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A revised second edition of

The Strategy Meeting for your dream

Shiga Intercultural Association for Globalization（公財）滋賀県国際協会

The Strategy meeting for your dream - No.1 How to get a nursing job
What is your dream for the future? Let’s have a strategy meeting for your dream comes true!
This time, the theme is “how to get a nursing job”. The first action of the strategy is gathering information from theactual job fields. So now, here is the information about nursing jobs in Shiga. Hope you get a good work and fulfilling life!

Nursing jobs are actively involved in the following fields
Supporting residents, babies to

Public health nurse Health center/elderly people, to undergo medical

Public health center

examinations and etc.

This is the national qualification for a health worker.
Majority of their employments are health centers, public
offices, private companies, and hospitals. At a health officeor public offices, they support a maternal and child healthcare, for example, an Infant health examination. And theyalso give advises to local residents about health care,prevention of lifestyle-related disease, health control andchildcare. They sometimes visit citizens’ homes to givethem professional advices too.

Midwife

Hospital / Clinic/
Maternity clinic
Supporting pregnant
women and caring
babies’ health

Nurse
This is the national certification for performing such medical
assistance or medical care on the sick and wounded, expectant
and nursing mothers. Most of them find employment at thehospitals, clinics and medical offices. They are given
opportunities more and more at the visiting nurse stations,long-term care health facilities for elderly, and welfare facilities.

Hospital/clinic

A visiting nursing station

This is the national certification for assistanceof childbirth, caring pregnant women andnursing mothers, and doing health guidance.
They do counseling for baby’s care or infertility
treatments,
sex
informationofpuberty/menopause,andhealthcarethroughout women’s lifetime. They haveopportunities to work in a clinic or hospital, andalso practice their own maternity clinic.

Why not
trying to get anursing job?

Visiting patients andhelping medical
treatments at their
homes

Others・・・
・a school nurse’s room・healthcare room at company
・nursing universities、nursing schools
・nursing activities to overseas（JICA）etc

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The way to get nursing qualifications
Junior high school
graduation

High school graduation

Practical nurse training school

2yrs

Practical nurse examination▶▶▶ Practical nurse

Nursing university
4yrs

Nursing college 4yrs
（general curriculum
course）

Nursing juniorNursing college 3yrs

college 3yrs

National examination for nurse
Transfer into the third-yearclass of nursing university
2yrs

Nursing college 2yrs
(Preparatory course)（day part-time course）▶

Major course ofJunior college
1yr

▶

▶

Nurse

Public healthMidwife school
nurse school
1yr
1yr（joint school of public health nurse
and midwife courses）

National examinations for public health nurse/ Midwife▶ ▶ ▶ Public health nurse/ Midwife

The list of nursing schools, training institution in Shiga
Schoolclassification

CourseUniversity ofnursing4-yearCollege ofnursing3-year2-yearTraining
school ofpractical nurse(Preparatory
course)Practical
nurse

Name of school

Location

Shiga ika daigaku igakubu kango gakka
Shiga kenritsu daigaku ningenkango gakubu
ningenkango gakka
Seisen daigaku kango gakubu kango gakka
Otsu shimin byoin fuzoku kango senmon gakko
Otsu sekijuji kango senmon gakko
Shigaken Katata kango senmon gakko
Kacho kango senmon gakko

Otsu

Kusatsu kango senmon gakko (being processed)
Shiga kenritsu sogo hoken senmon gakko kango
gakka
The kango 1st course, Shiga saiseikai kango
senmon gakko
Koka kango senmon gakko
Omihachiman shiritsu kango senmon gakko
Shiga kenritsu kango senmon gakko
The kango 2nd course, Shiga saiseikai kango
senmon gakko
Otsu-shi Ishikairitsu kango senshu gakko
Toyosato byoin fuzoku jun-kango gakuin

HikoneOtsu
KusatsuMoriyama
Ritto
Koka
Omihachiman
Nagahama
Ritto
Otsu
Toyosato

Tuition(prefectural schools) A entrance fee ¥56,400, annual tuition fee ¥390,000, plus textbook fee and uniform fee are required.
Scholarship If student wants to work as a nurse in Shiga after graduation, Shiga prefecture lends him/her school expenses
without interest. After graduation, there is a system which may be exempt to return the scholarship loan to Shiga prefecture if
certain conditions are met. The above schools or hospitals may have their own scholarship system, and Japan Student Service
Organization (JASSO) has its scholarship too. Please contact them for the further information.

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The Strategy meeting for your dream

No. 2

Nu r s e r y S c h o o l T e a c h e r
If you are a physically and mentally healthy person who loves kids, have you ever considered becoming anursery school teacher? A nursery school teacher’s job is to care for children at child welfare institutions. A
nursery school teacher is also a childcare specialist who looks after individual children having with compassion
and understanding. There are two ways to become certified as a nursery school teacher. One is by graduatingfrom a nursery school teacher training institution recognized by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare. The
other is to pass the nursery school teacher examination (by the Zenkoku Hoikushi Yousei Kyogikai, the National
Nursery School Teacher Training Association) held annually in every prefecture. Any graduate from a school thatis not recognized by the School Education Law, or from an overseas school, who wants to take the examinationmust contact the administration center of the nursery school teacher examination. This certification is different
from that of kindergarten teachers, in accordance with the School Education Law.

