Vocational students learn about working in Japan

Hundreds of students from across Greater Jakarta participated in a talk show touting Japanese language study and working in Japan on Wednesday.

“They are prepared to work when they complete their education,” Japan Foundation chief program officer Apin Supinah said on the sidelines of the talk show event in South Jakarta on Wednesday.

At the talk show, more than 130 students from 30 vocational high schools discussed jobs in Japan in the hospitality, tourism and engineering sectors.

“The students were more interested in engineering and mechanics,” Apin said.

The Japan Foundation has held the talk show annually since 2003 to promote the study of Japanese to high school and vocational high school students.

“We are showing the students about the real experiences that they will face by the time they graduate. The schools provide them with theory; we are teaching what their schools do not,” Apin said.

Earlier this month, the foundation invited the Japanese embassy to discuss opportunities to study in Japan with students of local high schools and Islamic boarding schools. (riz)

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