Outline of Services
2024Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly,
Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers (JEED)The JEED Ethos

In February 2023, JEED formulated the above key message to convey the characterof our organization and the role we wish to fulfill.

The thinking behind our brand message
For each and every employee, regardless of age, gender, or disability, to realize
their full potential through work, we must ask, what makes you, you? Throughnurturing individual strengths and linking these to work, we believe there is a job
out there for you, where you can have the freedom to simply be yourself.
However, to realize this, support and understanding from society, peers andthe local community is necessary. That’s why we emphasize togetherness.
JEED's consultation, support, and job training services find, nurture, and makethe most of each individual's irreplaceable value. We also strive to encouragecompanies, workplaces, and local communities to create a more inclusive
environment where people from all walks of life can work together in harmony.
JEED pledges to support individuals who wish to work in order to realize amore diverse society, for a better, more inclusive tomorrow.

Contents

Role Overview ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3～4
Employment Support for the Elderly
Support for Employers Concerning Elderly Employment ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

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Educational Activities Concerning Elderly Employment ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

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Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities
Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation Services ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

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Vocational Rehabilitation Research and Training ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 11～12
Levy and Grant System for Employing Persons with Disabilities ・・・・・・・・・・・ 13～14
Support for Employers Concerning Disability Employment ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 15
Educational Activities Concerning Disability Employment ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 16

Human Resources Development Support
Vocational Training for Quick Reemployment of Unemployed Workers

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Fostering Human Resources to Support the Industrial Base ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 19～20
Counseling on Skills Development for Employees and ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 21～22
Vocational Training for Employed People
Nurturing and Training of Vocational Training Instructors for ・・・・・・・・・・・ 23
Improving Their Skills
Support for Implementation of Vocational Training ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 24
under the Support System for the Job Seekers
Organization Chart ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 25
Our History ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 25
Locations of Offices and Centers ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 26

■Role Overview ■JEED aims to realize a society in which everyone, regardless of age or disability, can exercise their skills
and work with motivation and peace of mind, under the slogan “Be Yourself and Find Work, Together”.
To this end, JEED provides comprehensive support to a variety of users, including the elderly, persons
with disabilities, job seekers, and employers. Specifically, we work toward the following goals.

JEED supports SDGs in ３ fields !
Support services for
employment of the elderly

Realizing a society with lifelong employment in which the elderly can continue to work regardless of age

Support services for employmentof persons with disabilities

Realizing a society in which people can play an active role according to their wishes, skills, and aptitudes,
regardless of whether they have a disability or not

Support for job skills development

Realizing a society in which people can fully demonstrate their skills through their work and play an activerole in their lives• Consulting and assistance in securing employment opportunities up to age 70• Grants to stabilize employment of the elderly• Awareness-raising and public relations activities for realizing a society with lifelong
employment• Collection and dissemination of good practices related to employment of elderly
workers

My name is Ginko Penda,
and you can ﬁnd me in the“Employment of the Elderly
through Manga”section of our
website!

Abilys• Vocational rehabilitation services that meet the diverse needs of persons with disabilities,
employers, etc.
• Advice and assistance to local employment support organizations, etc.
• C ollection of payments and provision of grants, etc., based on the payment system for
employment of persons with disabilities• Educational and public relations activities to deepen public interest and understanding• Job training for job seekers as a safety net for employment• Cultivation of human resources to support advanced manufacturing• Vocational training for workers and consultation and assistance to employers(reskilling and relearning, support for promotion of DX human resource development
in small and medium enterprises)• Training of vocational training instructors

I am the mascot characterof the Abilympics!

I am the Hello Training
character

Harotore-kun

Hello Training
The shortest way roundis the longest way home.

What are SDGs?

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SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are a set of shared global goals for realizing a sustainable and better society where "no one isleft behind.”The SDGs were set forth in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agreed to by all member states at the 2015 UN
Summit. The set consists of 17 goals and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030 (from Ministry of Foreign Affairs pamphlet). Among JEED's
efforts to address these goals and targets, the above are considered particularly relevant.

JEED, as a national organization, provides high-quality support to ensure that all individuals who arewilling to work, including youth, women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, can realize their fullpotential. Through such efforts, JEED supports the SDGs.

Services related
to the elderly

Consultation and assistance by Employment Planners
promoting employment up to the age of 70.

Symposium on the realization of a society withlifelong employment

Services
related todisability
employment

Abilympics competition

Image of rework support

Services forvocational skills
development

Robot system course training

Home renovation course training[ Reference: About the JEED Symbol ]This design represents society and the organizations that support the elderly, persons withdisabilities, job seekers, and other workers and their employment.
Official name：独立行政法人高齢・障害・求職者雇用支援機構
English name：Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly,
Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers
Abbreviation：JEED
W e b s i t e：https://www.jeed.go.jp/

4Employment Support for the Elderly ●■ Support for Employers Concerning Elderly Employment ■JEED seeks to realize a society with lifelong employment by providing counseling and other forms of
support to employers on technical issues concerning (1) the supply of grants and (2) employment of theelderly as well as conducting research/surveys on the development of practical methods and publicity
activities based on the Law Concerning Stabilization of Employment of the Elderly. These supports aim
to facilitate employers’ initiatives in the development of companies where people can work regardlessof their age.

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Providing Grants to Stabilize
Employment of the Elderly

Grants to Promote Employment of the Elderly over 65●Grant to Promote the Continuous Employment of theElderly over 65●Grant to Improve Employment Management including
the Evaluation System for the Elderly●Grant to Transfer Elderly Workers’ Employment to
Non-fixed Term
For details of the grant system for promoting
continuous employment of the elderly over65, click here ➡

The April 2021 revision of the Law Concerning Continuous
Employment of the Elderly has created new obligations
for the government to secure continuous employment
opportunities for the elderly and increase the age ofretirement.
At JEED, we have commissioned a team of specialists
with professional and practical skills, such as social insurance
labor consultants, small- and medium-sized enterprisemanagement consultants, and management and laborconsultants, to serve as Employment Planners* and Advisors
for Employment of Older Workers. Our planners provide
consultations and assistance to companies to help raise
the retirement age and create continuous employment
opportunities for workers up to age 70.
Furthermore, when requested by the companies, Advisors
will provide training for the corporate workplace managers,
as well as for middle-aged and older employees tostrengthen their motivation.

https://www.jeed.go.jp/elderly/subsidy/
index.html▲

Support for Employers Concerning Elderly Employment

This grant is provided to employers in order to realize
a society with lifelong employment where the elderly canwork regardless of age as long as they have the will andthe ability to work. The grant is composed of the following
3 programs.

2Counseling and Assistance for Securing Employment
Opportunities for the Elderly up to age 70.

Guide to the grant systemfor promoting continuous
employment of the elderly
over 65 (FY2023 version)▲ Counseling/advice for those up to age 70 from Employment Planners and/or Advisors for Employment of Older Workers▲ V ideo explanation of the grant system forpromoting continuous employment of theelderly over 65 (FY2023 version)

Requests for counseling and applications for grants should besubmitted to the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Services
Department of the respective JEED prefectural offices.
(Business Handling Department in Tokyo and Osaka prefectural
offices.) (See our website (http://www.jeed.go/location/index.html)
for locations, etc.)

5② Proposal-based
consultation /assistanceand various training
programs

Planner
AdvisorBusiness
Owner①
Collaboration③ Follow-ups after
implementationof consultation /assistance

Organization▲ P rocedure relating to counseling/advice for those up to age 70 from
Employment Planners and/or Advisors for Employment of the Elderly*Name changed in April 2023 from ‘Employment Planners for Employmentof the Elderly over 65’

Development of Practical Methods

Considering the falling birthrate and aging population
as well as a future shrinking labor force in our country, it
has become increasingly essential for the elderly to play anactive role in supporting our society.
Given the circumstances, in order to ensure employment
up to the age of 70 to realize a society with lifelong
employment, JEED develops practical methods pertaining
to the expansion of job categories and the reexaminationof wages, personnel management systems, and training
programs while fully grasping the challenges and needsof companies and clarifying the solutions and areas of
improvement for them to ensure that the elderly become asubstantial part of the workforce.

