2024 JET Programme now Accepting Applicants!

Good News Teachers!

 🌟 THE LONG WAIT IS OVER 🌟

Ready, JET-set, Go! 🤩 Applications for the 2024 JET Programme are now open! 🇯🇵 Head over to our website or check out the links below to know more about this fantastic cultural exchange opportunity. 🌸

Monthly Salary : 239,000 YEN or 1,800 USD or 102,000 Php

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

　Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) will work in private or public schools, or local boards of education in the prefecture or municipality they will be assigned to. ALTs’ primary task is to assist in classes led 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;
● Organizing cultural or international exchange programs.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must: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.
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. (See Note 1)
not have participated on the Programme since the 2021 JET Programme year (inclusive of April 2020 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 2014
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.
be qualified as a language teacher or be strongly motivated to take partin the teaching of foreign languages.

For ALT applicants: https://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000147.html 

For CIR applicants: https://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000147_00001.html 

READ: 2024 JET PROGRAMME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

Make sure you are fully prepared to embark in this journey by carefully reading the guidelines. Reminder, READING IS THE 🔑 TO A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION 😉 

Take note of the deadlines as well in the image below 👇

Good luck to all JET aspirants! 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫

Source: Japan Embassy