The JET Programme

The government of Japan offers South African graduates opportunities through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme, which enables South Africans to join young people from around the world to spend up to five years teaching English in Japanese schools, while gaining valuable life skills and work experience. JET intends to enhance internationalisation through mutual understanding between the people of Japan and those of other nations. It promotes international exchange at the local level through the fostering of ties between youth. South Africa joined the JET programme in 1997 and since then, 567 South Africans have participated in the programme.