Practical methods developed by JEED are compiled
into reports, and summaries are provided on the website
to be used in work settings as a reference for corporate
approaches to the employment of the elderly. More so,they are used by Employment Planners and Advisors as
explanatory materials when conducting counseling andsupport activities at companies. Furthermore, Employment
Planners and Advisors utilize these materials to improvetheir knowledge and consulting/supporting skills.
These contents can also be found in the material
published on TV, in newspapers, news outlets, andmagazines.

▲ H elpful Career Tips for Active Aging in the
Workplace▲ M anual for Promoting Employment of theElderly until 70

Support for Employers Concerning Elderly Employment▲ Guideline for Promoting Employment of Elderly by Industries

Employment Support for the Elderly ●3▲ Collection of Cases Promoting Employment of
the Elderly up to age 70

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Employment Support for the Elderly ●■ Educational Activities Concerning Elderly Employment ■1

Educational Activities to Realize aSociety with Lifelong Employment

Educational Activities Concerning Elderly Employment

JEED collects and provides information on employers’ goodpractices in order to disseminate and promote the concept ofcompanies where people can work regardless of their age and tofurther propose improvement of systems related to the extension ofcontinued employment and raising the retirement age with the aim of
securing employment opportunities for the elderly until the age of 70.
JEED accumulates companies’ good initiatives that will help toimprove the work environment for elderly workers and holds contests
to recognize the best practices, with the awards ceremony at theForum for Companies Providing Successful Employment to the Elderly
being held every year in October, the designated Elderly Employment
Support Month. In the Forum, companies have opportunities tointroduce their initiatives. In addition, JEED makes efforts to promote
understanding aimed at realizing a society with lifelong employment
through local workshops, held for companies to present theirimprovement initiatives and creativity as well as exchange opinions,and symposia, held under the themes of Workplace Communication,
Career Reskilling, etc.
Also, JEED makes efforts to collect companies’ various
initiatives, including raising the retirement age with an aim to secure
employment opportunities for the elderly up to the age of 70. The
information on their good practices in elderly employment as well as
measures to address an aging society are to be broadly disseminatedto the general public and companies. This is done through thewebsite that introduces companies with active elderly persons andthe relevant outcomes, with the aim of building national momentum
towards realizing a society with lifelong employment.

▲ Forum for Companies with Active Elderly Persons (Contest Award
Ceremony) Elder” - Elderly Employment Educational Journal▲“

雇用力評価ツール（企業向け）

生涯現役社会の実現に向けた5 領域 25 項目の設問に答えて人事管理の課題を分析

競争力を高めるための高齢者雇用－パフォーマンス向上のためのポイント集－

高齢社員戦力化のための

人事管理制度の整備に向けて
Ⅰ 人事管理Ⅱ 職場の風土づくり
Ⅲ 技能伝承Ⅳ 新職場・職務の創出
Ⅴ 作業施設等の改善
Ⅵ 健康管理・安全衛生
Ⅶ 能力開発▲ Collection of Cases of Companies with Active
Elderly People（URL : https://www.elder.jeed.go.jp）

7▲ Tools supporting voluntary efforts of companies

Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities and Large Region Vocational Centers for Persons
with Disabilities provide vocational rehabilitation* services to meet the various needs of persons withdisabilities and the employers in order to promote the employment and employment security of disabledindividuals.
*In the Law for Employment Promotion of Persons with Disabilities, “vocational rehabilitation” is defined as taking the measures stipulated in
the Law, including vocational guidance, vocational training, and employment placement, for promoting vocational independence of persons
with disabilities (Article 2, item 7).

Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities under JEED Prefectural Offices (47 Prefectures)
Providing vocational counselors for persons with disabilities and working in close cooperation with related bodies suchas public employment offices (Hello Work), Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities, hospitals,
and special needs schools, Local Vocational Centers serve as the core facilities in each prefecture by offering vocational
rehabilitation services based on the local needs.

1Services for Persons with
Disabilities

Vocational Evaluation & GuidanceWork Preparation Support
Support is to be provided to understand and improve
vocational challenges required for employment or work
adjustment, to acquire vocational knowledge, and to
improve social skills.
A personalized curriculum, based on the individual’s
disability condition and vocational challenges is to beprepared to offer the bespoke support for persons withdisabilities, leading to corresponding support such as
employment placement through Hello Work and job
coaches.

Services for Employers

The centers implement various kinds of support services
for employers: new employment of persons with disabilities,
helping workers adjust to their current workplaces andimprove their careers, and helping those on sick leave return
to work. The centers also analyze the needs of employers
regarding employment of persons with disabilities andproblems in employment management, as well as providing
information and consultation for employing persons withdisabilities. According to their needs, the centers will
create Employer Support Plans and systematically provide
professional assistance.
Specifically, the centers advise on implementing
employee training organized by the employers andcooperate by dispatching instructors to the seminars, as wellas on job creation. Also, the “Employer Support Workshop”
is implemented where employers can get clues on solving
employment management problems through group work.

【Examples of vocational challenges and supports】
Vocational challenges:
A person who• wants to know how tochoose a job⇨ experience by simulating• feels uneasy abouthuman relations in theworkplace• wants to improve stresscoping in the workplace⇨• wants to know how tofind a job

How to support:

Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

The centers elicit individual employment desires, evaluate
occupational ability, etc., as well as provide consultationand guidance. Based on this process, the centers will createa Vocational Rehabilitation Plan according to individual
conditions, including support content and assistancemethods for adjustment to the workplace.

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Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●■ Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation Services ■•Offering hands-on

situations at work
• Giving lectures to improve⇨ interpersonal skills• Giving lectures to improve
stress coping and ability toadapt to the work
environment• Create a CV and practice⇨ interviews

Others▲ Employer Support Workshop

The centers determine if individuals have intellectual
disabilities that are covered under employment measures
under the employment quota system, as well as assess theseverity of their disabilities.

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Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●3

Services for Persons with
Disabilities and Employers

Support Offered by Job Coaches
In order to assist persons with mental disabilities andpersons with developmental disabilities in smoothly adjusting
to the workplace, job coaches visit workplaces to provided i re c t a n d p ro f e s s i o n a l
support to such persons andtheir employers based on
individual disability traits.

▲ Job coaching support

Comprehensive Employment Support for
Persons with Mental Disabilities
In cooperation with the attending physicians, the centersprovide professional and comprehensive support toemployers and persons with mental disabilities to satisfy thevarious needs of new employment, returning to work, and acontinuous employment.

❶Support for Returning to Work

Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

The following support is provided to promote a smooth
return to work for persons with mental health problems who
have been on leave.

・Coordination for returning to work
In consultations with the person with mental healthproblems, his/her employer, and an attending physician, thecenters provide assistance to reach a consensus among thethree parties regarding the process and goals of returning to
work.

・“Re-work support” (Support for returning towork)
Based on the Re-work Support Plan, the centers use job
practice and lectures to provide persons with mental healthproblems with the support required to improve their capacity
to adapt, including life rhythm reorganization, improvementin the ability to concentrate and endure, health control, andstress management. The centers provide support also to
employers for developing the environment to accept theseworkers (creation of a re-work plan, education of supervisorsand coworkers, etc.).
The trial work experience at the place to which thepersons with mental health problems will return is thenprepared as a “warm-up” to support their return to work.

▲ Stress-coping lecture9❷Employment Promotion Support andSupport for Continuous Employment
In order for persons with mental disabilities to move
forward smoothly with employment and work adjustment,
the centers provide work preparation support and work
adjustment guidance based on the Vocational Rehabilitation
Plan, which is designed according to the individual
circumstances. In order for employers to move forwardsmoothly with the employment and continuation of
employment of persons with mental disabilities, the centersprovide advice and assistance regarding employment
management including recruitment planning, along withwork adjustment guidance. According to their needs, thecenters also provide support by job coaches and follow-up
services in order to continue stable employment for people
with mental disabilities.