Nursery School Teacher Work Environments
1.

Day care facilities for children who lack a home caregiver (nursery school, recognized kindergarten)2.

Facilities where children live (infant’s home, children’s home)3.

Facilities for disabled children (homes for disabled children)

4.

Facilities which provide play space for children (children’s halls, etc)

5.

Facilities for single mothers and their children. (livelihood support facilities for mothers and children)

6.

Facilities for children with emotional or behavioral problems (short-term
treatment facilities for children with emotional disturbances, children’s
self-reliance support facilities, support centers for children and families)

Main Ways to Become
Certified as a Nursery School Teacher

Junior highschoolWork at a child welfare
institution for at least five
years, taking care ofchildren for a minimumof 7,200 hours.

High school
Have (or expect to have)at least 62 university
credits over two years, orare a graduate (or expect
to graduate) from a juniorcollege.

Work at a child welfare
institution for at least
two years, taking careof children for aminimum of 2,880
hours.

Receive Examination Qualification
Examination ▶

▶

▶

University, Junior College
There are four professional nurseryschool teacher training institution in
Shiga:

Shiga University,Faculty of
Education(Shiga Daigaku
Kyouiku Gakubu)Biwako Gakuin University(Biwako
Gakuin Daigaku)Shiga Junior College(Shiga Tanki
Daigaku)
Shiga Bunkyo Junior College(Shiga Bunkyo Tanki Daigaku)

Pass

Receive Nursery School Teacher Qualification ▶ ▶ ▶ Nursery School Teacher
Register as a nursery school teacher after passing the examination and receiving certification. In Shiga, there is an employment office for nurseryschool teachers (Shiga Prefecture Childcare Association) that serves as an intermediary between nurseries and nursery school teachers. They
introduce work places upon registration.
・Information about the nursery school teachers examination: Zenkoku Hoikushi Yousei Kyogikai, Hoikushi Shiken Gimu Center (National Nursery
School Teacher Training Association, Administration center of the nursery school teacher examination): Tel 0120-4194-82 http://hoyokyo.or.jp/
・Employment office for nursery school teachers : Hoiku Jinzai muryo shokaijo ,Shiga-ken. Hoiku Kyogikai (Shiga Prefecture Childcare
Association) : Tel 077-516-9090 http://shiga-hoikukyo.jp

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MIMITARO㻌 English Version/英語版   No.97 December 2012

In this edition, Mimitaro interviewed Mr. Eyzaguirre Nakanishi Mario by telephone, who had lived in
the Shiga Prefecture during his school days and now works in Tokyo. 㻌
When I was 14 years old, I
came from Venezuela with myfamily. I transferred to the
Minakuchi Junior High School.
But there were times where I
was confused because I could
not understand either Japanese language or culture. The
only thing that saved me was being able to communicate
with my teacher in English. In the following year, eventhough I could not understand Japanese very well, I
entered Otsu Seiryo High School. The high school was aevening-time high school, so in the 1st year, I studied athome during the daytime before going to the school. In
the 2nd and 3rd year, I worked part-time jobs during thedaytime before going school, so I would return home at
11:00 p.m. As the school did not offer any lessons forJapanese language until my 3rd grade, I studied Japaneseby myself, using my dictionary. After high school,
listening to my teacher’s advice, I decided to study andmajor in English at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.

foods services industry, so I decided to change jobs.
Now, I am working at “Daijob”, an online company
which specializes in bilingual services, assisting those
who are looking for change jobs. ”Daijob” supports
people working in global companies and, currently
advertises for more than 90,000 jobs in foreign affiliatedcompanies or overseas offices, as well as having
3,800,000 people registered. At this company, I work as asales person, finding companies in Japan and abroad,which are searching bilingual persons. Some of mycolleagues are American, speaking either Chinese,
Russian, as well as English, and I am using English andSpanish in my work. In many fields, globalization anddemand for bilingual persons is increasing more andmore. Therefore, I think that my work is very important,and through this work, I want to help foreigners living inJapan have a chance at getting a good job.
Thinking back to the past days, thanks to my teachers’
advice when deciding my career path, I am now working
at this company. Parents of foreigners many times do notunderstand the Japanese society and school system very
much, and in this situation, my teacher’s advice lead to
my enrollment in high school and university. Moreover,
ever since I was a child, it had been my dream to work in
the global field to be open-mind person, so I have beenworking towards this dream every day. So, I hope thatyou young do not give up your dream and do your best to
make it a reality.

