Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language
Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language supports teachers overseas through onsite training in Japan to strengthen language skills, teaching methods, and knowledge of Japanese society and culture.
Funder: Japan Foundation
Due Dates: December 1, 2026, 1 p.m. Japan Standard Time (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Accommodation, meals, and training-period insurance; additional travel support for designated countries and regions; courses last five weeks to six months
Summary: Onsite training in Japan helps Japanese-language teachers working overseas develop language skills, teaching methods, and knowledge of Japan.
Key Information: Overseas organizations apply for employed teachers who will continue working at the organization after training.
Description
The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa offers five onsite training programs in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, for teachers currently teaching Japanese outside Japan. The programs develop Japanese-language skills, teaching methodology, and understanding of Japanese culture and society, with different combinations of content for different experience and proficiency levels.
The Basic Training Program combines language learning and introductory teaching methodology. Separate Japanese Language and Japanese Teaching Methods programs focus on one of those areas rather than both. Two further programs serve teachers preparing learners to come to Japan under the Specified Skilled Worker or Employment for Skill Development working visas. These focus separately on teaching methods and language skills, alongside knowledge of Japanese affairs, society, and culture useful for living and working in Japan.