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Services for relevant local
institutions

Advice and assistance related to
vocational rehabilitation
As the core institutions for vocational rehabilitation
services in each region, services are provided in close
cooperation with Hello Work and employment support
institutions.
The centers provide technical advice and assistance
related to vocational rehabilitation, including ways offormulating support plans and implementing support as wellas methods of coordinating with other organizations to therelevant institutions such as Employment and Life Support
Centers for Persons with Disabilities and work transition
support providers.
In addition, the centers promote the acquisition of thenecessary basic knowledge and technical and practical skills
for implementing effective vocational rehabilitation. This isdone by offering a Basic Employment Support Course and
Employment Support Practical Training (held in 14 areas
nationwide) to the personnel in charge of employment
support at work transition support providers as well as at
welfare and medical care agencies.
The centers, through these efforts, are working to improve
the local employment support network by forming acommon understanding of employment support for persons
with disabilities.

Education and Training of Job Coaches
As part of the job coach training program, the centersconduct skills training that focuses on practical training at
business establishments.
In addition, support training is also conducted for job
coaches who have already completed education andtraining of job coaches and support skills training, aiming
to provide practical know-how on work adjustment support.
(See p. 12.)

With vocational counselors and vocational training instructors (Techno Instructors) assigned to these centers, vocational
rehabilitation service, including vocational evaluation, guidance and training (Hello Training), are provided in cooperation withthe medical rehabilitation facilities.
The National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities and the National Kibi-Kogen Vocational
Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities actively take in persons with disabilities from large regions throughout thecountry who require special support for vocational training (hereinafter referred to as “persons with special support needs”),
including individuals with mental disabilities, developmental disabilities, and higher brain dysfunctions, and implement
pioneering vocational training.
Based on the results of such activities, vocational training methods and teaching techniques for persons with special support
needs are relayed to other vocational ability development centers through opinion exchange meetings to promote vocational
training for persons with disabilities. In line with this, efforts are made to raise the general standard of vocational training
through support for training course facilities geared towards persons with special support needs.

National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities(Saitama Prefecture)

Training Sections:

Mechanical drawing, Electronic drawing, Technical operation,
Architectural design, DTP/web operations, OA system,
Accounting work, and OA clerical work Office Work Logistics
and Material Management Assistant Work＊1▲ Operation of access software(OA System Course)＊1 This course aims to teach the skills and knowledge required to perform
auxiliary tasks in service work such as office work, sales, logistics, therestaurant industry, and cleaning (training courses: office assistant, sales
and logistics work, and service work).

National Kibi-Kogen Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with
Disabilities (Okayama Prefecture)
The National Kibi-Kogen Vocational Rehabilitation Center
for Persons with Disabilities consists of Kibi-Kogen Large
Region Vocational Center for Persons with Disabilities andKibi-Kogen Vocational Ability Development Center for
Persons with Disabilities. In cooperation with the Kibi-Kogen
Medical Rehabilitation Center, which is under the jurisdictionof the Japan Organization of Occupational Health and
Safety located on the same premises, this center conducts
vocational evaluation, guidance and training through a
unified system with the vocational counselors and vocational
training instructors.

Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

The National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Persons
with Disabilities consists of the Central Large Region
Vocational Center for Persons with Disabilities and Central
Vocational Ability Development Center for Persons with
Disabilities. In cooperation with the National Rehabilitation
Center for Persons with Disabilities located next to thefacility, this center conducts vocational evaluation, guidance
and training through a unified system with the vocationalcounselors and vocational training instructors.

Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●Large Region Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities/
Vocational Ability Development Centers

Training Sections:
Mechanical drawing, Electronic drawing, System design,
Accounting work, OA system, Job Development ＊ 2, andPractical work ＊ 3＊2 This section is for persons with higher brain dysfunctions, developmental
disabilities and mental disabilities (Training Courses: office work,
distribution/assembly work, service work).
＊3 This section is for persons with intellectual disabilities (Training Courses:
clerical/sales/distribution work, cooking assistance/restaurant service).

▲ Sequence Control (Electronic Drawing Course)

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Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●■ Vocational Rehabilitation Research and Training ■In order to promote the development of infrastructures and improvement of the quality of vocational
rehabilitation services, the National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation (NIVR) conducts surveys and researchon vocational rehabilitation services, development of techniques, and training of professional personnel.

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Surveys and Research on Vocational
Rehabilitation

Research Based on Various Needs
In order to develop policies for vocational rehabilitation
for persons with disabilities and improve employment
support techniques at Local Vocational Centers for Persons
with Disabilities as well as Employment and Life Support
Centers for Persons with Disabilities, hospitals, and special
needs schools, the NIVR conducts research and studies
focusing on the following four points based on the current
situations surrounding these persons and trends in thedevelopment of disability-related measures.

Dissemination and Use of Research Results
Research results are integrated into Research and Survey
Reports, Material Series and various manuals, and are
distributed widely to the related facilities, administrative
agencies, employers and employers’ organizations, etc.,
together with brochures and summaries that compile suchdata.
In addition, various tools developed by the NIVR areprovided to the work support agencies, for use in theemployment support practice.

Vocational Rehabilitation Research and Training❶Pioneering research on vocational rehabilitation for persons with developmental
disabilities, mental disabilities, higher brain
dysfunctions, and intractable diseases● “Research on Career Restructuring in regards to
Support for Return to Work,” “Research on Effective
Assessment and Support from the Perspective of‘Executive Functioning’”❷Research that contributes to solving problems at Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities and other agencies
providing vocational rehabilitation services●“Research in Knowledge and Skills Contributing to theSpecialization and Support of Employment Support
Workers,” “Research on Issues in Information Sharing
in the Workplace: Embracing Changes in the Work
Environment with the Spread of Teleworking”❸Research for developing effective support
tools and other methods for local work support agencies

2023.3▲ Manuals

For more information on the report and otherdetails, click here. ➡
(https://www.nivr.jeed.go.jp/research/index.
html#report)

The National Conference of Vocational
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
The purpose of this annual event is to publicize the resultsof research and practice related to vocational rehabilitation,
as well as for exchanging information.

● “Research on the Acquisition of Effective Assessment
and Supplementation Methods for Three New
Makuhari Work Sample (MWS) Tasks”❹Research that contributes to the development of national policies● “Research on Supporting Employment Continuation
Support and Career Formation for Middle-Aged andElderly Persons with Disabilities,” “Research on the
Relation between Grades/Conditions and Employment
Situation of Persons with Mental Disabilities”▲ The 31st Vocational Rehabilitation Research andPractice Presentation (oral presentations)

Click here for more information on the
31st National Conference of Vocational
Rehabilitation Research and Practice ➡
（https://www.nivr.jeed.go.jp/vr/31kaisai.html）

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The NIVR develops and improves pioneering vocational
rehabilitation methods for persons with disabilities such as
developmental disabilities and mental disabilities, for which
traditional methods of support are ineffective.
Effective support methods developed through actual
support for such individuals are integrated into Reports
on Practical Support Methods and Support Manuals, andare provided to Local Vocational Centers for Persons with
Disabilities and the relevant agencies. In addition, Support
Technique Dissemination Training is also conducted.

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障害者職業総合センター職業センター▲ Practice Report

Education and Training of Vocational
Rehabilitation Specialists

Training of Vocational Counselors andVocational Training Instructors
The NIVR offers systematic training according to
the position and years of experience to the vocationalcounselors and vocational training instructors stationed at
Local and Large Region Vocational Centers for Persons with
Disabilities, etc. to provide them with the knowledge andskills needed for vocational rehabilitation specialists in orderto improve the quality of their services.

Training of Vocational Rehabilitation Staff
in the Medical and Welfare Fields❷Support Skills Training of Job Coaches
This training for the job coaches, who have a certain
amount of practical experience, aims to improve their skills
to support workers with disabilities and employers in areas
such as employment management and assessment.

❸Support Training for Job Coaches
This training is for job coaches who have alreadycompleted education and training of job coaches as well as
support skills training. It is held at Local Vocational Centers
for Persons with Disabilities, aiming to provide practicalknow-how on work adjustment support.

