Internship
In Japanese: インターンシップ (intanshippu)
Definition
An internship is a work-experience activity in which a student does real work at a company or other organisation.
In more detail
The three ministries’ basic approach (revised June 2022) sorts career-formation support into four types and calls only types 3 (general and specialised skills) and 4 (advanced specialist, on trial), which include real work experience, “internships”.
Open-company events such as briefings (type 1) and career education run as classes (type 2) are no longer called internships.
These activities are not hiring activities in themselves, and there are rules on how student information gathered through them may be used.
In Classio
In Classio’s Careers area, internships and workplace placements sit alongside each student’s job-search records.
See also
Related terms
- Career education
Career education is education that supports career development by building the abilities and attitudes each person needs to become socially and vocationally independent.
- Job offer
A job offer (naitei) is an employer’s commitment to hire a student or other applicant, formally a “hiring offer”.
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