On January 20th, 2021, the MHLW held the" 5th meeting of the Study Group on Improving Training for Workplace Adaptation Assistants” and released a draft report of the meeting. The study group was established on August 27th, 2020 to review the curriculum and training methods for workplace adaptation assistants (hereinafter referred to as “job coaches”) to meet the current needs and improve their capacities. The job coach training system began in 2006 and is operated by the Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers (JEED) and other training institutions designated by the MHLW. The curriculum of the training was reviewed once by the "Study Group on the Development of Human Resources to Support General Employment of Persons with Disabilities" in 2008, however, no substantial changes have been made during more than 10 years since. There has been great progress in the employment of persons with disabilities over the past 10 years, such as a remarkable increase in the employment of persons with mental disorders and developmental disabilities, an increase in and diversification of employment-related welfare services, establishment of new services in this field, etc. Moreover, the roles and skills required of job coaches have also been transformed in accordance with these changes. The draft report proposed the direction for the review of the curriculum and training methods for job coach training. These are the main points to be added to the curriculum or changed.
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