Recruitment for the 2016 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is currently underway. Of the 54 participants sent from British Columbia, this past summer, over half (24) were former UBC students. We hope we will continue to receive many strong candidates from UBC for next year.
The JET Programme offers a minimum, one-year opportunity to experience Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) or Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) through an official Government of Japan program. ALTs work alongside Japanese teachers of English in the public school system, while CIRs are employed in local government offices. Participants gain valuable overseas work experience, learn about Japanese culture, and meet participants from around the world, while contributing to language education and international understanding.
Application forms and further details can be found on the Embassy of Japan’s JET Programme website: jetprogramme.ca. The deadline to apply for the 2016 JET programme is November 30, 2015.
In general, applicants are required to hold a bachelor’s degree (any discipline) by July 2016 and be a Canadian citizen, to apply through the Embassy of Japan in Canada. As the JET Programme involves 43 countries, non-Canadians should contact the Embassy of Japan in their home country about applying for the JET Programme.
The following information sessions will also be held at UBC:
Wednesday, October 7 – 5:30 to 7 pm in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 182, and Tuesday, October 27 – 12:30 to 2 pm in the Asian Centre Auditorium
We hope you will consider forwarding this message to your students, colleagues or others who might be interested in this opportunity to live and work in Japan. Thank you again for supporting our program.