Consulate General of Japan: JET Programme

The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is a Japanese government sponsored exchange programme that offers university graduates opportunities to work as either an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in elementary and secondary schools or a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) in selected local government offices in Japan. ALTs are mainly placed in local boards of education or publicly-run junior and senior high schools to assist in team-teaching English classes with Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs). Participants are to carry out their duties as ALTs under the guidance of language teachers' consultants or JTEs as specified by the supervisor and/or principal of the Board of Education and/or school. CIRs are engaged in internationalisation activities. CIRs are placed in local government offices or related organisations. Participants are to carry out their duties as CIRs as specified by the supervisor at individual contracting organisations. For more than 25 years The JET Programme has invited enthusiastic university graduates from around the world to work in Japanese schools and cultural organizations. In the process JET participants gain valuable work and life experience as well as having the opportunity to be fully immersed in the daily reality of this intriguing and dynamic country. ..

The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is a Japanese government sponsored exchange programme that offers university graduates opportunities to work as either an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in elementary and secondary schools or a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) in selected local government offices in Japan. ALTs are mainly placed in local boards of education or publicly-run junior and senior high schools to assist in team-teaching English classes with Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs). Participants are to carry out their duties as ALTs under the guidance of language teachers' consultants or JTEs as specified by the supervisor and/or principal of the Board of Education and/or school. CIRs are engaged in internationalisation activities. CIRs are placed in local government offices or related organisations. Participants are to carry out their duties as CIRs as specified by the supervisor at individual contracting organisations. For more than 25 years The JET Programme has invited enthusiastic university graduates from around the world to work in Japanese schools and cultural organizations. In the process JET participants gain valuable work and life experience as well as having the opportunity to be fully immersed in the daily reality of this intriguing and dynamic country. ..