❹Training of Personnel Responsible for Employment Support at Employment and Life Support
Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Training is offered to provide the knowledge and support
methods necessary in performing the tasks of personnel
responsible for employment support at Employment andLife Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities, as well as
to improve their support skills. There is also training offered
to chief personnel responsible for employment support toprovide know-how on managing the center and supervising
employees.

❺Employment Support Skill Improvement Training
This seminar targets the personnel responsible for
employment support of persons with disabilities, withmore than 3 years of practical experience at institutions
involving labor, medical care, welfare or education, inorder to improve their employment support techniques
according to the type of disability, such as mental disability,
developmental disability and higher brain dysfunction,utilizing the outcomes of research and support methods
developed in the NIVR.

Targeting the personnel responsible for employment
support for persons with disabilities in the Employment andLife Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities and otherrelated organizations in the medical, welfare and education
fields, the NIVR offers the following trainings for them toacquire the basic vocational rehabilitation knowledge andskills required for employment support and improvement of
the quality of their services.

Vocational Rehabilitation Research and Training

3▲ Support Manual

the NIVR and Osaka Vocational Center for Persons with
Disabilities and the practical skill training at the Local
Vocational Centers.

Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●2

Development of Effective Vocational
Rehabilitation Methods▲ Training of professional staff❶Education and Training of Job Coaches
This program is carried out for training job coaches,some of whom are stationed at Local Vocational Centers for
Persons with Disabilities, and others belong to the welfare
institutions, etc. (dispatched type) and companies (assignedtype).
The training aims to promote acquisition of technicalknowledge and support methods required to become ajob coach by combining the group training conducted at▲ Taking part in a workshop

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Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●■ Levy and Grant System for Employing Persons with Disabilities ■The employment of persons with disabilities (persons with physical, intellectual and/or mental disabilities)
in many cases requires employers to take special steps, such as workplace facility and equipment
modifications, workplace environment changes, and adoption of special personnel management programs.
Since these measures involve a financial outlay, an economic imbalance arises between employers who fulfill
their social responsibility to employ disabled workers and those who do not.
The Levy and Grant System for Employing Persons with Disabilities is based on the principle of collective
social responsibility, which claims that the responsibility for employing persons with disabilities must beborne equally by all employers. Based on the Law for Employment Promotion of Persons with Disabilities,
this system has been set up to balance the financial burdens that accompany the employment of persons
with disabilities among employers, as well as to provide support and advice to employers in order topromote and secure employment of persons with disabilities.

1

Reporting and Payment of Levies for
Employing Persons with Disabilities

Employers with more than 100 regular workers that placeorders with persons with disabilities working at home ororganizations supporting home-based work are eligible toapply for a “special adjustment allowance for supporting
persons with disabilities working at home”. Based on theapplication of eligible employers, the special adjustment
allowance will be paid as a “special reward for supporting
persons with disabilities working at home”.

2

5

Adjustment Allowance for Employing
Persons with DisabilitiesˋԧᲰ࠰ࡇᨦܹᎍᨽဇኛ˄᣿Сࡇဎԓဎᛪ୿ဎԓဎᛪ஖᧓

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Rewardsࠝဇᨽဇі΁ᎍƷዮૠʴˌɦƷʙಅɼƷ‫ئ‬ӳˋԧᲰ࠰ᲮஉᲫଐ᳸ˋԧᲰ࠰ᲱஉᲭᲫଐ

ဎԓဎᛪሁƷ්Ǖ

3“Special Benefits” support employers who employ
workers with disabilities, especially those who can work
only for a short time. The benefits are awarded based on an
employer application process.(*)
(*The “Special Benefits” will be discontinued for
employment periods after April 1, 2024. However,persons with non-severe physical disabilities or intellectual
disabilities in employment who started before March 31,
2024, whose weekly fixed hours are 10 to 20 hours will
benefit from transitional concessions for one year.)ᙲų

Employers with more than 100 regular workers who
employ more than the stipulated quota (*1 2.3%) of persons
with disabilities can apply for an Adjustment Allowance
for Employing Persons with Disabilities for the numberof disabled workers exceeding the legally mandated
employment rate. The adjustment allowance per month is
29,000yen (*2) per person.
(*1 This will rise to 2.5% for employment periods after
April 1, 2024.)
(*2 For employment periods after April 1, 2024, should
the number of people eligible for the allowance exceed
more than 120 people per year, the allowance for thoseexceeding that number shall be 23,000 yen per person
per month.)

Special Benefits

ಒLevy and Grant System for Employing Persons with Disabilities

Employers with more than 100 regular workers are
required to file a levy form. Among employers, those who
fail to meet the legally required employment quota, whichis the equivalent of *2.3% of the employer’s total workforce,must pay a levy for each person below the quota. The levy
per month is 50,000 yen per person below the quota.
(*This will rise to 2.5% for employment periods after April
1, 2024.)èဎᛪ஖᧓ǛᢅƗƨဎᛪƴ‫ݣ‬ƠƯƸŴ‫ڜإ‬᣿ሁƷૅዅƸưƖǇƤǜŵ

ဎԓဎᛪ୿Ʒ˺঺ӏƼ੩ЈƸŴǤȳǿȸȍȃȈƴǑǔžᩓ‫܇‬ဎԓဎᛪǷǹȆȠſǛƝ෇ဇƘƩƞƍŵŹ ဒ᩿ƷకϋƴࢼƬƯஉКƷࠝဇᨽဇі΁ᎍૠǍᨦܹᎍƷᨽဇཞඞሁǛλщƢǔƱŴኛ˄᣿᫇ƳƲƕᐯѣᚘምƞǕŴဎԓဎᛪ୿Ǜ˺঺ưƖǇƢŵ
ȕǡǤȫᲣǛ୼ૼƠƯ̅ဇưƖǇƢŵŹ ᢅ࠰ࡇƴ˺঺ƠƨဎԓဎᛪȇȸǿᲢȕǡǤȫƴǑǓӕǓᡂǉƜƱƕӧᏡưƢŵŹ ʙಅ৑ऴ‫إ‬ȷᨽဇᨦܹᎍऴ‫إ‬Ǜ᳋Რ᲻ኛ˄᣿ƸˋԧᲰ࠰ᲮஉᲫଐˌᨀŴμኛȷࡨኛƴǑǓኛ˄஖ᨂǇưƴኛ˄ƠƯƘƩƞƍŵ
ŹŹμኛƷ‫ئ‬ӳࡨኛƷ‫ئ‬ӳˋԧᲰ࠰ᲯஉᲫᲯଐǇưᇹᲫ஖ᲴˋԧᲰ࠰ᲯஉᲫᲯଐǇưᇹᲭ஖ᲴˋԧᲰ࠰ᲫᲬஉᲬଐǇưᇹᲬ஖ᲴˋԧᲰ࠰ᲱஉᲭᲫଐǇưኛ˄᣿Ʒኛ˄ƸžȚǤǸȸſǛƝ෇ဇƘƩƞƍŵ
Ტӕৢ᣿ᗡೞ᧙ሁƴƭƍƯƸ Ჰ ǛӋༀƘƩƞƍŵᲣŹ ȚǤǸȸƳǒ᣿ᗡೞ᧙Ʒᆸӝƴɳƿ࣏ᙲƕƋǓǇƤǜŵŹ ȚǤǸȸưƷኛ˄Ʒ৖ૠ૰Ƹ໯૰ưƢŵŹ ྵ‫נ‬ƝМဇƷ᣿ᗡೞ᧙ƷȍȃȈȐȳǭȳǰƔǒȚǤǸȸưኛ˄ưƖǇƢŵ

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ဎԓဎᛪሁƷ˺঺૾ඥሁ

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Employers with 100 regular workers or less whose total
number of persons with disabilities regularly employedexceeds a fixed number (equivalent to the accumulative
number in that fiscal year of 4% of all regular workers permonth or 72 persons, whichever is greater) may receive a
Reward (21,000yen* per month per person) for the numberof disabled workers in excess of the fixed number.
(* For employment periods after April 1, 2024, should thenumber of people eligible for the allowance exceed morethan 420 people per year, the allowance for those exceedingthat number shall be 16,000 yen per person per month.)13

