【Tokyo Orientation】
Tokyo Orientation, or Post-Arrival Orientation, is the largest conference JET participants will attend. This three-day conference begins the day after new JET participants arrive in Japan and is the convergence point for new JET participants, before they disperse to their new homes across Japan.
The purpose of Tokyo Orientation is to provide a basic introduction to life on the JET Programme. The orientation is composed of the following:
An introduction to the significance of the JET Programme, presented by Japanese government officials.
An introduction to the JET positions and related conditions in Japan, presented by officials from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), and CLAIR.
Workshops introducing the job skills needed by JET participants to fulfil their positions, conducted by reappointed CIRs, ALTs and SEAs, CLAIR, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
A forum for meeting other JET participants from around Japan, and reappointed JET participants representing their host prefectures/designated cities. JET participants can have specific questions about their placement and positions answered by representatives from their host prefectures/designated cities.
A buffer zone where JET participants can make physical (jet lag), mental and cultural adjustments before setting out for their assigned host prefectures/designated cities and contracting organisations.
>>Handouts from the 2011 Tokyo Orientation
