JITCO

JITCO's Assistance and Support for Accepting Organizations

Textbook Development Support Project for International Trainees

1.Purpose

In order for international trainees and technical interns to acquire technical skills and knowledge in specialist fields in Japan, it is crucial that texts are clear and easy to understand. JITCO has designed, developed and published various model textbooks since it began operations.

Ideally, textbooks should be developed by the Accepting Organizations and utilized on site. Textbook development requires many resources, including an extensive knowledge of procedures, a wide collection of skills and personnel, and also printing expenses. Recently, there has been a tendency for training to be tailored to individual organizations' needs, and also for particular occupational circumstances. Understanding these new trends, JITCO has moved to provide partial reimbursement of expenses incurred through textbook development.

2. Criteria for Textbook Development Fees Eligible for Reimbursement

1. The textbook is originally developed by the Accepting Organization to be used in training for international trainees skills acquisition.
2. The textbook is used on-site in preparation for the transition to technical internship status.
3. The procedure for developing the textbook, such as the development process and copyright standards, is appropriate.

3. Organizations subject to subsidy

1. Currently accepting or planning to accept international trainees.
2. Non-profit organizations embodying the spirit of international industrial training and/or technical internship programs that contribute to society.

4. Expenses Eligible for Reimbursement

• Printing and binding expenses
• Stipend for textbook development committee members
• Stipend for textbook development writers; and,
• Electronic data development.

5. Reimbursement Amount

• The maximum is 500,000 yen per applicant.