4Special Adjustment Allowancefor Supporting Persons with
Disabilities Working at HomeǳȸȉſƸŴఇࡸ˟ᅈȇȳǽȸǦǧȸȖƷႇ᥵ՠ೅ưƢŵ▲ A pplication Form Instructions for the 2024
Disability Employment Grant System

障害者雇用納付金関係助成金

Q※この資料で使われている画像、動画は、●今後のシステムの更新状況●お使いのブラウザの設定 等
によっては一部実際の操作画面と異なる場合があります。

▲ Video related to grants for the employment of
persons with disabilities:(Top: System section, Bottom: E-Tax filing
application system section)

Please use the electronic tax return application system toprepare and submit tax return and payment applications.
(https://www.nofu.jeed.go.jp/Nofu_Densi/)

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GrantsGrants are available to partially cover the costs incurredby employers in their attempts to hire or continue toemploy persons with disabilities. Such costs may include theimprovement of facilities and equipment, special measures
to ensure appropriate employment management, etc.
● Grant for the provision of workplace facilities, etc., forpersons with disabilities● Grant for the provision of welfare facilities, etc., forpersons with disabilities● Grant for workplace attendants for persons withdisabilities● Grant for providing job coaches for persons withdisabilities● Grant for commuting measures for persons with severe
disabilities● Grant for the provision of facilities, etc., in enterprises
employing a large number of persons with severe
disabilities● Grant for the skills development of persons withdisabilities● Grant for counseling and support for employment of
persons with disabilities-(('+3はコチラ！

▲ E xplanatory video regarding subsidies related to employment
payments for persons with disabilities

For details on the subsidy system
related to employment payments forpeople with disabilities, please see
the various subsidy information andexplanatory videos. ➡
（https://www.jeed.go.jp/
disability/subsidy/news/setsumeidouga_of_01.html）

Employer Surveys
To ensure that the Levy and Grant System isfunctioning properly, surveys are conducted on
employers required to pay levies and employers
who qualify for adjustment allowances and grants.

Application for adjustment allowances, rewards,
and grants, as well as declarations of levies, should
be submitted to the Elderly and Persons with
Disabilities Services Department of the respective
JEED prefectural offices. (Business Handling
Department in Tokyo and Osaka prefectural
Offices.) (See pp. 26 for locations, etc.)

Levy and Grant System for Employing Persons with Disabilities

For details of the payment systemfor employment of persons withdisabilities, please refer to therelevant manual and explanatory
video. ➡
（https://www.jeed.go.jp/disability/levy_grant_system_
about_procedure.html）＆ A

Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●教えて！

For a video related to grants for theemployment of persons with disabilities, click
here (YouTube) ➡
（https://www.jeed.go.jp/disability/subsidy/index.
html）

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Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●■ Support for Employers Concerning Disability Employment ■1

Training Courses for Qualificationof Vocational Life Consultants for
Persons with Disabilities

Under the Law for Employment Promotion of Persons
with Disabilities, enterprises employing 5 or more persons
with disabilities are required to appoint a vocational life
consultant who can offer advice and guidance to disabledworkers on all aspects of their vocational life if required.
JEED conducts training courses for this qualification.

2

Counseling and Support for
Employers❶Counseling and Support by Local Vocational
Centers

Support for Employers Concerning Disability Employment

Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities
provide systematic support for specific problems in
employment management to employers who are planningto employ persons with disabilities and those who are
already employing them. The centers create a Support Planfor Employers based on an analysis of individual employer’s
needs and problems in employment management fordisabled workers, and also provide systematic support,
including support by job coaches as well as periodic followup services. (See p. 8.)3▲ M agnifier for persons with visualdisabilities

Provision of Information for
Employers❶Manuals and Other Materials
JEED supplies manuals introducing expertise inemployment management of persons with disabilities,
introduces reports on best practices of workplace
improvement, and offers DVDs for rent. These materials arealso published on the website.
“Reference Materials (handbooks, manuals, etc.)”:https://www.jeed.go.jp/disability/data/handbook/index.html (Japanese)❷Network System of Human Resources
Supporting Disability Employment
The Central Information Center for Disability Employment(Sumida-ku, Tokyo) provides counseling and support on
employment management according to enterprise scale
and industrial characteristics. Also, the Center introduces
and dispatches “Disability Employment Management
Supporters” who are professionals in a variety of fields toenterprises that need assistance concerning the employment
management of the persons with disabilities.
Central Information Center for Disability Employment:

E-mail: syougai-soudan@jeed.go.jp

Information on Disability Employment Management
Supporters is on the following website.
“Network system of human resources supporting
Disability Employment”

https://shienjinzai.jeed.go.jp/❸Promotion of Assistive Technology at WorkJEED lends assistive equipment free of charge toemployers and employers’ organizations for a fixed periodof time. At the time of lending, counseling services areavailable to ensure that the appropriate equipment ischosen considering their workplace environments and theirworkers’ disability traits.
Inquiries about equipment rentals are available at theCentral Information Center for Disability Employment“Assistive Technology at Work”:

https://www.kiki.jeed.go.jp/ (Japanese)15▲ Noise-cancelling headphones(mainly for persons with
developmental disorders)▲ Collection of occupationalsafety and healthmeasures for employeeswith disabilities▲ First time employing
persons with disabilities– Q&A for employers❷Information on the Cases of Disability
Employment
A website has been created to introduce successful cases(model cases) of disability employment gathered fromenterprises that are taking inventive and positive approaches
to employ persons with disabilities, as well as cases where
reasonable accommodations are provided. “Reference
Service for Successful Cases of Disability Employment”:

https://www.ref.jeed.go.jp/ (Japanese)❸Information on Home-based Employment and Work
In order to promote home-based work for persons withsevere disabilities, JEED introduces cases of working at
home and organizations supporting home-based work on
the following website.
“Challenge Home Office (Supporting Home-based Work)”:https://www.challenge.jeed.go.jp/ (Japanese)

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National and Prefectural Abilympics

National Abilympics
In order to provide opportunities to hone vocational
capabilities for persons with disabilities as they competeusing the skills they have cultivated, and to promote theiremployment by enhancing understanding and awarenessof disability issues in the business world and among thegeneral public, the National Abilympics (vocational skills
contests for persons with disabilities) have been held every
autumn since 1972.

◀E lectronic Assembly
event (43rd National
Abilympics in Aichi
Prefecture)2

A team of contestants who have shown excellent skills inJapan’s National Abilympics are dispatched to compete in
the International Abilympics. The first International Abilympics
was held in Tokyo in 1981 to commemorate the InternationalYear of Disabled Persons, and is an international competition
originating from Japan. IA has been held approximately
every four years up to the tenth event. The eleventh one will
be held in Helsinki in Finland in May 2027.

▲ Scenes from the 10 International
Abilympics/Team Japan’s Challengeth3
Click here for further
information on the
National Abilympics ▶

At the venue of the National Abilympics, a concurrent
event called Work Fair for Persons with Disabilities
will be held in a bid to help private enterprises andsociety in general to deepen their understanding of
disability employment and promote concrete initiatives.
Through a diverse range of events, including exhibitions,demonstrations and workshop booths, information on
promoting employment of persons with disabilities will beoffered and shared among participants and visitors.

▲ Click here for a video of theevents (opens in YouTube)

The Award Ceremony, Painting and
Photograph Contest, and the Awardwinning Works Exhibition

In order topromote further
understanding
and awarenessregardingdisability
employment,
September
every year isd e s i g n a t e d ▲ 2023 Commendation Ceremony: Good
Employment Practices for Persons with Disabilities
as Disability
Employment Support Month, and an award ceremony is held
to recognize companies with distinguished performance in
actively employing persons with disabilities. In addition, a“Painting and photograph contest for Disability Employment
Support Month” is held to select the best prize-winningworks from the collected pictures painted by persons withdisabilities and photographs of those working. The best
prize-winning works are selected as the poster designs for
Disability Employment Support Month and the exhibitions of
the prize-winning works are held in five places nationwide.
In addition, we publish a monthly educational journal for
employers called ‘Working People’s Plaza’, which addresses
common employment issues for people with disabilities.