In my 3rd year of university, I took a leave of absence forone year to work as the International Exchange Staff inKoka City. The contents of my work were mainlyinterpretation and translation into English. But as I am
not a native English speaker, so I sometimes broke into acold sweat. I was able to be an accompanying
attendant to the state of Michigan㻌 and have various
experiences and this became the first step in myinternational career. After returning to university, I
became a Shiga Prefectural educational supporter of
Spanish languages. I sat down with foreign students andhelped them with their studies. Sometimes, I had
difficulty dealing with children who were at a rebellious
age. However, once on a while, I thought back to myown experiences, and I had a wonderful time with thesechildren.

Now, I am working in Japan. However, putting my one
foot in the global world, I cannot predict where I will livein the future. My selling point is that I am Venezuelan,
but have lived in Japan for 11 years, sometimes I do notknow what my nationality is, but I think that it is allright.

After graduating from university, I worked at a major
foods services company thinking of expanding theirbusiness abroad. At the company, I experienced cultures
peculiar to Japanese companies such as hierarchicalrelationships and the importance of harmonization. I
worked in restaurant management, and learned verymuch from it. But my dream was not to work in the

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The

Strategy

No. 3

meeting

for

your

dream

Nursing-Care for Elderly People

Japan will be experiencing the further aging of the populace and, as it is estimated, by 2035 one out of threepeople will be over 65 years old. On the other hand, there will be a gradual decrease in the total population,
which will expand demand for skilled nursing-care workers. How to secure a sufficient number of them is a
critical issue now.
Nursing-care workers are supposed to get along well with others. They have to work in teams, and good
relations are essential in associating with their bosses and colleagues, and specialists in related fields. They arealso required to have a broad knowledge of social welfare, public health, and medical service, on top of skills in
nursing-care. To work in nursing homes, you are not required to have all the qualifications, but it will always be
helpful if you have some certified qualifications. Best known of all is the state qualification certified by thegovernment (“Kaigo Fukushi-shi”). Elementary training for preparing nursing-care workers includes
Home-Helper Training (“Home-Helper Yosei Kenshu”) and Basic Training(“Kaigo Shokuin Kiso Kenshu”).

Where are nursing-care staff needed?
As nursing-care staff for the elderly and the challenged at social welfare institutions.
As home helpers, visit and care people in need at their own homes

99■ Review of how to obtain the national qualifications for nursing-care “Kaigo
Fukushi-shi” and the training to prepare nursing-care workers （＊Refer to the chart on the next page.）
For the purpose of securing stable high-quality care services in the future, the present system has beenreviewed with reference to how to obtain the national qualification and the training for preparing nursing care
workers, resulting in these changes below. Those of you who plan to work in the field of nursing-care in the
future, watch out for these revisions, some of which will come into effect starting in 2013.
As of January 2016, the national examination will be compulsory
for all certified nursing-care workers:
At present, there are two ways to obtain the state-certified qualification for nursing-care: (1) to complete
the program at the designated nursing-care training institutions, or (2) to have work experience of three ormore years in the field of nursing-care and pass the national qualifying examination. This will change asfollows after February 2016:① It is necessary both to complete the program at the nursing-care training institution and to pass thenational qualifying examination. Note that this revision does not apply to those who will havefinished at the nursing-care training institution before February 2016.
② Before sitting for the national qualifying examination, it is necessary both to have acquired work
experience of three or more years in the field of nursing-care and to have completed the Specialist
Training (see below).

（１）（２）Basic Training “Shoninsha Kenshu” and Specialist Training “Jitsumusha Kenshu”

Starting in the fiscal year of 2013, the current training program for Level 2 Home Helper will bechanged to Basic Training, and the programs for Level 1 Home Helper and for Basic Training will beincorporated into the Specialist Training. Those who have already completed the program for Level 1/2
Home Helper or Basic Training will be exempted from courses/subjects previously taken when theyenroll in the Specialist Training.
※ Those of you who have finished a high school (or the course program) specializing in nursing-careneed to note that the requirements for applying for the state qualifying examination, depending upon
the academic year that you have graduated.

5How to become a qualified nursing care worker“Kaigo Fukushi-shi”
NOW
Qualified Nursing-Care Worker “Kaigo Fukushi-shi”
Nation’s qualifying examination
Graduation fromWork experience of three or more
years in nursing-careCompletion of the Basic Training(Kaigo shokuin Kiso Kenshu)
Completion of Training for Level 1
Home Helper
Completion of Training for Level 2Home Helper

The following nursing-care training
institutions in Shiga Prefecture
・Biwako-Gakuin Two-Year College
・Kacho College for Social Welfare

No Qualifications or Experience

SOON
Qualified Nursing-Care Worker
National Qualifying Examination for Nursing-Care Worker
Work experience of three ormore years in nursing-careCompletion of the Specialist Training(Jitsumusha
kenshu) (minimum of 6 months, or 450 hours)

Completion of Training Institution for
Nursing-Care training

Completion of the Basic Training (Shoninsha
Kenshu) (minimum of 130 hours)※ Those who have already completed the Basic Training will be exempted from 130 hours out of the total of
required 450 hours for the Specialist Training.

