Grant Programs by the Nippon Foundation“Establishment of a Remote Sign Language Education System Intended to Develop Supporters for the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing”

Licensing Law Accredited Correspondence Education

The application period for the Reiwa 4^th academic year (2022) has closed.

Summary

Licensing Law Accredited Correspondence Education is offered to enable students to acquire the credits necessary to obtain a Type 1 license for teachers in special needs schools and to maintain and improve their qualifications.

* This course is for obtaining a Type 1 license. Please note that it cannot be used to obtain a Type 2 license.

Eligibility and Certification

[Main target]

1. This program targets those who already have a standard teaching license for elementary school, junior high school, high school, or kindergarten; who work at a special needs school (blind, deaf, special needs students, the same applies hereinafter); or who are in charge of a special needs class and want to obtain a special needs school teaching license.

2． It also targets those with an ordinary teaching license for elementary school, junior high school, high school, or kindergarten or who work at a kindergarten, elementary, junior high, or high school and wish to obtain a special needs education teaching license.

Gunma Prefectural Board of Education / Related pages

[Qualifications]

Must have a Type 2 Special Needs School Teacher License (Deaf)

Subjects

Subject name Course Credits Period

Psychology, Physiology, and Pathology 2 credits R4.8.1–R5.2.28

of Deaf Children

Curriculum and Teaching Methods 2 credits R4.8.1–R5.2.28

for Deaf Children

Overlap of Hearing and Other Impairments 2 credits R4.8.1–R5.2.28

Education for Children with Disabilities

*The maximum number of participants was 30 for each subject.

The Lecture Outline/Instructor

Implementation Plan (subject classification, core areas, etc.)

Tuition Fee

One subject (2 credits) has a cost of 10,200 yen

Environment

1. A computer with an internet connection is required for the course.

2. We recommend using the latest version of operating system and browser.

Please use any of the following browsers:

The latest version of Chrome

The latest version of Firefox

The latest version of Safari

The latest version of Microsoft Edge

Special Considerations

Suppose you have worked as a special needs teacher for over 3 years. In that case, you can obtain a special needs Type 1 teaching license with beneficial conditions, such as a small number of credits andan exemption from teaching practice through special measures.

Application

The application period for the Reiwa 4th fiscal year has closed.

Application period: Wednesday, June 8, Reiwa to Thursday, June 30, 4 years

Reiwa 4th Licensing Law Accredited Correspondence Education

Implementation Plan (PDF)

Grant Programs by the Nippon Foundation “Establishment of a Remote Sign Language Education System Intended to Develop Supporters for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing”

Grant Programs by the Nippon Foundation “Establishment of a Remote Sign Language Education System Intended to Develop Supporters for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing”
Office of Sign Language Supporter Development Project

Recurrent Education

Licensing Law Accredited Correspondence Education