Educational Activities Concerning Disability Employment

Abilympics mascot
Abilys ▶

International Abilympics (IA)

Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities ●■ Educational Activities Concerning Disability Employment ■ ork Fair for People with◀W
Disabilities (43rd National
Abilympics in Aichi
Prefecture)

Prefectural Abilympics
Each year, Prefectural Abilympics are organized by
the respective prefectures, in addition to promoting theemployment of persons with disabilities. Contestants, who
perform well there, move on to compete in the National
Abilympics.

▲ ‘Working People’s Plaza’educational journal▲ P oster publicizing Disability
Employment Support Month16

Human Resources Development Support ●■ Vocational Training for Quick Reemployment of Unemployed Workers ■Even those with no experience in the manufacturing field can learn the basics, step by step.

Polytechnic Centers (Human Resources Development Promotion and Training Centers)
Training courses are designed to meet local employment needs. A standard six-month vocational training that focuses onpractical training is offered, through which job seekers can acquire the skills, technical expertise, and relevant knowledge
needed to find new work quickly.
*Course not offered at Osaka Polytechnic Center

1Standard Training Courses

Machinery Field●Technical Operations

For those seeking jobs as skilled workers for design andmachine tool-based processing in the manufacturing industry
Example tasks in the workplace: CAD (designing anddrawing), machine processing

Vocational Training for Quick Reemployment of Unemployed Workers●Metal Processing
For those seeking jobs as skilled workers for sheet metalmachine processing and welding in the manufacturing industry
Example tasks in the workplace: welding, sheet metal
processing▲ Computer-aided design (CAD)
Training(Technical Operations)▲ Welding Training(Metal Processing)Electrical/Electronic Systems Field●Electrical Installation Technology
For those seeking jobs as skilled workers for installation andmaintenance of electrical equipment in buildings, etc.
Example tasks in the workplace: electrical work, control panel
manufacture●Smart Production Support
For those seeking jobs as skilled workers for the development
and maintenance of manufacturing support systems using
information and communication technology (ICT) in factories
Example tasks in the workplace: development andmaintenance of manufacturing support system, network
maintenance and management of manufacturing equipment▲ Electrical Installation and Inspection ▲ Training for Production Assistance(Electrical Installation Technology)
System Development(Smart Production Support)

Building Management●Building Management Technology

For those seeking jobs as skilled workers for maintenancemanagement of electrical equipment, air conditioning
equipment, fire defense equipment and water/drainage
systems of buildings and apartments
Example tasks in the workplace: building equipment
management, building equipment inspection and maintenance●Home Renovation Technology
For those seeking jobs as skilled workers in construction
management and drawings of wooden houses.
Example tasks in the workplace: interior construction work,
housing construction management, improvement advisor

17▲ Practical training for comprehensive ▲ Practical training in interior
inspection of indoor fire hydrant
construction and renovationequipment (Building Management(Home Renovation Technology
Technology Department)
Department)

Courses Combined with On-the-job Training (JEED Dual-training System)

This dual-training system aims to develop human resources with thepractical skills and technical expertise related to production sites through theprovision of vocational training that combines practical training and lectureswith on-the-job training at private enterprises.

Courses combining in-houseand on-the-job training
Practical training+
Lectures3●Polytechnic Centers

On-the-job
training●Private enterprisesthat accept trainees

Induction Training

This 1-month training program is designed to prepare trainees fora 6-month vocational training course. The induction training covers
communication skills and business etiquette, in addition to clarifying
their career plans and motivations.

A short training to prepare forthe 6-month training
Induction Training

Vocational Training(Normally 6 months)

Main Features
Free of Charge

Vocational training instructors (Techno Instructors)
provide step-by-step instruction starting from all the basic
skills, techniques, and knowledge required to work in the
manufacturing field. Participants can take courses withpeace of mind even if they have no prior experience - theinclusive curriculum is designed for first-time workers in the
manufacturing field.

There is no charge for vocational training. However,students must pay for textbooks and other training
materials.
Those who are eligible for employment insurance canreceive various benefits from Hello Work while attending
training. Those who are not eligible for employment
insurance may still be eligible for the payment for vocational
training.

Great Employment Opportunities

Support for those who wish to work whileraising children or caring for family members

We provide job placement counseling, interview
guidance, company infor mation sessions, and job
information to trainees, as well as job training instructors
who actively visit companies and accompany trainees to job
interviews. In addition, by providing job-seeking information
on trainees to companies, we can accept job offers fromcompanies that have nominated trainees.

Childcare services are provided for those who are raisingchildren so that they can leave their children at daycare
centers while attending job training. In some areas, we alsooffer short-time (4 hours per day for 4 months) job training
courses to facilitate those who wish to return to work whileraising children or caring for family members.

Vocational Training for Quick Reemployment of Unemployed Workers

No Prior Experience? Start With the Basics

Human Resources Development Support ●2▲ Nursery service▲ Counseling for job seekers

18Human Resources Development Support ●■ Fostering Human Resources to Support the Industrial Base ■We train “people who underpin the advanced Monozukuri (manufacturing)” to serve as the foundation ofJapan’s industry.

Polytechnic Colleges (Human Resources Development Colleges and Human Resources Development Junior Colleges)
In order to train people who can underpin advanced manufacturing to serve as the very basis of industry, an education andtraining system is made available that combines practice and study by effectively linking theory with skills and technology
in accordance with the developments in technical innovation and changes in the industrial structure. In this way, the trainedadvanced technical engineers will be capable of handling the cutting-edge skills and technology through their mastery of basic
manufacturing technology.

Fostering Human Resources to Support the Industrial Base

1

Education and Training System●Specialized Technical Program (2 years)
For high school graduates and others, this programaims to train technical engineers who have the advanced
knowledge and skills/technology necessary to respond totechnological innovation.

○Standard Training Courses

Working in groups, students gain creative
Second and practical manufacturing skills
year from productplanning to production as it occurs on-site.

First
year

While increasing their knowledgeof specialized skills/technology,
students acquire related skills/technology
and gain the ability to apply them.

Production Technology, Electrical System and Energy
Control Technology, Electronic Information Technology,
Housing Environment, Architecture, Port and Harbor
Transport Division●Professional Technical Program (2 years)
Those who have completed the Specialized Technical
Program may enter this program, which aims to foster the
future leaders in production technology and management
who are capable of developing new products and designing
production processes according to the industrial and local
needs.

○Standard Training Courses
Production Mechanic System Technology, Production
Electrical System Technology, Production Electronic
Information System Technology, Architectural System
Engineering●Japan Dual System (2-year program)This system provides high school graduates, freelancers,
and those seeking reemployment with education andtraining equivalent to specialized courses, as well aspractical training at companies, with the aim of gaining
permanent employment.

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Professional Technical Program

Specialized Technical Program
Students acquire the advanced theories andSecond skills/technology required for manufacturing,year and gain practical capabilities required on
the production ﬂoors.

First
year

Students acquire a general knowledge
in the basic theories and skills/technology
required for manufacturing.

Leaders on
production
ﬂoors
Future leaders in productionengineering/management
who have the capacity todevelop new products
and design production
processes.

Technicians/
Engineers
Future leaders who
possess the
skills/technology,
and appropriate
decision-making abilities
required to work in the
manufacturing sector.

●Training environment closely related to manufacturing sites●Education and training in small groups●Well-equipped laboratory and practical training facilities●Internships at corporate production sites●High employment rate
We place emphasis on cooperation with local industries
and provide education and training that meets humanresource needs. Our detailed employment guidance tostudents results in a nearly 100% employment rate everyyear.

