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The Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
Consulate-General of Japan
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URL: http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jet/index.htm
Location: United States
Compensation:
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Description
The Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Program invites young college and university graduates from overseas to participate in international exchange and foreign language education throughout Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs). The program is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology; the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications and local governments throughout Japan, in cooperation with the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR).
Begun in 1987 with fewer than 1,000 participants, the JET Program has grown tremendously. Today, the program is one of Japan's largest cultural exchange programs, with over 4,500 participants taking part in the program this year from 38 countries. Nearly half of these participants are from the United States.
Participants are invited to Japan as representatives of their home countries, and play an important role in promoting mutual understanding between nations. Although no prior teaching experience and no prior Japanese-language skills are necessary (for the ALT position), successful JET Program applicants must have a strong sense of responsibility, a genuine interest in learning about Japan, and must be able to adapt to a different culture and new situations.
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How to Apply
Online applications will become available in early October from the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC website at:
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/application.html
To begin the application process, please check out "How to Apply" on the Embassy website: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/application.html#Howtoapply
Printed applications will become available in early October but it is advisable to use the online application. To request more information or to be placed on the application mailing list for the 2009 JET Program, please contact your nearest Japanese consulate or embassy.
Applications for the 2009 JET Program must be received by the JET Program Office at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC on November 25.
To request further information or to be placed on the application mailing list for the JET Program, please contact your nearest Embassy or Consulate General of Japan.
For those of you living in Northern California or Nevada , you may be placed on the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco's JET mailing list by contacting our office by phone at (415) 356-2462 or by e-mail at jet@cgjsf.org .
2009 JET PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications for the 2009 JET Program must be received by the JET Program Office at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC on November 25.
The application procedure has two stages:
1. All application documents submitted by the deadline date are screened at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. to determine which candidates will continue to the interview stage. All materials must be received by the Embassy on or prior to the deadline date. Early submission of your application and all required documents in one package is encouraged. The Embassy will not consider any applications that arrive past the deadline. Even if applications are postmarked prior to or on the deadline but arrive past the day of the deadline, they will not be evaluated. Submitted documents, including late applications, will not be returned.
2. Candidates who pass the initial screening stage are interviewed for final selection at the location they indicate on their application. Interview sites cannot be changed without the consent of the Embassy's JET Program Office.
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