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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE
2015 JAPAN EXCHANGE AND TEACHING (JET) PROGRAMME
APPLICATION FORM
Please be aware that any false information supplied or any information withheld
will result in disqualification from the JET Programme application process.
Once you have submitted your application, Tokyo Head Office will not allow any
changes to be made other than change of address and telephone number/email.
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Please ensure that your writing is legible and in block letters. Please write in
capital letters when stated.
1. Position Type. There are two types of positions offered on the JET Programme. Applicants may apply
for either of the two, but NOT for BOTH. If an application is submitted for each position, it will result in
automatic disqualification for both positions. Please select the ONE position type for which you are
applying:
CIR: Coordinator for International Relations
ALT: Assistant Language Teacher of English
2. Interview Location. JET Programme interviews for UK participants are conducted at only one of two
locations: LONDON (code number 2100) and EDINBURGH (code number 2300). Regardless of where
you are currently living, you must interview at one of these two locations. Please enter the code number
for the city in which you would like to be interviewed. Once you have selected your interview location,
this cannot be changed at a later date. (NB: For CIR applicants, interviews are only conducted in
London.)
3. Name. Please write your last name and first name as shown on your passport. Middle name initials
should be written on the last line after the First name line. Applicants with two first names should enter
both of these on the first name line with one space between each name. Do not write the initial of either
name in the middle initial box. If you are applying with a spouse/partner, make sure your name is spelled
exactly the same way on both applications.
4. Gender. Select either Male or Female
5. Date of Birth. Enter the year, month, and day of birth following this example: 1980 06 01
6. Nationality. Please enter UK. Please be aware that you must hold a UK passport by our application
deadline Friday 28th November 6pm (GMT) 2014. It is compulsory to have citizenship of the country
which you intend to represent. This is a condition that must be fulfilled to be allowed to participate on the
JET Programme.
Dual Nationality with Japan. If you hold dual nationality with Japan and one of the participating
countries, please tick Yes. If not, please tick No. If you hold dual nationality between two countries other
than Japan, for example the United Kingdom and Jamaica, then tick No.
Please note:
 A condition of the JET Programme is that successful candidates with dual nationality will have
to renounce their Japanese nationality before submission of their reply form (by April 2015).
This procedure takes around two months, therefore should you be called in for an
interview, you must apply immediately. The Japanese Government does not permit holders of
dual nationality to hold Japanese nationality past the age of 22. In addition the JET Programme
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cannot accept participants who hold Japanese nationality.
If you hold dual nationality for two countries other than Japan, you can only apply to ONE of the
two countries. If you apply to both countries, your application will be rejected by both of them.
If your nationality is different from the country in which you are living, please consult the
Embassy of Japan in your country of origin. It is compulsory to hold nationality of the country
which you intend to represent.
NB: If you do not hold a Japanese passport but one of your parents is a Japanese national, please
confirm with them whether or not they registered you as their child at a Japanese Consulate in the
country of your birth (this should have been done within 3 months of your birth or in Japan). If you
have been registered and are listed on your parents’ Koseki Tohon (Japanese Family Register), then
you still have Japanese nationality and must therefore formally renounce it in order to be eligible to
apply for the JET Programme.
7. Home town and Home County Please enter the Home town and county that you feel most appropriate
representing. This would be your place of birth or location where you or your parents currently reside. For
example, if you were born in Aberdeen but have spent most of your life in London and your parents still
reside in London, you would choose London.
8a. Present address
It is essential that we have these details should we need to send you necessary information or
important documents.
Please fill in your PERMANENT (e.g. if you are a student your parents’) address details here. Please
double check all your information to clarify that it is correct, especially your mobile number and email
address. In case of a change in address, please contact the JET Desk in the Embassy of Japan and update
your details. It is your responsibility to do this.
If typing, please write/enter your address in lower case, with the first letter only of each new word in
CAPITALS. The letters in your postcode should all be in CAPITALS. For example: 12 London Road,
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL1 4AL. Handwritten addresses should be written in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Please make sure you write/enter all address details correctly and accurately.