For more information, go to the home page of the Social Welfare Promotion and Examination Center at:
http://www.sssc.or.jp/kaigo/index.html

6Strategy towards meeting your dream No. 4 Work with your knowledge of languages
If you are interested in the foreign languages or you are good at languages, why don’t you use yourlanguage skills for work? If you like to communicate with people, you may be suitable to be an interpreter. If
you like to read and write, you may be suitable to be a translator. Or, how about working at a company, anadministrative agency, or an international authority by taking advantage of your language skills? However,knowing only a foreign language is not enough to be a language specialist. You also need a high Japaneseability. Moreover, you are required to have a deep understanding of each country’s culture, society, as well as
broad knowledge of the language. With the rapid progress of globalization, a person who has the language
skills to connect those who live in different countries is needed in various fields. In addition, if you have someparticular skill or specialization along with language skills, you will be able to expand your horizons in the job
market.


Be active in various fields by using languages
1. As a language specialist

As an interpreter or a translator, you can work freelance on a request basis, or with an organization or company.
As an interpreter

As a translator

・Conference int erpreter, Judicial interpreter (at court ),Police interpreter
・Business interpret er
At the business negotiations, internal meeting,interpret for company visits      ・Interpreter-guides
・Escorting interpreter for VIP’s 
Accompany a politician, an athlete, and etc.
・Interpreter for foreigners living in JapanAt a school, an administrative agency, a hospital,etc.

・Business translation
Office document, Electric, Machine, Chemical,
Medical, Economy, and the IT related
・Literary translation
Novel, Essay
・Visual translation
Caption on TV, Movie※ Advanced ability in reading, expressiveness inwriting, and persistence to word are needed.

※ High ability to understand foreign languages and anative language, along with conversational skill are
required. You must be able to translate accurately.

                      
As a foreign language teacher                                               
At a school, an internal language class in a company, a culture school.

    ※ Communications      and  ex planation    skills  are needed.
              

２．Taking advantage of your language skills  As an employee
Expatriate employee at a trading company, a bank,a manufacture, a newspaper, and etc. Hotel, Alien
corporations, Import and export company, Airline,
IT, Distribution companies, and etc.

Federal officers at an international authority
As part of a staff at an international NGO, a
global cooperation, an international exchange,
an organization that helps foreigners

UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, JICA, AMDA, international
exchange organization, and so on.
※ Flexibility, cooperativeness, and activeness todeal with people from other countries are
required. Depending on the type of occupation,
English ability is required along with a highdegree of specialization.

※ Cooperativeness and general knowledge to workat an organization are needed. Performance as
an employee is prioritized. Depending on theorganization, you may need to learn a foreign
language to fulfill your duties.

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How to get a language related job                                                       ☆ How to be an interpreter or a translator
Due to the fact that in world of interpreting and translating, your career is heavily dependent on ability, there is no
specific course to becoming a professional. However, here we show you some examples of career paths:
Study foreign languages at acollege,junior college, university,
graduate school, and etc.

Study interpretation/translation
at an interpretation/translation
schoolStudy
foreignlanguages
abroad or by yourself

Get a certificate from the Interpretation Guide Examination, a language examination, the Japanese  Language    Proficiency     Test,  and  so forth.
  Study a specific field in which you want to work in.
Register with an interpreting/translating company

Apply for a position as an in-house interpreter/translator

Work as a freelance interpreter/translator     ☆

Work as an in-house interpreter/translator

How to be an international civil servant                University        Graduate school (necessary to be a specialist. Special
field of study except Literature, Language, Art, andPhysical education)

Acquire one morelanguage besides
English.  

Acquireworking/ volunteer                                        experiences     in the       
Recruitment
exam
forforeigncountry’s
specific
fields,andsoRoster registration Exam (Recruitment
agency                forth.
   Cent er for International Organization,(Clerk is local hire)=>Pass
MOFA) =>Pass                                         International civil servant



Information★ As a national qualification, there is “the Interpretation Guide” (English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Italian,Portuguese, Russian, Korean, and Thai). The Interpretation Guide Examination, Business a lliance dept., Japan
National Tourism Organization ℡03-3216-1903
http://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/interpreter_guide_exams/index.html★ Certifying examination for language (the Practical English Proficiency Test, the UN Association’s Test of English, Diplom
Deutsch, Test of Chinese Proficiency, Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, of Russian as a Foreign
Language, The Korean Language Proficiency Test, Certific ado de Proficiência em Língua Portuguesa para
Estrangeiros, and so forth.)★ If you are a native speaker other than Japanese, it's a good idea to get Japanese Language A ptitude Test certificate-http://www.jlpt.jp/, and Japanes e Language Proficiency Test - http://www.nihongokentei.jp/★ Recruitment information of international authority: Recruitment Center for International Organization, MOFA 
http://www.mofa-irc.go.jp/ Participatory network for expert recruitment
http://partner.jica.go.jp/RecruitSearchForP rsn★ The following are the universities and the colleges in Kansai area which have department of foreign langua ges. (Due tothe university/school, the language courses are different respectively)
・Osaka University School of foreign studies・Kyoto University of Foreign St udies ・Kansai Gaidai University
・Kobe City University of Foreign Studies ・Kyoto Sangyo University
・Osaka Gakuin University ・Tenri University ・Kansai University ・Kansai Gaidai College ・Osaka College of
foreign languages・Kansai Gaigo S enmon Gakko ・Kyoto Career College of foreign language, and so forth

