Education in the nursing and welfare department

“To the future as a certified care worker.”

If you enroll in the care worker course, you can attain a national certificate as a qualified care worker in the shortest time possible, 3 years.
The welfare department builds a foundation of specialized knowledge and skills of medical and social welfare related to nursing care and medical care.

In long-term care training, you will receive many opportunities to work along-side many active professionals. In addition you will also learn the significance of team collaboration while working and learning together with friends. Now that Japan is an aging society there is great potential after graduating due to the increasing need for care workers.
Future prospects as a certified care worker, is a future as an active role in interpersonal support care worker. In addition to being a fully qualified care worker it opens the door to future qualifications and W licenses such as those in the field of medical and social welfare.

Why don’t you create your future and “the person you want to be?”

Course details

The first set of students who graduated in 2020 did so with 97% passing the national qualifications test. After graduation around 80% of students go onto university vocational schools such as welfare and medical schools to acquire a deeper more specialized knowledge and skills. About 20% of employment requires qualified personnel, since we have the basic knowledge and skills and the qualifications we receive many job offers from various companies.
There is a wide range of ways to utilize your qualification as a certified care worker and many ways to play an active role not only in long-term care facilities but many other ways.

Alumni / past success

　Universities

Doshisha University, Ryukoku University, Kobe College, Kobe Women’s University,

Otemae University, Osaka University of Human Sciences, Hyogo University,

Kansai University of Welfare Studies, Baika Women’s University,

Sonoda Women’s University, Ryukoku University Junior College,

Kobe College of Education, Osaka University of Arts Junior College

　Vocational schools

Kobe Medical Welfare College, Kobe General Medical College,

Osaka Health & Welfare College, Kansai College of Nursing, Kansai Beauty College

　Employment

Council of Social Welfare, Special Elderly Nursing Home, Japan Defense Force, Etc.

Care worker qualification

The “care worker qualification” is a national qualification that proves you are certified and have acquired the required level of specialized knowledge and skills in regards to nursing care and long-term care.

Being a welfare care worker is not only about “helping” those who need care. This profession that supports the way of life and purpose of those in need of long-term care. It is a job that requires knowing what a person in that condition needs, theoretically analyzing it, making a plan, and supporting those closest to ensure the execution of that plan. It is about becoming a specialist who can improve the quality of life for those in their care.

INSPIRE HIGH SCHOOL

Students in the welfare department participate in “Dementia friendly VR project” lectures outside of school in order to deepen their understanding of the illness.