8b. Temporary address & Effective dates
If applicable, it is essential that we have these details should we need to send you necessary
information or important documents. (NB. If you do not have a temporary address you may leave
this section blank)
Please fill in your TEMPORARY (e.g. term-time) address details here and the dates (year/month/day)
you will be resident at this property. Please double check all your information to clarify that it is correct.
In case of a change in address, please contact the JET Desk in the Embassy of Japan and update your
details. It is your responsibility to do this.
If typing, please write/enter your address in lower case, with the first letter only of each new word in
CAPITALS. The letters in your postcode should all be in CAPITALS. For example: 12 London Road,
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL1 4AL. Handwritten addresses should be written in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Please make sure you write/enter all address details correctly and accurately.
9. Medical
Please fill out the attached “Self-Assessment Medical Report.” If you suffer, or have ever suffered from
any physical or mental illness, please attach an explanation and a letter from your physician stating
whether you are fit to participate on the JET Programme and, as such, to live and work overseas.
10. Criminal Record
If you have ever been cautioned, arrested, charged and/or convicted of any crime other than a
minor traffic offense (i.e. speeding or parking ticket), including juvenile offences, please tick Yes. If
not, please tick No. If you answer Yes, more explanation will be required in question 16. Please be
aware that all successful candidates will be required to submit an official police-issued document
detailing their criminal history, and failure to report items, even those which you believe to have
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been expunged or otherwise removed from your record that later show up on that history will
result in disqualification.
11. Present status with the name of the university attending or employer.
Please enter your present status at the university attending or employer, for example Undergraduate at
University of Aberdeen.
12. Educational background
12a. Please select the highest degree level earned at the time of pre-departure orientation (beginning
of July 2015).
12b. Please select your Bachelor’s specialisation (major). If you specialised in two subjects (doublemajor) or had a sub-specialisation (minor), please also select the appropriate subjects below. If you
had no specialisation or if your specialisation is not listed, please select “80 (Other Major)” in the
appropriate box. You will then be able to enter the name of the subject in the right-hand box.
BUSINESS
10
11
HUMANITIES
LANGUAGES
SOCIAL
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
20
21
Art
Communications
30
31
Chinese
English
50
51
Architecture
Biology
60
61
Asian Studies
Economics
22
23
Drama
History
32
33
French
German
52
53
Education
Geography
24
25
Linguistics
Literature
34
35
Italian
Japanese
54
55
Chemistry
Computer
Science.
Engineering
Mathematics
62
63
14
15
Accounting
Business
Education
Finance
Industrial
Relations
Management
Marketing
64
65
16
Other Business
26
27
28
29
Music
Philosophy
Art History
Other Humanities
36
37
38
39
40
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Other languages
56
57
58
59
Medicine/Nursing
Physics
Statistics
Other Science
66
67
68
69
70
41
TEFL/TESL
Government
International
Relations
Law
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Other Social
Science
Other Major
12
13
80
12c. Please enter the year and month that you completed upper secondary school (for example
2009/July)
Higher Educational Institutions Attended
Please provide details of your Bachelor’s degree. Please enter the institution from which you have
obtained/will obtain your Bachelor’s degree.
Please write the institution from which you have obtained/will obtain your Bachelor’s degree.
IMPORTANT: Please provide an original official transcript of all modules taken at your
undergraduate university and post-graduate school if applicable, as well as any relevant
certifications’ photocopies for questions 12 and 14.
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Please provide the dates you attended this institution in the order year/month/day.
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Please enter the total duration of your attendances at the institution, (for example 2 years and 8 months).
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Please enter the date you earned or are expected to earn your Bachelor’s degree/diploma using the
following format, year, month, and day (for example 2012/07/25). If your school has not informed you of
the exact date, write an approximate date based on the information received.
IMPORTANT: Please provide an original official transcript of all modules taken at your
undergraduate university and post-graduate school if applicable, as well as any relevant
certifications’ photocopies for questions 12 and 14
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Please write the institution from which you have obtained/will obtain your Master’s degree. (If
applicable)
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Please provide the dates you attended this institution in the order year/month/day. (If applicable)
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Please enter the total duration of your attendances at the institution, (for example 2 years and 8 months).
