JET Programme (Japan Exchange and Teaching)
- Funding
- Paid
- Level
- Graduate, Young professional, Teacher
- Deadline
- Not announced yet
- Where
- Japan · In person
- Subjects
- English
Japanese government programme placing university graduates in Japanese schools and local governments, mainly as Assistant Language Teachers, with arrival in Japan in July. Salary is paid by the contracting organisation, but the official pages checked do not state the amount.
Who can apply
Open to graduates from over 57 countries, applying through the Japanese embassy in their home country; a bachelor’s degree is required by the arrival date. Confirmed open rounds for New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago (also St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines), Australia and Ireland.
Deadline
Next deadline not announced yet. Each country’s Japanese embassy sets its own deadline for the 2027 intake, for example 27 November 2026 for Trinidad and Tobago nationals and 1 December 2026 for New Zealand citizens, while Australia closed on 5 November 2026. Check your own embassy’s JET page; the next round opens around September each year.