8The Strategy meeting for your dreamNo.５ How to become a “Food” Professional

There are various original food cultures that have their own unique with dishes and customs throughout the world.
Eating is both an act which is essential as well as an important source of enjoyment to human beings. Therefore,social and economic activities relating to “foods” are a very large part of human society. In particular, focus on
women’s social progress, an aging society, and a variety of health-conscious foods are increasing recently.
Consequently the market for food service and lunch preparation industries, such as take-out foods, is spreading.
Culinary professionals are actively involved in not just cooking, but also various fields associated with nutritional
services and food production. Let’s see what professionals exist in the “foods” industry.

Professionals of “food” are actively involved in the following fields

1. As a person cooking “food”

Offering delicious dishes by skills, senses and daily efforts▼ CookThis profession focuses on cooking. These include Japanese, Western, Chinese and Italiandish, and Japanese sushi cook. In addition to “cooking delicious dishes”, they must havetheir own originality and sense when arranging dishes. Depending on the workplace, thequalification of “chef (chouri-shi) ” is required. They offer delicious dishes at various facilities
such as a restaurants, hotels and hospitals.
▼ Patissier▼ BakerThis profession focuses on making sweets. Good
technique and senses are crucial for creating
sweets. It may be better to have a “confectionery
hygiene master (Seika eisei-shi)” to show that you
have the necessary qualifications.

２．As a person serving “foods”

This profession focuses making bread. Not only
do they have to make their bread delicious, theyalso have to make it original. Typically for thisprofession you need to be certified as a “licensedbaker (pan seizou ginou-shi)”Professional of serving with kindness▼ Sommelier, Bartender▼ Waiter/ Waitress

・A Sommelier is someone who has vast knowledge
about wine, and recommends wine according toguests’ tastes and dishes at restaurants or hotels, etc.
・ Bartender makes many different types of drinks
according to a customer’s taste at a bar and lounge.

This is someone who provides services to guests at
restaurants, etc. You can get a “Restaurant service
Skill” license (Restaurant service ginou-shi) byhaving business experiences.

３．As a person supporting “foods” in health

Advises on knowledge of nutrition▼Dietitian (Eiyou-shi), National Registered Dietitian (Kanri Eiyou-shi)
This is profession focuses on of giving advice on eating a healthy diet based on nutritional needs at hospitals,
schools, nursery school, welfare facilities, etc. They are responsible for creating menus based on nutritional balance,
as well as giving nutritional guidance. Those who have a qualification of “Nationally Registered Dietitian” can manage
menus according to health guidelines and work to improve the nutrition for patients in hospitals. They also work as
researchers at food companies, universities or laboratories.

４．As a person producing “food”

Having both knowledge about food and a sense of the times▼ Food Coordinator
This is profession coordinates things related to food in various situations. They are involved the foodindustry by developing food products, menus at restaurants, as well as giving advice on promotion ofsales and setting tables. Extensive knowledge of food and business sense is required. They also
prepare dishes for photographing or filming set tables.

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The way to become a “Food” Professional☆ How to become cook

No qualifications are necessary to become a cook. However, it is a good idea to build up experience first.
You can work at restaurant learning little by little from your superior, and through your efforts, become
one of the top chefs in the business.

◆Training at
restaurants,
etc.

◆Junior high school, High school(cooking course, etc.)
In Shiga: Ayaha High School Foodand Cooking Course◆Chef Training Institution
In Shiga: Shiga Cooking Junior College,
Professional Course of Cooking

Apprentice (for at least 2 years)→Pass of Examination for chef

Work as Chef

If you want to be a chef offoreign dishes, it may benecessary to study foreign
languages.

”Chouri-shi”

National Examinations for Specialized chef/licensed chef (work experience for 8 years or
more, and period of holding a qualification of chef (chouri-shi) for 3 years or more)

Become an owner of restaurants, etc., by saving money.

☆ How to become Dietitian or Nationally registered dietitian◆ Tra in i ng F ac i l it i es f or D ie t it ia n
In Shiga: Shiga Junior College, Department of Life
Studies
School term: 2 years, 3 years,
4 years◆ Training Facilities for Nationally registered dietitian
In Shiga: Shiga Prefectural University, Faculty of Human
Culture, Life Culture Course
School term: 4 years

Becoming qualified to be a Dietitian “Eiyou-shi”
Workexperienceof 3 years
or moreWorkexperienceof 2 years
or moreWorkexperienceof 1 year
or moreNational Examination for Nationally Registered Dietitian “Kanri Eiyou-shi”

Work at hospitals, welfare facilities,
schools, health centers, companies,etc.