(If applicable)
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Please enter the dates you earned or are expected to earn your Master’s degree. Please enter them in the
following order: year/month/day. If your school has not informed you of the exact date, enter an
approximate date based on the information received. (If applicable)
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13. Employment Record
Please enter details of your present or most recent FULL-TIME employment if applicable. Enter dates in
the order year/ month/ day. Please state the name, address, telephone number and fax number of your
employer. Please check that these details are correct. Then add the dates of your FULL-TIME
employment in the appropriate box.
Please enter details of your present or most recent PART-TIME or TEMPORARY employment if
applicable. Enter dates in the order year/ month/ day. Please state the name, address, telephone number
and fax number of your employer. Please check that these details are correct. Then add the dates of your
PART-TIME or TEMPORARY employment in the appropriate box.
14. Teaching Background
Please enter details of all your classroom teaching experience if applicable
If you have had any other teaching or tutoring experiences please give details. This does not have to be
academic subject teaching. For example, if you volunteered coaching a local football club once a week
between 2010-2011, please write the details into the Other Teaching or Tutoring row
Please give details of any teaching qualifications you hold or will hold by 17th July 2015 in the Teacher
Training row.
Please enter the age or year group of the people you were teaching, or the level of expertise the students /
participants held when you were teaching them in the Position/Level column.
Do you now have, or will you have earned by Friday 17th July, 2015, a certificate to teach in primary
(elementary) or secondary schools? Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
Several Contracting Organisations require participants that have a strong background or qualification in
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).
Because there are many curricula leading to such qualifications, please indicate whether you have over
100 hours of training (not to be confused with teaching experience) in teaching your native language to
non-native speakers by selecting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. {NB: Lack of such qualifications will not hinder your
chances of success.}
15. Japan-related Studies
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Please give details of any studies you have undertaken of Japanese history, culture, etc. This can be
formal or self-study. Please give details of all relevant studies.
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Please give details of any FORMAL Japanese language courses you have undertaken with grades and
dates achieved.
16. Japanese Language Proficiency
Select the most appropriate level in each category, according to the table. Please note that applicants for
CIR positions need a working level of Japanese (equivalent to at least the level two Japanese Language
Proficiency Test). Interviews for CIR placements will be held in only Japanese.
17. International/Intercultural Experience
Please make sure you describe ALL your international/intercultural experiences, whether they be formal
or informal (e.g. holiday). We strongly recommend that you write details of all your experiences and
situations you have encountered. If your experiences are in more than three countries, please write your
remaining experiences in the fourth row.
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Please enter the dates of your international / intercultural experiences in the order year / month / day.
18. Foreign Language Proficiency
Please evaluate any language abilities (other than English and Japanese) according to the following
criteria: Introductory, Elementary, Intermediate, Semi-advanced, Advanced. If your abilities are in more
than 2 languages, please enter the 2 languages you are most proficient in.
19. Other activities
19a. Please list all details of any awards that you have gained and do not forget to include all relevant
award dates. (NB. A-Levels/GCSEs should NOT be included)
19b. We are very interested in your character and therefore ask you to provide detailed information about
your interests.
20. Proposed Direction of Current or Future Profession and its relation to the JET Programme.
Please give details of your current profession or planned future profession. Please think carefully and give
details about its relationship to the JET Programme.
21. Are you presently an applicant, or do you intend to apply for any other international exchange
programmes or scholarships?
Please select ‘Yes’ if you are a current applicant or intend to apply for any other international exchange
programmes or scholarships. If not, select ‘No’. If you answered ‘Yes’, please give details of these other
programmes or scholarships for which you intend to apply. (NB: Your answers will not hinder your
chances for participation on the JET Programme.)
22. Have you ever participated on the JET Programme?
If you have previously participated on the JET Programme, please select ‘Yes’. If not, please select
‘No’. Having participated on the Programme is defined as actually having worked in Japan on the JET
Programme.
