The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program is a competitive employment opportunity that allows young professionals to live and work in cities, towns, and villages throughout Japan. Being a JET is an opportunity to work and to represent the United States as cultural ambassadors to Japan. Most participants serve as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and work in public and private schools throughout Japan; some work as Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs) as interpreters/translators. (read more)
JET Program Information links
- http://www.jetprogramusa.org/
- http://www.facebook.com/jetprogram.usa
- Jet Program Information Session 2023
- email: jetprogram@ws.mofa.go.jp
- https://twitter.com/jetprogram?lang=en
- https://jetprogramme.org/en/ (JET Programme international website—this is the website JET participants will actually frequent for resources, after being shortlisted)
Jet Questions and Answers
Cara Rosner, class of 2021 and a current ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) in Gunma, Japan provides some helpful Questions and Answers in regard to being an ALT on the JET Program!
Working in Japan as an ALT with the JET Program, Japan Foundation
Life as an ALT by Cara Rosner – MSU 2021, Japanese Minor
To read more about student experiences with the Jet Program, please check out Voices From Our Students and Graduates