☆

How to open your restaurant! ―Work freelance

Work as a researcher or
educator

Good management skills are key.

―

＊ Imagine the restaurant that you want to have! What will be the selling point, range of customers, anddishes of this restaurant? In addition, it is necessary to deeply consider location, business style, andmethod for attracting customers, menus, services and necessary start‐up funds!
＊ If you decide on opening a restaurant, you need to get a business approval from the food sanitation
supervisor at a health center. You may be required to consult a health center about equipment inadvance. In addition, you will have to go through several procedures such as notice of commencementof business at tax office, workmen’s compensation, unemployment and social insurance, notice ofproviding alcohol at police office, etc.

10No. 6Strategy meeting for your dream :C o u n s e l o r

Today, due to industrialization, relationships among people and between people and nature are becoming less andless, and the number of mental illnesses is increasing caused by stress and other factors. Of course life is tough,but when you’re going through tough times and your heart is broken, counselors are the people who will listen to
you and stand by your side. Furthermore, they are expected to take care of people who are suffering mentally by
disasters and accidents, so nowadays there are a lot of job opportunities.
Counselor is a job which use
psychology to give patients mental treatments. Moreover, they are required to have responsibilities and life
experiences, as well as being open-minded and having good personalities. There is no national qualification, butthere are several certificates which can prove one’s knowledge, techniques, and experiences as a counselor. Oneof the major certificates is “Certified Clinical Psychologist”(Rinsho shinri-shi). In addition, “Industrial Counselor”(Sangyo counselor)and “Psychological Counselor”(Shinri soudan-in) support working people. “ClinicalDevelopmental Psychologist”(Rinsho hattatsu shinri-shi) and “Special Educational Needs Specialist” (Tokubetsu
shien kyoiu-shi) are involved in supporting children.

Counselors (Certified clinical psychologists) are involvedin various fields― Clinicalpsychologists conduct psychological tests andand give psychological community service ―▼Medical・Health fields

interview,

Through counseling, counselors treat patients at psychiatric depts., psychosomatic medicine
depts. and at counseling rooms in hospitals, mental health and welfare center, healthcenters, and rehabilitation centers. Counselors help treatment of patient by counseling. They
offer mental treatments for patients who suffer from a notice about serious diseases, andhelp patients and hospitals build better relationships.
▼Educational fieldCounselors work in education centers and educational guidance rooms established by local governments,
and counseling rooms of universities. Counselors work as school counselors in counseling rooms ofprimary schools, junior and senior high schools.
Counselors offer counseling for students who are bullied or dropout, and advise teachers and parents.
Aside from that, it is also important to inform schools about the problems that are discovered out throughcounseling.
▼Labor・Industry fields
In-house health centers and counseling rooms in a company, Hello Work, Vocational training centers fordisabled, etc.
Counselors offer counseling for people to work mentally and physically sound. E.g. counselors help workers
to improve relationships with their colleagues, help workers who have mental illness return to work on theirown accord.
▼Welfare field
Child consultation centers, Women consultation centers, Rehabilitation consultation centers, Welfare
centers for disabled, Child welfare institutions. Counselors offer counseling for people who easily havemental problems socially.
▼Machinery of Law・CorrectionCounseling rooms related to Family courts, Juvenile classification homes, Juvenile training schools, prisonsand the police. Counselors do psychological diagnosis for people who are involved in the affairs and offer
counseling for those who are mentally ill in order to be reformed to live in communities.
▼Self-employedCounselors who offer counseling for local
people.

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☆ How to be a certified clinical psychologist (counselor)“Certified Clinical Psychologist” is the certificate provided by Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for ClinicalPsychologists who are licensed by the Ministry of Education, culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Examination
candidates need to study psychology at universities or graduate school in order to take the examination.
◆ Med ic a l l i c ens e
r ec i p ien t◆ Universit y
P s ych ol og y or o the r c o urs es r el at e d to Ps ych ol og y
◆ Clinicalpsychology at
designatedgraduate school,-class 1Graduate school which
specializes in psychology◆ Clinical psychology
at designatedgraduate school- class 2-◆Psychology related
course atdesignatedgraduate school

Over 1 year Psychologicalclinic experience

Over 2 yrs Psychologicalclinic experience

Over 5 yrs
Psychologicalclinicexperience

Over 2 years
Psychological clinic
experience

Certifying examination
Certified Clinical Ps ychologist (Rinsho Shinri-shi)* Psychology related courses are “Human science”, “Pedagogy”, “Pedology”, “Sociology”, “Developmental science”
and “Health science”.
** Foundation of the Japanese Certification Board for Clinical Psychologists specifies the designated graduate
schools that are classified into Class 1 and Class 2. They meet the requirements of universities or graduate schools
to study clinical psychology.
＊１ Developmental disabilities are pervasive developmental disorders

For mental problems…

(autism), learning disabilities, and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderCounseling forDevelopmental disabilities
and autism

children have difficulties with relationships and communications withwhich are related to cerebral dysfunction. Developmentally disabled
others. However, some children have specific abilities. Thus, theirunbalanced behaviors are difficult to be understood by others.

