training for instructors in polytechnic universities vocational training management seminar in 2004...

Training for Instructors in Polytechnic Universities

Vocational Training Management Seminar in 2004

Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan

Polytechnic University, Training Division

Chart of Administrative Organization for Human Resources Development

Human Resources Development Bureau

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Labor Policy Council

Human resources Development Subcommittee

General Affairs Division

Human Resources Development Division

Special Training Measures Office

Vocational Training Promotion Division

Career Development Office

Vocational Awareness Promotion Office

Skill Promotion Division

Overseas Cooperation Division

Foreigners’ Training Office


Metropolitan, Hokkaido and Prefectural Governments

Polytechnic Universities

Polytechnic Colleges

Polytechnic Junior Colleges

Polytechnic Centers

Polytechnic Junior Colleges

Human Resources Development Centers

Human Resources Development Centers for the Disabled

Human Resources Development Centers for the Disabled

Metropolitan, Hokkaido and Prefectural Councils on Human Resources Development

List of Public Vocational Training Facilities Vocational Training Facilities in Metropolis, Hokkaido and prefectures National Facilities

Name Human Resources Development Center

Human Resources Development Center for the Disabled

Polytechnic Junior College

Human Resources Development Center for the Disabled

Number of facilities

207 6 7 13

Training Ordinary vocational training

Training in conforming to rules depending on ability

Advanced vocational training

Training in conforming to rules depending on ability

Support facilities for vocational training given by employers

Name Accredited vocational training schools

Regional Vocational Training Center

Training facilities for information processing- skilled workers (Computer Colleges)

Human Resources Development Support Center


About 1,500 82 15 2

Training Ordinary vocational training

Various type of education and training

Ordinary vocational training (related to Information processing)

Different types of education and training


Name Polytechnic University Polytechnic Colleges Polytechnic Junior Colleges

Polytechnic Centers


1 10 1 60

Training Training for instructors, and advanced vocational training



Ordinary vocational training (short-term), and advance vocational training (short-term)

Vocational Training Curriculums Type of training

Course Description Training period or hours Public facilities

Ordinary vocational training

Ordinary courses Long-term course for graduates from junior and senior high schools to lean the basic skills and knowledge necessary for the workers having a variety of skills and knowledge

1 year or at least 1,400 hours in total for graduates from senior high schools;

2 years, at least 2,800 hours in total or about 1,400 years/year for graduates from junior high schools

Human Resources Development Centers

Short-term course Short-term course for employed workers and job seekers to learn the necessary skills (non-advanced) and knowledge for their jobs

Up to 6 months or at least 12 hours in total (or 10 hours in manager & supervisor course)

Human Resources Development Centers, Polytechnic Centers, Polytechnic Junior Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges, and Polytechnic University


Specialized course Long-term course for graduates from senior high schools and the others to lean the basic skills and knowledge necessary for the workers having the advanced skills and knowledge necessary for their jobs

2 years, at least 2,800 hours in total or about 1,400 hours/year for graduates from senior high schools

Polytechnic Junior Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges, and Polytechnic University

Applied course Long-term course for the trainees who completed the specialized course to lean the basic skills and knowledge necessary for the workers having the advanced, specialized and applied skills and knowledge necessary for their jobs

2 years, or at least 2,800 hours in total and about 1,400 hours/year

Polytechnic Colleges and Polytechnic University

Short-term specialized course

Short-term course for the employed workers and others to learn the advanced skills and knowledge for their jobs

Up to 6 months or at least 12 hours in total

Polytechnic Junior Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges, Polytechnic Centers and Polytechnic University

Short-term applied course

Short-term course for the employed workers and others to learn the advanced, specialized and applied skills and knowledge for their jobs

Up to 1 year and at least 60 hours in total

Polytechnic Centers and Polytechnic University

Human Resources Development System in Labor Policy

Lifelong Vocational Ability Development

School Education

Career counseling for individual workersOrganization of human resources development seminars for employed workers as well as schools for businesspersonsVocational training for job seekers (ability course)Counseling and support for developing abilities

Applied coursesSpecialized courses

Ordinary courses

Universities and colleges

Senior high schools and other higher education institutions

Obligatory education

Vocational Training Standards

To maintain and improve their vocational training levels, public vocational training facilities shall organize and implement the ordinary or advanced vocational training courses in conformity with the standards of subjects, training hours, equipment and others by course, established by the Ministry of Labor’s Ordinance (Article 19, the Law)