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If you answered ‘Yes’, please give more details. Please specify the year(s) and the name of the contracting
organisation.
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Please state the year(s) that you applied to the JET programme.
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Please provide more information in this box. Please specify the YEAR you were offered a place on JET
and the location at which you interviewed. Please also explain briefly why you did not accept this position.
NB: if your claims are found to be false you will be disqualified from the JET Programme
application process.
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Please provide more information in this box. Please specify the YEAR you were offered a place on JET
and the location at which you interviewed. Please also explain briefly why you did not accept this position.
NB: if your claims are found to be false you will be disqualified from the JET Programme
application process
23. Marital Status
23a. Marital Status as of Friday, 17th July, 2015. This information is requested only for placement
purposes. Your answers will not affect your qualification for participation in the JET Programme.
Enter the following letter code:
S=Single/Divorced/Widowed
E=Engaged
M=Married
23b. Is your spouse/partner also applying for the JET Programme? Enter Y for yes, N for no or not
applicable. If your spouse/partner is a current JET enter N and add more details in question 26c.
23c. If you answered yes to question 23b, please enter your spouse/partner’s location code for where
he or she will be interviewed. Please refer to the table below for codes.
Country
Code
Point of departure
Australia
3010
Canberra
3020
Sydney
3030
Melbourne
3031
Adelaide
3032
Hobart
3040
Perth
3050
Brisbane
5010
Ottawa
5020
Montreal
5021
Halifax
5030
Toronto
5050
Calgary
5051
Winnipeg
5060
Vancouver
Ireland
6010
Dublin
New Zealand
4010
Auckland
4020
Wellington
4030
Christchurch
2100
London
2300
Edinburgh
1030
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Code
Point of departure
New York
1010
Washington D.C.
1040
Atlanta
1020
Boston
1060
Chicago
1050
Nashville
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1080
Houston
1100
San Francisco
1090
Los Angeles
1110
Portland
1092
Phoenix
1130
Anchorage
1120
Seattle
1140
Honolulu
1121
Spokane
1150
Hagatna
1180
Denver
1160
Miami
1181
Salt Lake City
1170
Detroit
7010
Paris
7011
Strasbourg
7012
Marseille
New Caledonia(*)
7013
Sydney
Germany
8010
Berlin
8011
Hamburg
8012
Dusseldorf
8013
Cologne/Bonn
8014
Frankfurt
8015
Munich
9140
Johannesburg
9141
Cape Town
9142
Durban
9143
Port Elizabeth
Jamaica
9410
Kingston
Singapore
9390
Singapore
Other Countries
9999
Designated
international airport
in city with Japanese
embassy or consulate
or interview site
France
South Africa
23d. If you answered ‘Yes’ to question 23b, please enter your spouse/partner’s last name (ensure the
spelling is kept consistent with their application form).
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If you answered ‘Yes’ to question 23b, please enter your spouse/partner’s first name (ensure the spelling
is kept consistent with their application form).
24. If you will be accompanied by family dependants, please enter their relationship to you (for example
legal spouse/daughter/son) and their ages if under 18. Please note that this section is for dependants only
and those legally related to the applicant. Fiancé(e)s and partners are not legally related.
25. Driver’s Licence. If you have a driving licence and are considering driving whilst in Japan, please
select yes. If not, please select no. If you are still in the process of receiving a driver’s licence, please
select No. Please do not select Yes if you will not have had your full driver’s licence for more than a
three month period at the time of departure. (For more information about driving in Japan, please see
the JET Programme website. Successful candidates will be provided with detailed information after
notification of results.)
26.Placement Request. In this section, you may request a general geographical area, living area
classification, specific prefecture or city in which you would like to live and work on the JET Programme.