Human Resources Development Support ●2

Joint and Entrusted Research

In order to resolve issues that local small- and mediumsized enterprises and other facilities are facing, such as theneed for stronger technical capacity, Polytechnic Colleges
engage in joint and entrusted research and provide technicalassistance toward labor-savings and functional improvement,
thereby contributing to the community. Moreover, throughcollaboration with local industry, they will ascertain expertiseon production floors and the latest technical trends to be
used to enhance the experiments and practical training
courses.
The photo on the right shows an example of a marine
robot designed to inspect fishing nets that won the firstprize at the 6th Okinawa Marine Robot Competition Council(ROV category) (an example of joint research with a fisherycooperative association at Polytech College Shimane).

3“Polytech Vision”▲ Manufacturing experience4▲ Exhibition of students’ works▲ Presentation of practical training reporton manufacturing

 obot Competition▲R

Cooperation with Local Societies

Fostering Human Resources to Support the Industrial BaseThe Polytech Vision is an event held annually tointroduce the current status and levels of advanced andpractical education and training as well as research anddevelopment on manufacturing, to the relevant personnel
at businesses, educational institutions such as high schools,
and other organizations in the community. Programs of the
Polytech Vision include exhibitions and presentations of
products resulting from education, training, and research,a manufacturing experience booth, robot making, andcompetitions.

Polytechnic Colleges leverage their 'Manufacturing Know-how' to organize events in collaboration with local communities,
thereby conducting community-based college management.

▲ Fun electronics
workshop “Summer
Robot Classroom”
 anufacturing seminar (in cooperation with Fukuyama City
▲M
and Fukuyama Polytechnic Colleges)20Human Resources Development Support ●Counseling on Skills Development for Employees and Vocational Training for Employed People

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Counseling on Skills Development for Employees and Vocational Training for Employed People
In the Human Resources Productivity Support Center at the Polytechnic Centers, we support employers
and employers’ organizations for their human resources productivity development training. We provide 1)“Human Resources Training Plan” and counseling in skills development, 2) training for employed people(skills development seminar), 3) training to support productivity, and 4) dispatching of vocational training
instructors (Techno Instructors), along with lending of facilities/equipment. Please contact the nearest
Human Resources Productivity Support Center for consultation.

Polytechnic Centers, Polytechnic Colleges, etc.

1

Counseling on Employees’ Skills Development(Proposal of Human Resources Training Plan)

In order to help employers and employers’ organizations solve challenges in human resources training, a counseling service
is available for the development and improvement of their employees’ vocational ability.
At the commencement of counseling, the Human Resources Training Plan, which is made by utilizing the JEED database“Career Development System“, will be proposed as the basis for educational training conducted by employers and employers’organizations.

Challenges
in HumanResources
Training

Visualize job
① dut
ies

② Visualize skills③ Visualize goals

Identify required
vocational skills
for job duties

Understand vocational
skills of employees

Set goals to train
employees

ualize skills

Vis
④dev
elopment

Make Human Resources
Training Plan andprovide training

Solution of
Challenges
in HumanResources
Training

Vocational Skills Assessment

Human Resources Development

The centers help establish target plans by assessing
the tasks required in the workplace and the skills of theemployees. This is made possible with the cooperation of
employers' organizations nationwide, and by utilizing thevocational model data (Career Development System).

A Human Resources Training Plan will be
proposed upon the use of training curricula(approximately 4000 courses).
The Human Resources Training Plan involves
training current employees to solve challenges
regarding human resources development.

JEED proposes training courses required for humanresources training.

Training for Employed People (Skills Development Seminar)

This is a short-term vocational training (2-5 days) for those working in companies. The aim of thistraining is to improve their professional skills and knowledge.
The training is conducted systematically, focusing on practical training courses such as design/development, processing/assembly, engineering/construction, inspection and facility maintenance mainly in the manufacturing fields of machine,
electricity/electronics and housing, in order to solve problems that company production floors have, such as “improving
productivity and skills/technology” and “manufacturing new products”. Training in digital technologies relating to DX (Digital
Transformation), and training in technologies relating to environment and energy linked to GX (Green Transformation) are alsooffered.
The training is also offered on Saturdays, Sundays, and at night in addition to weekdays.
Also, if existing courses do not fit a company’s schedule, or if there is the need of a training to meet specific problems oraims, training courses can be prepared based on individual circumstances.

Electrical/Electronic System

Housing System▲ Structural analysis using designer CAE (Computer
Aided Engineering)▲ Practical training on miniature robot arm control▲ Practical training on building assembly using thewood frame construction method

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Training to Support Productivity Improvement

This training to support productivity improvement provides training to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for small
and medium-sized enterprises to improve their productivity, such as training middle-aged and older employees to ensure
employment opportunities up to age 70, and developing human resources to contribute to the promotion of DX (digitaltransformation), through curricula that are effective in improving productivity in various industrial fields, such as production
control, IoT, Cloud utilization, organizational management, marketing, etc. that are useful in improving productivity.
The training offers the following two courses: The Tailored Course customized to respond to the challenges and requests ofsmall and medium-sized enterprises by cooperating with private organizations that have specialized knowledge, and the OpenCourse that can be taken by a small number of persons and responds to the challenges shared by local small-and mediumsized enterprises.

●Training Fields
Improvement of
Production andOperational Processes
The main goal is to acquire the knowledge
and methods necessary for improving
production management and theoperational processes at the production
site, including points of process control,
reviews, and solutions to challenges
encountered during improvements.

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Cross-Sectional Issues

Increase in Sales

IT Operations Improvement

The primary objective is to acquire theknowledge and methods needed toenhance efficiency in existing
operations, improve operations, adapt tothe changing roles of middle-aged andelderly workers in the context of
securing employment opportunities up to
the age of 70, and for the transfer ofknow-how.

The main purpose is to acquire theknowledge and methods needed to
implement marketing and public
relations strategies, and to plan anddevelop new products and services withhigh added value.

The primary goal is to acquire knowledge
and methods related to network utilization,
data use, information dissemination, andinformation ethics and security, as
techniques to enhance productivity
through the effective use of IT.

Dispatch of Vocational Training Instructors, and Facilities and Equipment Rental●Dispatch of vocational training instructors
Professional vocational training instructors are dispatched according to the needs of employers who have problems inproviding training to their employees. This solves the following issues employers may have: “We don’t know what the training
should look like.” “We don’t have enough training instructors.”●Facilities and Equipment Rental
Training facilities, practice areas and equipment of Polytechnic Centers and Polytechnic Colleges are available whenemployers have issues such as: “There is no space for training” or “The production line cannot be paused for the training”.

Counseling on Skills Development for Employees and Vocational Training for Employed People

Machine System

Human Resources Development Support ●2

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Human Resources Development Support ●Nurturing and Training of Vocational Training Instructors for Improving Their Skills
Human Resources Development University ― Polytechnic University (PTU)
In order to establish a vocational training base for the entire country, and maintain and improve its quality,
Polytechnic University conducts nurturing and training of vocational training instructors to improve their skills,
research and surveys on human resources development, and nurturing of process innovators.

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Nurturing of Vocational Training
Instructors

In order to secure a constant inflow of vocational training
instructors who will lead Japan’s vocational training into the
future, Polytechnic University provides training designed
to help students acquire the teaching skills required fordeveloping human resources as well as to acquire advanced
and practical skills and techniques in the core industrial
sectors that underpin manufacturing.

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Surveys/Research and Development on
Human Resources Development

In response to the changes in human resources
development needs brought about by ongoing technologicalinnovation and changes in the industrial structure, Polytechnic
University has developed training courses and curricula, as
well as teaching materials, training techniques and evaluation
methods, thereby supporting those who are at the frontlinesof human resources development.
Research results are published on the website of theInstitute of Research and Development: https://www.tetras.
uitec.jeed.go.jp/ (Japanese)
Also, research and survey reports are distributed torelated institutions for their wide use.

Nurturing and Training of Vocational Training Instructors for Improving Their Skills▲ T he Institute of Research andDevelopment Website▲ Training

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Training of Vocational Training
Instructors for Improving Their Skills

Training courses are offered to the vocational training
instructors and others who are employed at public humanresources development facilities and private educational
training institutions across the country for the purpose of
improving their skills.

