Conferences

From HyogoAJET

During your time on JET, you will be attending all sorts of conferences, and it's sometimes hard to keep track of who is supposed to go to what, and what each one is about. Allow us to try to clear up the confusion.

What	Who Goes	When	Where
Tokyo Orientation	All 1st Year JETs	July/August (upon arrival)	Tokyo
Yashiro	1st-Year Hyogo SHS ALTs	August	Kato-shi
Municipal Orientation	1st-Year Hyogo JHS ALTs	August	Kobe
Mid-Year	All CIRs	November	Tokyo
Skill Development	All ALTs	Winter	Kobe
Returners	2nd/3rd years*	February	Tokyo
April Orientation	1st Years**	April (upon arrival)	Tokyo

*Only if you are not recontracting. Application necessary

**For JETs from Brazil, China, Korea, and Peru

Contents 1 Tokyo Orientation 2 Yashiro 3 Municipal Orientation 4 Skill-Development Conferences 5 Returning JETs 6 April Orientation 7 Other Conferences

Tokyo Orientation

Tokyo Orientation is the three day conference you have when you first come to Japan. To read more about what your schedule will look like, go to Arriving In Japan. For more information, you can also give CLAIR's website a look. If you are a recontracting JET and you want to apply to be a Tokyo Orientation Assistant, the application deadline will probably be early March. Look for application information from your CO or in the february edition of CLAIR News.

Yashiro

The town may change its name, but Hyogo's three-day orientation for first-year SHS ALTs will always be known as Yashiro. For more information, go to Yashiro Orientation.

Municipal Orientation

This is a one-day orientation for first-year JHS ALTs. It is put on by the Hyogo Prefectural Government and held in Kobe.

Skill-Development Conferences

Skill-Development Conferences (formerly Mid-Year Conferences) for ALTs are organized by each prefecture. The Hyogo BOE organizes the multiple-day Skill-Development Conference for Hyogo ALTs, which is held in Kobe in winter. For more information, go to The Mid-Year Conference.

As there aren't as many of us, the Mid-year Conference for CIRs and SEAs is organized by CLAIR in Tokyo. More about that can be found on CLAIR's website.

Returning JETs

This conference is for JETs who are completing their contracts and returning to their home countries. This is the only conference on the list that is not mandatory. In fact, you have to apply if you want to go, and most Contracting Organizations require their JETs to use Paid Leave. Read more about it on CLAIR's website.

April Orientation

Not all JETs come to Japan in the fall, and CLAIR holds a 2 day conference welcoming JETs from countries such as Brazil, China, Korea, and Peru. Read more about it on CLAIR's website.

Other Conferences

Aside from those listed here, there are also training seminars held for PAs and people who take either the CLAIR Pedagogy or Translation Courses. For more information, visit CLAIR's Website.

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