Adults taking university extension courses to improve their skills or knowledge for career changes or reemployment will be eligible for certification under a new system to be established by the government, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The certification system, which was conceived as a response to criticism the nation has experienced a widening economic gap under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, is designed to give adults a chance to increase their job skills and have them officially recognized with certificates for courses such as finance or information technology.
The proposed system will be included among policies to be mapped out this month by a government council to promote a more skilled workforce, chaired by Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe. Sources say the system could be put into practice as early as next academic year.
Though many national, public and private universities offer adult education classes, there are no criteria for the courses, which range from general interest subjects to graduate school-level study. However, only some universities present their students with certificates.
(May. 9, 2006)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20060509TDY02005.htm
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