QUALIFICATIONS
(one of the following
requirements must be met) |
| (1)
Those who have received 12 years
of school education outside Japan, and have completed
secondary education |
| (2
)Attend a year of "University Preparatory Course" at
one of the authorised Japanese langauge institutions
for students from countries where school education
is 10 or 11 years only |
| (3)Those
certified as having, with respect to professional
training college admission, academic ability at
least equivalent to that of a high school graduate |
| (4)Those
who are certified by a professional training college's
individual qualification assessment process as having
academic ability at least equivalent to that of
a high school graduate and are at least
18 years old |
| (5)Those
who have studied Japanese for at least 6
months at a Japanese-language institute
accredited by the Association for the Promotion
of Japanese Langauge Education and authorised
by the Ministry of Justice |
| (6)Those
who have passed Level N1 or N2 of
the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) |
| (7)Those
who have received at least one year of education
in elementary, junior high or senior high schools
in Japan |
| (8)Those
who scored 200 or more in the subject
of "Japanese as a Foreign Language"
(in categories of Reading Comprehension, Listening
Comprehension and Listening and Reading Comprehension)
in Examination for Japanese University Admission
for International Students (EJU) |
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| ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION |
Entrance
examinations to professional training colleges consists
of a combination of
academic examination
essay
document screening
interview
aptitude test
practical examination
Japanese language test |
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| The
method of selecting applicants differs from school
to school, but in whatever field they select, students
should focus on whether they have specific objectives,
sufficient knowledge and ability of Japanese to
follow the lessons and determination to study |
| |
CONDITIONS
FOR
COMPLETING COURSES |
| Graduation
is determined by results in end-of-semester and
end-of-year examinations in addition to attendance |
| |
Besides,
students must also complete the course that satisfy
the following three requirements for obtaining the
"diploma" qualification
two years or more of study
1,700 hours or more of total school hours
student's grades are evaluated through examination. |
|
AREAS
OF STUDIES IN
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COLLEGES |
| Professional training colleges (vocational schools) in
Japan in general are divided into 8 areas
of studies, they are: |
| (1)
Technology |
| electric
/ electronic related, information related,
machine related, civil engineering / construction
related , measurement, automobile maintenance
and others |
| |
| (2)
Agriculture |
| agriculture
related , gardening related , biotecnology
related |
| |
| (3)
Medical Care |
| nursing
related, dental technician / hygiene related
, clinical testing related , acupuncture /
oriental message / shiatsu message therapy
related, judo orthopedics , posture correcting
/ bone-setting and others |
| |
| (4)
Personal Care and Nutrition |
| (barber
/ hair-dresser / beautician related , cooking
related / dietition related , confectionery
related and others ) |
| |
| (5)
Education and Welfare |
| kindergarten
superintendent / nursery superintendent related,
social welfare realted and others |
| |
| (6)
Business |
| accounting
/ book-keeping related , business related
, secretary related , information processing
related , travel / tourist related and others |
| |
(7)
Fashion and Home Science
|
| dress-making
related , fashion business related , knitting
/ crochet related and others |
| |
| (8)
Culture and General Education |
| language
related , art related , designing related
, broadcasting / stage related , music related
, sports related and others |
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| REMARKS
: |
|
Specialized training colleges offering postsecondary courses are called professional training colleges and is one of the institutions classified under higher educational institutions. |
|
|
A
professional training college is an educational
institution that aims to provide its students with
the knowledge and practical skills necessary for
working in their chosen profession, as well as with
a general cultural education. |
|
The
length of course ranges from one year up to four
years, with most courses offering two years. Courses
are offered in a wide variety of fields, such as
medical care, personal care and nutrition, technology, culture and general education,
agriculture, business, education and welfare, fashion and home science. |
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