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Nurturing of Process Innovators

Polytechnic University carries out trainings for high school
graduates, etc. aiming at nurturing the production engineers(process innovators) who have the ability to identify/analyze/
solve problems and possess the creative powers required on
the production floor, as well as the high-quality vocational
training instructors. The trainings provide the comprehensive
management and leadership skills necessary for leaders in
the production technology and management field.

▲ Wireless communications device measurements

 raining in Motion Capture▲T▲ Training equipment in learning factory23▲ Research Reports

The Support System for Job Seekers aims to promote the employment of job seekers with specificrequirements* and contribute to their stable employment and livelihood by providing them with vocational
training, subsidies to facilitate participation in the vocational training, and other forms of support measures
for finding work. Under this system, JEED conducts the following activities.
*Job seekers who are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits, etc. provided by employment insurance and are recognized by the
director of a Hello Work office as requiring vocational training or other forms of support in finding work.

By making use of experience and expertise accumulated in the public vocational training field together with theorganizational strength and mobility developed in 47 prefectures, JEED provides various services to private educational
training institutions. Services include publicity activities for introducing the Support System for Job Seekers, counseling andsupport for planning their training programs, evaluation and accreditation of their vocational training, as well as advice on
training implementation.

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PR to raise awareness of the System

Applications of vocational training plans submitted byprivate educational training institutions are evaluated andthe ones that satisfy the stipulated criteria are accredited
in accordance with each prefecture’s regional vocational
training implementation plans. Information on accredited
vocational training programs (names of training organizations
and courses, training descriptions, etc.) is available on thewebsites. JEED works closely with Hello Work to ensure that
this information is appropriately provided to job seekers.

4▲ Briefing session

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Counseling and Support for Training
Program Planning

Advice concerning Implementationof Training

The training situation in training organizations is checked
to ensure that their programs are being implemented
according to the accredited training plan, and where
necessary, advice and other support are provided.

Counseling and support for the planning of training
programs are provided to private educational training
institutions. This support includes providing explanationsof accreditation criteria as well as advice on curriculum
preparation.
A guide for preparing curricula is available on the JEED
website.

Guide for preparing
curricula                              Private educational training institutions can refer to the examples andtips for a smooth curriculum preparation.

https://www.jeed.go.jp/js/shien/
curriculum_navi.thml (Japanese)▲ I mplementation of Vocational Training by Private
Educational Training Institutions

Support for Implementation of Vocational Training under the Support System for Job Seekers

PR to raise awareness of the Support System for Job
Seekers are carried out through visits to private educational
training organizations and conducting briefing sessions for
them.

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Evaluation and Accreditation of
Vocational Training Plans

Human Resources Development Support ●■ Support for Implementation of Vocational Training under the Support System for Job Seekers ■24

Facilities■ Organization Chart ■General
総務部 Affairs Dept.
Housing Claims Management OfficeVice President
Directors

President

Accounting Dept.
Planning Dept.
Levy Dept.
Disability Grant Dept.
Employment Development & Promotion Dept. for People with Disabilities
Employment Promotion & Research Dept. for the Elderly

Elderly Grant Dept.
Job Seeker Support & Training Dept.
Public Vocational Training Dept.
Information System Management Dept.
【National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation】
Vocational Rehabilitation Dept.
Research Planning Dept. /Research Staff
Vocational Rehabilitation Center
Prefectural Offices
Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Human Resources Development Promotion Centers

Human Resources Development Colleges
Human Resources Development Junior Colleges
National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
National Kibi-Kogen Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities

Human Resources Development University
Internal Audit Office
Auditors

Audit Office■ History of JEED ■May 26, 1971 ● Founding of the Association for Employment of Disabled Persons

May 30, 1974 ● Founding of the National Association for Employment of Physically and Mentally Disabled
Persons (Reorganization of the Association for Employment of Disabled Persons)March 1, 1977 ● Inauguration of the Association for Employment of Physically Disabled Persons (AEPD)(Dissolution of the National Association for Employment of Physically and Mentally Disabled Persons)April 1, 1988 ● AEPD renamed as the Japan Association for Employment of Persons with Disabilities(JAED)

October 1, 2003 ● Establishment of the Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly and Persons with
Disabilities (JEED) (Dissolution of JAED and establishment of JEED as a new special administrative
organization, with transfer of part of the business of the Association of Employment Development for
Senior Citizens to JEED)

October 1, 2011 ● JEED renamed as the Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with
Disabilities and Job Seekers (JEED) (Dissolution of the Employment and Human Resources
Development Organization of Japan, with transfer of part of its business to JEED)

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Prefectural Oﬃces
E D J

47 sites

Our prefectural offices receive subsidies
and payments, related to the employment of
the elderly and persons with disabilities, foremployers, provide consultation andassistance, and conduct educational
activities such as holding local Abilympics
events. In addition, the offices publicize thejob seeker support system, provide
consultation and assistance to organizations
that wish to provide job seeker support
training, receive and examine training plans,
and provide advice on the implementationof training.
Further, the offices also coordinate theoverall operations of the organization withineach prefecture and perform administrative
tasks such as accounting.

Human Resources Development
Colleges and Junior CollegesJ

25 sites

Our Human Resources Development
Colleges and Junior Colleges train anddevelop practicing technicians(technicians/engineers) with advanced
knowledge, skills, and techniques forhandling technological innovations, and our
Human Resources Development Colleges
also train future leaders in production
technology and production management forhandling the development of new products
and the construction of production
processes in response to the needs ofindustry and the local community.
(Nickname: Polytechnic Colleges)

Facilities■ Facilities ■Local Vocational Centers for Persons
with Disabilities, Branches of Local
Vocational Centers for Persons with
Disabilities

Human Resources Development
Promotion Centers, Training CentersD

Our Human Resource Development
Promotion Centers and Training Centersprovide vocational training to job seekers toacquire the skills, techniques, and related
knowledge necessary for their quick
reemployment (training for theunemployed), vocational training primarily
to the employed to improve their
specialized knowledge, skills, andtechniques necessary for their jobs (training
for the employed), and consultation,
vocational training instructors, and facilities
and equipment to employers and others in
relation to skills development to solve issues
in human resource development for
employees.
(Nickname: Polytechnic Centers)

52 sites

Our Local Vocational Centers for Persons
with Disabilities promote the employmentof and provide support for settling in theworkplace to persons with disabilities who
are working or will be working, such as
vocational counseling, job evaluations, job
preparation support, job coach support, andrework support.
These centers also provide consultation
and advice to companies that employ
persons with disabilities and to relatedorganizations that support the employmentof persons with disabilities.

National Vocational Rehabilitation
Center for Persons with Disabilities,
National Kibi-Kogen Vocational
Rehabilitation Center for Persons
with DisabilitiesD

2 sitesThrough the integrated operation of theLarge Region Vocational Centers for
Persons with Disabilities and Vocational
Ability Development Centers, we provide
vocational rehabilitation services including
vocational assessment, vocational guidance,and vocational training for persons withdisabilities seeking jobs nationwide. These
centers also provide vocational training
guidance to other vocational ability
development facilities.

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63 sites

Human Resources
Development University
1 sites
In order to establish a vocational trainingbase for the entire country and maintain andimprove its quality, our Human Resource
Development University conducts nurturing
and training of vocational training
instructors (techno instructors) for the
purpose of improving their skills, researchand surveys on human resources
development, and nurturing of process
innovators.

※【E】: Support for the elderly,【D】: Support for persons with disabilities,【J】: Support for job seekers,students,workers,employers,etc.
※For the location of each facility,please refer to our website (http://www.jeed.go.jp/location/index.html).

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Headquarters

Headquarters(inside the Advanced Training Center)(inside the National Institute of Vocational Rehabilitation)

3-1-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 261-8558

3-1-3 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 261-0014

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Planning

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Employment Development & Promotion for People with Disabilities

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Job Seeker Support & Training

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Employment Promotion & Research for the Elderly

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Elderly Grant

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