If you would like to make a placement request/ requests, please select Yes If you do not have any
placement requests, please select No, Every year, many more requests are made for urban areas such as
Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto than can be filled. For this reason, you are encouraged to do some research into
the area of Japan in which you prefer to reside, as you will find many interesting areas besides these very
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well-known cities. Please bear in mind, however, that no placement request is guaranteed. Contracting
Organisations also make requests (for example in the case of sister city relationships) and in such cases
JETs may not be placed where they request. Please also note that choosing not to make a placement
request will not affect your chances of selection and those requests cannot be guaranteed.
26a. Do you have a placement request? Select either Yes or No.
Living Area Classification. Please tick the area in which you would most prefer to live.
26b. Please make your placement request in order of preference. You should include block and
prefecture/ designated city for each request you make. In the case of your first choice, a specific place
request for a town or city in which to live and work can be made. To make such a request, enter the oneletter block code in the first box, the two-digit prefecture code in the second box, and the name of the
town or city (up to twelve letters) in the third box. When making second and third choice placement
requests, please ensure that the prefecture/designated city which you write is within the block you select.
Block area. Japan is divided regionally into blocks. You may list up to three blocks in which you wish to
reside. Refer to the Chart below to determine which prefectures are in each block. Please note that it is
possible to make a block request without giving more specific details of the prefecture or designated city.
Prefecture or designated city. You may list up to three prefectures or designated cities in which you
wish to reside. Refer to the Chart below, enter up to three prefecture or designated city codes in the twodigit boxes. Please ensure that the prefecture or designated city you choose is within the block area you
have chosen.
NB: Lack of a specific location request will in no way hinder your chances of a successful
application to the JET Programme.
Following are listed the prefectures and designated cities in which JET participants are placed, preceded by the block
designation and code number.
Block
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
D
Code
01
48
02
03
04
49
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
60
12
59
13
14
50
51
66
15
16
17
18
63
19
20
21
22
61
23
Pref./Desig. City
Hokkaido Prefecture
Sapporo City
Aomori Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
Sendai City
Akita Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Saitama City
Chiba Prefecture
Chiba City
Tokyo Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokohama City
Kawasaki City
Sagamihara City
Niigata Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
Niigata City
Yamanashi Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka City
Aichi Prefecture
Block
D
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
G
G
G
G
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
Code
64
25
26
53
27
54
62
28
55
29
30
31
32
33
65
34
56
35
36
37
38
39
40
57
58
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
Pref./ Desig. City
Hamamatsu City
Shiga Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto City
Osaka Prefecture
Osaka City
Sakai City
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe City
Nara Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture
Shimane Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
Okayama City
Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima City
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture
Ehime Prefecture
Kochi Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
Kitakyushu City
Fukuoka City
Saga Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
Oita Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
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D
D
52
24
Nagoya City
Mie Prefecture
H
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67
Kumamoto City
No Preference
Designated cities are cities designated by the government with populations of 500,000 people or
more. At present, there are nineteen designated cities which consist of: Sapporo, Sendai, Niigata,
Saitama, Chiba, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka,
Sakai, Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima, Kita-Kyushu, and Fukuoka.
26c. If you have strong reasons for a placement request (answer 26b) please make a note of your reasons
here. This is mainly cases such as medical reasons for a specific placement. Tokyo Head Office will try to
place you where you request if your reasons are understandable, however it still cannot be guaranteed that
you will be placed at your requested location.
27a. ALT Placement
(This question is for CIR applicants only). If you are not offered the CIR position after interview but
are considered as a more suitable ALT candidate, you may be offered a position as an ALT. If you would
like to be considered for the ALT position in case you are unsuccessful in a CIR interview, please select
‘Yes’; if not, select ‘No.’. (NB: Answering ‘No’ will not hinder your chances of a successful CIR
application).
27b. If you wish to depart for Japan in April, please select ‘Yes’; if not, select ‘No’. (NB: This is only
applicable for those who graduated from university in or before summer 2014)
28. Please make sure that you provide us with information as to where you heard about the JET
Programme. This is very important for our future reference. Please select all that apply.
29. Please name a person who should be contacted in case of emergency. For example, if you are
successful in your application but have any problems in Japan, who should be contacted in the first
instance? Please double check these details. It is your responsibility to ensure that this information is
correct.
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