・Development disabled child: local health center・Development disabled adult: “IBUKI”, Shiga support center for developmental disability【Reservation】℡：0749-52-3974

Mon- Fri 9:00～16:00

Counseling for mental health and adolescent psychiatry(Alcohol, eating disorder, school refusal, personal relations, and social withdrawal)
・Local health centers
・Mental health and welfare center

・Mental health counseling (interview)℡：077-567-5010

Mon - Fri 9:00～16:00

・Social withdrawal support center (15 yrs or up)℡：077-567-5058

Mon - Fri 9:00～16:00

・Telephone mental counseling℡：077-567-5560

Mon - Fri 10:00～12:00
13:00～21:00

Special hospital for mental illness, alcoholic, and puberty mental problems
・Shiga prefectural mental health center【Reservation】℡：077-567-5023

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Mon to Fri 13:00～16:30

A Special Feature on Educational Funds～To enable children to study with a sense of security ～Education expenses vary with the type of school and career choice. A large expenditure is required every time a child enters a higher schoollevel, sometimes putting pressure on the family budget. Therefore, if possible, it is better to gradually prepare for these expenses by taking
advantage of plans such as installment savings for school expenses in banks and educational insurance plans combined with children’s
insurance offered by insurance companies while your children are young. There are also some programs to support families who are in
financial difficulties to send their children to school, scholarships, and loans for educational expenses.
* * * Educational Support System * * *1．Elementary School and Junior High School Tuition is free of charge.
◆ScholasticAssistance Program (“Syuugaku enjo seido”) The program provides support for school supplies
and school lunch expenses to guardians of children having difficulties in attending school due to financial reasons.
INQ Municipal Board of Education
2. High School◆High School Tuition Support Fund Program (“Koutou gakkoutou syuugaku shienkin seido”) “Tuition Support Fund” is paid directly to theschool. Regardless of whether the school is public or private, households paying less than ¥304,200 in “municipal income tax” are eligible forthe high school tuition fee support from the fund. INQ Prefectural government where the school is located◆Shiga Prefecture Private High School Special Scholastic Assistance (“Shiga-ken shiritsu koutou gakkoutou tokubetsu syuugaku
hojokin”) When private high schools make reductions or exemptions in the tuition fees, financial aid is administered by the school corporatebody set up by the concerned school. INQ Shiga Prefecture General Affairs Department, General Affairs Division
TEL：077-528-3114◆High School Supplemental Scholarship Fund Program (“Koukouseitou syougaku kyuufukin seido”) In order to reduce the burden of
educational costs apart from tuition fees, the program gives financial support to low-income families with a high school student.
National and public high schools INQ Shiga Prefectural Board of Education, General Education Division
TEL：077-528-4587
Private high schools INQ Shiga Prefecture General Affairs Department, “Shigaku Daigaku Shinkō-ka” TEL：077-528-3271
3． University Some universities have their own scholarship programs (“Gakunai syougakukin”), tuition fee reduction or exemption(“Jyugyouryoutou genmen seido”), deferment in the payment of fees (“Chousyuu yuuyo seido”), etc.
◆Exemption from Payment of Tuition Fee Program for National and Public University Students (“Kokkouritsu daigaku jyugyouryou
menjo seido”) National and public universities have tuition fee exemption programs for students from low-income families.
* * * Scholarships * * *There are two types of scholarships: grants and loans. In addition to the scholarships provided by local governments and privateorganizations, some schools have their own scholarship programs. You may avail of information on scholarships at the school office. There
are various requirements for grants and loans (sometimes students cannot receive some scholarships at the same time), but in most cases,
the applicant’s academic ability and his/her family’s financial situation are regarded as screening standards. The date of submission of
applications may vary for each scholarship so please check the application period in advance.

*In the following: Grant = G
Loan = L
L Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Scholarships Eligible students include those who will attend graduate schools,
universities, junior colleges, technical colleges and specialized training colleges (post-secondary courses). There are two types ofscholarships: interest-free loans and interest-bearing loans. There are various types of scholarship programs, like those that allow students toextend the deadline of loan repayments until they can get a regular income.

INQ JASSO at http://www.jasso.go.jp/

L/G Municipal Scholarships Some municipal governments have their own scholarship programs.

INQ City and town offices

L Newspaper Scholarships This program offers loans for school expenses to students who are willing to work delivering newspapers withboard and lodging provided by the company. In addition to paying the salary, some newspaper companies waive the loan when thescholarship recipient continue working for them until graduation.

INQ Newspaper companies

G Scholarship for Traffic Accident Orphans Eligible students include orphans of traffic accident victims who live in Shiga and who areattending elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools.
INQ Orizurukai, Transportation Strategy Division of Shiga Prefecture
TEL：077-528-3682
G Scholarship from the Scholarship Foundation for Traffic Accident Orphans
For orphans of traffic accident victims who are students in high school or a higher level.
http://www.kotsuiji.com/howto/
L Ashinaga Scholarship Organization Eligible students include those who attend high schools, universities, specialized training colleges,
various kinds of schools, and graduate schools whose guardians died from illness, accident (except for traffic accidents on the road), suicide,or those whose guardians are unable to work due to the aftereffects of an injury.

