Find information aimed at current ALTs here, including the yearly schedule and various training materials.
Yearly Schedule
Last Updated: 7/1/2025
April
April 12, 2026
April Arrivals
late April
Seminar for Newly Appointed JET Supervisors
May
May to October
Prefectural Support Seminars
June
July
July 26, 2026
Group A Arrivals
August
August 18, 2025
“High-Level” Training Seminar for ALTs
August 2, 2026
Group B Arrivals
early August
BOATs for JETs Begins
August 31-September 4, 2026
Translation & Interpretation Course Training (CH/KR)
August to February
ALT Skills Development Conferences
September
September
Second Annual Prefectural Advisors Seminar
October
May to October
Prefectural Support Seminars
August to February
ALT Skills Development Conferences
November
December
December 7-11, 2026
Translation & Interpretation Course Training (EN)
early December
“High-Level” Training Seminar for ALTs Day 4
mid December
National AJET Opinion Exchange
January
February
early-mid February
JET Programme Career Fair（Osaka）
mid February
JET Programme Opinion Exchange Meeting
late February
Non-Recontracting Participants Seminar
late February
JET Programme Career Fair（Tokyo）
March
BOATs for JETs
Goal
This course aims to give the necessary knowledge and skills to ALTs to facilitate their smooth communication with Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs) from the lesson planning stage until the preparations before class.
Through this course, you will learn:
- The basic curriculum requirements at each school level and how to best communicate with teachers in your new school
- Practical techniques and fun, interactive activities for teaching new vocabulary
- Practical techniques and interactive activities for teaching speaking
- This course, carefully designed by the British Council in cooperation with CLAIR after a rigorous needs analysis, contains videos to make the teaching techniques concrete, as well as quizzes to consolidate your understanding.
Skill Development Conference
Goal
・Promoting communication between ALTs and JTLs (Japanese English Teachers).
・Improving the quality of team teaching
ALT Skill Development Conferences (SDCs) are held in each prefecture between August and February each year for one to five days. The content is decided at the prefectural level based on guidelines set by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
Two of the main goals of the ALT Skill Development Conferences are to facilitate communication between ALT and JTLs and to improve the quality of team teaching. These conferences are a valuable opportunity for ALTs and JTLs to attend workshops together and openly share their opinions with each other. Each year, CLAIR staff members attend a number of ALT Skill Development Conferences across the country to give presentations as well as observe and offer their feedback. They also are available to speak with and answer questions from JET Programme participants.
For more information about the schedule and content of the ALT Skill Development Conference in your prefecture, please contact your Prefectural Advisor (PA).
High Level Training Seminar for ALTs
Goal
Gain practical skills and knowledge
CLAIR offers a high level (online) training seminar for all JET ALTs, as well as the Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs) who teach alongside them. This seminar aims to enable ALTs to feel more confident in their English classes, and take a more creative and precise approach through learning pragmatic knowledge and skills. This seminar covers elementary to high school levels.
- Eligibility
- JET Programme Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) in their second year or above
- Teachers who teach English alongside JET ALTs (JTEs, elementary school teachers, etc.)
- Schedule This seminar is held online via Zoom. It lasts a total of 4 days. The first part (days 1～3) is planned for August, and the second part (day 4) is planned for the beginning of December.
For information on the latest schedule and how to apply etc., please check CLAIR News.
Download Materials
ALT Handbook
The ALT Handbook contains a collection of information for ALTs about how to adapt to teaching methodologies in Japanese schools and to their workplaces.
