Schedule of General Orientation Courses for Fiscal 2009

Types of General Orientation Courses

Types Course Period Japanese Lessons Intended Participants and requirements of participation
J13W
13 weeks
included
 For trainees requiring sufficient Japanese language ability in the specialized technical training, and when the total training period is within 365 days
J6W
(the standard course)
6 weeks
included
 For trainees requiring a minimum level of Japanese language ability for living and training in Japan, and when the total training period is within 365 days
A9D
9 days
not included
 For trainees having a certain level of proficiency in Japanese defined by AOTS. (*Note), and when the total training period is within 365 days
9D
9 days
not included
 When the specialized technical training is done using a language which trainees can understand, e.g. English, and when the total training period is within 120 days
Note: Proficiency is judged by the "Chukyu (intermediate-level) Completion Test" in the WBT AOTS Japanese Language Ability Test.


Schedule of General Orientation Courses

TKC: Tokyo Kenshu Center YKC: Yokohama Kenshu Center
KKC: Kansai Kenshu Center CKC: Chubu Kenshu Center

J13W (13-week course)
starting date finishing date place
date month year date month year
8 Apr. 2009 14 Jul. 2009 CKC
3 Jun.   1 Sep.   YKC
8 Jul.   6 Oct.   KKC
21 Oct.   26 Jan. 2010 KKC
25 Nov.   2 Mar.   YKC
J6W (6-week course)
starting date finishing date place
date month year date month year
8 Apr. 2009 26 May. 2009 YKC·CKC
13 May.   23 Jun.   KKC
3 Jun.   14 Jul.   YKC·CKC
8 Jul.   18 Aug.   KKC
22 Jul.   1 Sep.   YKC
29 Jul.   8 Sep.   CKC
26 Aug.   6 Oct.   KKC
9 Sep.   20 Oct.   YKC
21 Oct.   1 Dec.   KKC
25 Nov.   12 Jan. 2010 YKC
9 Dec.   26 Jan.   KKC
13 Jan. 2010 23 Feb.   CKC
20 Jan.   2 Mar.   YKC
10 Feb.   23 Mar.   KKC
10 Mar.   20 Apr.   CKC


9D & A9D (9-day course)
starting date finishing date place
date month year date month year
15 Apr. 2009 23 Apr. 2009 TKC
13 May.   21 May.   TKC
17 Jun.   25 Jun.   TKC
15 Jul.   23 Jul.   CKC
19 Aug.   27 Aug.   KKC
9 Sep.   17 Sep.   CKC
7 Oct.   15 Oct.   YKC
11 Nov.   19 Nov.   YKC
2 Dec.   10 Dec.   KKC
20 Jan. 2010 28 Jan. 2010 TKC
17 Feb   25 Feb.   TKC
10 Mar.   18 Mar.   TKC

Notes: 1) No lectures are given, in principle, on Sundays, nor at the end, nor at the beginning of the year.
  2) There may be cancellations or alterations to the starting date and Kenshu Center on the schedule.
Any change is updated on this homepage immediately.
  3) There may be additional courses proposed. Any change is updated on this homepage immediately.