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http://www.ashinaga.org/grant/index.html

L/G Nihon kyouiku koumuin kousaikai
TEL. 077-526-1356
L For students of graduate schools, universities, technical colleges (koutou senmon gakkou), and specialized training colleges /post-secondary courses (sensyuu gakkou senmon katei)
G For high school students enrolled in Shiga
G Kawamoto bunkyou fukushi shinkoukai For high school students enrolled in Shiga

TEL: 077-525-9219◎◎◎ Scholarships For Foreign Residents ◎◎◎G Support 21 Livelihood Support Program For refugees from Indochina, convention refugees, returnees from China and long-term residents ofJapanese-descent, and the children of the aforementioned, who are students in high school, vocational school or university (including prospective
entrants).
http://support21.or.jp
TEL. 03-5449-1331
Ichiro & Jinko Tsuboi Student Support Program For refugees, long-term residents of Japanese-descent, as well as returnees from China
and the children of the aforementioned, who are university students (3rd year or higher) and graduate students (including prospective entrants).
http://support21.or.jp
TEL. 03-5449-1331
G The Society of Mary St. Joseph Scholarship Fund For elementary school, junior high school, and high school students, who are in need offinancial support
http://www.marianist.jp/sm/scholarship080425_2/
TEL: 03-5232-8910 (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Retail Consignment Business Division)
G Biwako Scholarship For international students, students in universities or junior colleges with foreign nationalities in Shiga (high school
students are excluded from this scholarship from fiscal year 2016.) http://www.s-i-a.or.jp/gaikokuseki/syougaku/
INQ SIA TEL: 077-526-0931*** Loan System for School Expenses ***▼Life Welfare Fund Loan System / Educational Loan (“Seikatsu fukushi shikin kashitsuke seido kyouiku kashitsuke”)         
For low-income families.
INQ Shiga Prefecture Council of Social Welfare TEL: 077-567-3903▼Shiga Prefecture Scholarship Fund (“Shiga-ken syougaku shikin”) For high school students with financial difficulties
INQ The school where the student is enrolled in
INQ Shiga Prefectural Board of Education General Education Division

TEL: 077-528-4587▼Shiga Prefecture Senior High School Part-time and Correspondence Course Scholastic Subsidy (“Shiga-ken koutou gakkoutou teijisei katei /Tsuushinsei katei syuugaku syoureikin”) For working students in part-time and correspondence course in high school with financial difficulties.
INQ Shiga Prefectural Board of Education Generall Education Division▼Single Parent/Widow Welfare Fund School Loan, Loan System for School Entrance Preparations (“Boshi fushi kafu fukushi shikin no syuugaku
shikin, syuugaku shitakukin no kashitsuke seido”) For families with a single parent.
INQ Shiga Prefecture Health Care and Welfare Department, Children and Youth Bureau
TEL: 077-528-3554(For Otsu residents: Otsu Children and Family Division TEL: 077-528-2686)☆A student may be exempted from loan repayment if after graduating from a welfare school or medical school (ex. schools for doctors, nurses,
caregivers, nursery teachers, etc.), he/she obtains a certificate and works for a certain period of time in an institute. Aside from the following loansystems offered by local governments, some hospitals also have their own systems. Implementation period may vary each year, so please confirm it
in advance before you apply.
▼Shiga Prefecture Nursery Teachers Scholastic Fund Loan System (“Shiga-ken hoikushi syuugaku shikin kashitsuke seido”) For students of training
schools for nursery teachers
INQ Shiga Prefecture Council of Social Welfare
TEL: 077-567-3925▼Shiga Prefecture Care Workers Scholastic Fund Loan System (Shiga-ken kaigo fukushishitou syuugaku shikin kashitsuke seido) For students oftraining schools for care workers.
INQ Shiga Prefecture Council of Social Welfare
TEL：077-567-3925▼Shiga Prefecture Scholastic Fund Loan System for Nursing Personnel (“Shiga-ken kango shokuin syuugaku shikin taiyo seido”) For students oftraining schools for nurses.
INQ Shiga Prefecture Medical Welfare Department and Health Care Division TEL: 077-528-3611*** Educational Loan ***Educational loan, like scholarship, is a popular measure to cope with educational expenses that offers lower interest rates compared to otherordinary loans. Aside from loans for university expenses, there are various kinds of educational loans for different purposes, like for elementary andjunior high school tutoring schools. Apart from Japan Finance Corporation’s National Student Loan, banks also offer educational funds.
*In most cases, a foreigner is required to be a permanent resident to apply. Please check in advance.
▼National Student Loan (“Kuni no kyouiku loan”) http://www.jfc.go.jp/n/finance/search/ippan.html
INQ Educational Loan Call Center TEL: 0570-008656

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