The long wait is over and the moment has arrived for all interested applicants who want to work as Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) and Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) as the 2025 JET Programme applications are now finally open.
2025 JET Programme for Assistant Language Teachers
What are the Duties and Responsibilities?
2025 JET Programme ALTs are tasked to work in private or public schools, or local boards of education in the prefecture or municipality that they will be deployed to.
Their main task is focused on assisting classes spearheaded by Japanese Teachers of English in the following manners:
- assisting in the preparation of teaching materials;
- planning and supervising extracurricular activities for students, such as English club or sport activities; and
- organizing cultural or international exchange programs.
What are the Eligibility Criteria?
Applicants for 2025 JET Programme ALTs must be able to possess the following requirements as set out by the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines such as:
- be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of Japan after their arrival;
- be motivated to participate in and initiate international exchange activities in the local community;
- make effort to study or continue studying the Japanese language prior to and after arriving in Japan;
- be both mentally and physically healthy;
- be willing and able to adapt to living and working in Japan;
- be determined to responsibly complete their period of participation;
- hold a Bachelor's degree or higher, or obtain such qualifications by the designated arrival date;
- be a Filipino citizen;
- be adept in contemporary standard pronunciation, rhythm and intonation in English and possess excellent language ability that can be applied accurately and appropriately;
- have the ability to form sentences in a comprehensive and logical manner;
- not have participated on the Programme since the 2022 JET Programme year (inclusive of March 2022 arrivals) or have participated on the Programme for more than 6 years in total;
- not have declined a position on the Programme after receiving notification of assignment in the previous JET Programme year (excluding cases where it is accepted that the Participant had a valid, inevitable reason for withdrawing);
- not have lived in Japan for 6 or more years in total since 2015;
- have a desire to proactively maintain relations with Japan, even after completion of the Programme;
- concerning entry into Japan for participation on the Programme, agree to reside in Japan under the status of residence stipulated in Article 2-2 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act;
- be willing to obey all Japanese laws;
- applicants with a suspended jail term must have finished their period of probation by the time they submit their application form;
- be interested in the Japanese education system, particularly foreign language education in Japan;
- be interested in working with children; and
- be qualified as a language teacher or be strongly motivated to take part in the teaching of foreign languages.
Application Deadline: November 8, 2024
2025 JET Programme for Coordinator for International Relations (CIR)
What are the Duties and Responsibilities?
2025 JET Programme CIRs are assigned to international exchange departments or bureaus of Contracting Organisations- usually local governments in Japan.
Their tasks in include but not limited to:
- assistance in international exchange affairs at the Contracting Organisation (e.g., editing, translating, and compiling publications into a foreign language; cooperating or advising on planning, designing, and implementing international exchange projects; hosting official guests from abroad; interpreting at various events, etc.);
- assistance in international economic exchange affairs at the Contracting Organisation (e.g., cooperation or advising on planning, designing, and implementing international economic exchange projects such as expanding the overseas market for local products, attracting foreign tourists to Japanese localities, etc.);
- cooperation in language instruction of employees of the Contracting Organisation and local residents;
- advising and collaborating on activities of local private groups or organisations engaging in international exchange;
- cooperation in cultural exchange activities (including school visits) for local residents' cross-cultural awareness and understanding and in activities to support foreign residents in Japan;
- assisting in various oral or written communications of the Contracting Organizations with non-Japanese residents or communities (e.g. translating or interpreting local government’s notice to the residents regarding tax, benefit, rule, culture or any exchange program etc.); and
- providing training to the staff in the Contracting Organizaions who engage in the abovementioned activities.
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What are the Eligibility Criteria?
As for the 2025 JET Programme CIRs, they must be able to satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned below in order to be considered in the program which are:
- be interested in Japan and be willing to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of Japan after their arrival;
- be motivated to participate in and initiate international exchange activities in the local community;
- make effort to study or continue studying the Japanese language prior to and after arriving in Japan;
- be both mentally and physically healthy;
- be willing and able to adapt to living and working in Japan and be determined to responsibly complete their period of participation;
- hold a bachelor’s degree or higher or obtain such qualifications by the designated arrival date;
- be a Filipino citizen;
- have a functional command of the Japanese language (Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 or almost equivalent skill is desirable);
- be adept in contemporary standard pronunciation, rhythm and intonation in English and possess excellent language ability that can be applied accurately and appropriately;
- can form sentences in a comprehensive and logical manner;
- not have participated on the Programme since the 2022 JET Programme year (including March 2022 arrivals) and have participated on the Programme for 6 years or less in total;
- not have declined a position on the Programme after receiving notification of assignment in the previous JET Programme year (excluding cases where it is accepted that the Participant had a valid, inevitable reason for withdrawing);
- not have lived in Japan for 6 or more years in total since 2015;
- have a desire to proactively maintain relations with Japan, even after completion of the Programme;
- concerning entry into Japan for participation on the Programme, agree to reside in Japan under the status of residence stipulated in Article 2-2 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act; and
- be willing to obey all Japanese laws.
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Application Deadline: December 6, 2024
What are the Benefits for 2025 JET Programme?
Those who will be hired under 2025 JET Programme will receive their compensation depending on their status of appointment.
For first year of appointment, the compensation is 3.36 million yen (Php1,440,000).
For second year of appointment, the compensation is 3.6 million yen.
For those appointed in their third year, the compensation is 3.9 million yen.
And for those appointed for a fourth and fifth year, the compensation is 3.96 million yen for each year.
Note, however, that JET Programme participants will have to pay Japanese income and resident taxes from this remuneration.
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How to File your Application for 2025 JET Programme?
All interested applications for both 2025 JET Programme ALTs and CIRs are advised to visit the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines' website to know more about the program including the necessary documentary requirements and application procedures.
Source: Embassy of Japan in the Philippines
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Thank you for this info. Is there a vacancy for CIR?
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