Items fixed by training course (Rules)(1) Trainees (2) Subjects (3) Training method(4) Training period (5) Training hours (6) Equipment(7) Number of trainees (8) Vocation training instructors(9) Testing

Statutory System of Vocational Training Standards

Article 19 Vocational Training Standards

Human Resources Development Promotion Law

Article 10 Ordinary Course

Article 11Short-term Course

Article 12 Specialized Course

Article 13Short-term Specialized Course

Table 2 Standards by Training Branch

Table 3 Standards for Manager & Supervisor Course


Table 5 Standards by Training Branch in National Skilled Workers’ Course

Article 14 Applied Course

Article 15Short-term Applied Course



Details of Equipment




Details of Curriculum



Curriculum Preparation & Guidance Procedure

Enforcement Regulations of Human Resources Development Promotion Law

Notices under the Regulations

Notices for Reference

Vocational Training Instructor License System

Vocational Training Instructor License (Article 28, the Law)Only the vocational training instructors licensed by the Minister of Labor shall be eligible to take the ordinary courses for public and accredited vocational training.

Persons eligible for licensees:(1) Persons who completed both the long-term and specialized training courses for instructors;(2) Persons who passed the vocational training instructor test; or(3) Persons who are recognized as those who are equal or superior to the persons (1) and (2) above in the ability necessary for vocational training instructor’s work.

Training for Instructors Training courses Description Training period or

hours Remarks

Long-term course Mainly graduates from senior high schools will be trained for vocational training instructors.

4 years or

5,600 hours

Research course Persons such as the trainees who completed the long-term course will be trained for the instructors having the advanced professional knowledge and skills as well as the ability to research.

2 years or

1,600 hours

Applied research course

Persons such as the trainees who completed the research course will be trained for the instructors having the advanced professional knowledge and skills as well as the abilities to conduct applied researches and to carry out research & development activities.

1 year or

800 hours

Specialized courses

The instructors and others will be trained to ensure that they will obtain new licenses in addition to their instructor licenses.

1 year or 1,800 hours; and

6 months or 900 hours

Seminar course This course allows instructors to improve their skills, techniques, instruction and other abilities, etc.

At least 12 hours

Types of Seminar (Seminar Course) for Instructors Type of seminar Description Period No. of

courses (2004)

Remarks

Seminar for new instructors This seminar allows new instructors to understand the basic and fundamental information about human resources development services and learn the method of practically instructing trainees in skills and technologies in the training field.

5 to 8 days ５

General seminar This seminar allows to instructors to improve their performance and leadership necessary to provide the appropriate human resources development services except their professional skills and technologies.

5 days １１

Seminar on training technique development

This seminar is related to the development of training techniques and teaching aids necessary to provide effective and efficient educational and training services.

3 to 10 days １３ TWI included

Seminar on professional skills and technologies

This seminar allows instructors to learn the professional knowledge, skills and technologies necessary for their specialized areas.

5 days ３９

Short-term Seminar on practical skills

This seminar allows instructors to learn the advanced skills and technologies meeting the needs for human resources development as well as the ability to applying these skills and techniques to training courses

5 days ７３ Partly given in Advanced Polytechnic Centers

Long-term dispatched seminar for practical training

This dispatched seminar allows instructors in private sector companies, laboratories and other organizations to learn the advanced and up-to-date skills and technologies and the management sense in the private sector in order to meet the diversified needs for human resources development.

At least 3 months

30 to 100 days

Type C

Type S

Seminar by theme This seminar allows instructors themselves to discuss with the faculty in universities, set themes and carry out R&D activities on the themes in order to improve their professional skills and technologies and increase their specialty areas.

4 to 11 weeks

5 days x 3

Type C

Type S

Configuration of Lifelong Vocation Ability Development SystemConfiguration of Lifelong Vocation Ability Development System

Form 2 Vocational Ability System by job

Form 3 Details of ability element by job

Form 4 Description on details of ability element by job

Job SystemJob System Job SystemJob System Training SystemTraining System Training SystemTraining System

Form 1 Lifelong Vocation Ability Development System

Form 5 Vocational Ability Development System

Form 6 Vocational Ability Development System by target Form 7 Curriculum

Vocational Ability SystemVocational Ability System Vocational Ability SystemVocational Ability System Vocational Ability Development SystemVocational Ability Development System Vocational Ability Development SystemVocational Ability Development System

Lifelong Vocation Ability Development SystemLifelong Vocation Ability Development System Lifelong Vocation Ability Development SystemLifelong Vocation Ability Development System

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