Post‑Arrival Orientation, Mid‑Year Conferences, After JET Conference
- Recruitment, selection, mediation, and placement of JET participants
- Invitation planning, recruitment, and selection
- Placement procedures
- Reappointment procedures
- Travel and departure support
- Career support after the JET Programme
- Career fairs
- Internship programmes
- JETAA related matters
Training and Counseling Division
- For contracting organisations, prefectural advisors (PAs), and JET participants
- CLAIR Information Desk (work responsibilities and matters, insurance, remuneration, taxes, reimbursable expenses, reappointment, etc.)
- Online counselling and mental‑health counselling subsidies
- Emergency support and troubleshooting
- Employment regulations
- Information during earthquakes or other disasters
- Training and orientation programmes
- CIR & SEA Mid‑Year Conferences
- ALT Skill Development Conferences
- After JET Conference
- Seminars for new JET Programme supervisors/staff
- JET participant discussion meetings (ALT & CIR)
- PA training sessions
- Prefectural support training sessions
- Visits to new contracting organisations
- Japanese‑language courses
- Translation & Interpretation Courses
- TEFL grants
- Creation of training materials
- Contracting Organisation Manual
- Q&A collections
- General Information Handbook
- Handbooks for ALTs, CIRs, SEAs, and PAs
- Japanese for JETs
- Japanese for CIRs
- CLAIR News
- Other responsibilities
- JET Accident Insurance
- Counseling and Training Advisory Committee
