JCC E-Magazine October 2016

Mr Kawabata Masanori from the Embassy of Japan, welcoming the audience.

An informative session on the Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Programme was conducted on Friday, 30th September at the Japan Creative Centre (JCC) with a full house. Providing an opportunity for foreigners to teach in Japan, the JET programme was started in 1987 with the purpose of increasing mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other nations. It aims to promote internationalisation in Japan’s local communities by helping to improve foreign language education, and developing international exchange at the community level.

Representatives from the Embassy of Japan in Singapore and CLAIR Singapore provided useful information about the outline of the JET Program and the application process.

Together with members of JET Alumni Association (JETAA) Singapore and former JET participants, the audience was enlightened by the interesting and varied experiences shared by the former participants who have been through both types positions: ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) and CIR (Coordinator for International Relations).

Specifically, Mr Heng Kaile shared about his ALT experience teaching at junior high school level, Ms Tee Lineng presented about her ALT experience teaching at high school level, and Mr Kennard Xu spoke about his experience as a CIR. At the end of the session, the audience also had the opportunity to interact with the presenters and former participants to clarify any questions they might have about the JET programme.

The first presenter, Mr Heng Kaile, sharing about his ALT activities in junior high school.

During the Q&A sharing session.

2016 marks the 30th year of the JET Programme. Over the past 30 years, it has seen significant growth, from its original 848 participants from 4 countries in 1987, to 4,952 participants from over 40 countries at present. Since its creation, over 62,000 people from 65 countries have participated in the JET Programme. Now, approximately 1,000 local public organisations (contracting organisations), including 45 prefectures and 20 designated cities, are accepting JET Programme participants.

For those who are interested, the application for the 2017 JET Programme is currently open from now till 18th November 2016. Click here for more information.

Ms Nathalie Ng, President of JETAA Singapore, giving her opening address.		Mr Kenjiro Hashimoto, Director of CLAIR Singapore, giving his welcome address..
Mr Tobioka Katsuya from CLAIR Singapore, introducing more about the JET Programme.		The first presenter, Mr Heng Kaile, sharing about his ALT activities in junior high school.
The second presenter, Ms Tee Lineng, sharing about her ALT activities in high school.		The second presenter, Ms Tee Lineng, sharing about her ALT activities in high school.
The third presenter, Mr Kennard Xu, sharing about his CIR activities.		The third presenter, Mr Kennard Xu, sharing about his CIR activities.
During the briefing.		During the briefing.
During the Q&A sharing session.		During the Q&A sharing session.
JETAA members, ex-JET participants, CLAIR representatives, Embassy of Japan staff, and all of the wonderful participants with the SJ50 plaque.

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2016 marks the
50th Anniversary of Singapore-Japan Diplomatic Relations