Recruitment Timeline
The recruitment process for the JET Programme in the UK begins in late September/early October for departure in July/August the following year. The application process is co-ordinated with over 40 different countries with several thousand applications processed each year. Consequently we ask for your patience and understanding during the recruitment process.
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October:
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The UK JET Office must wait for permission from Tokyo Head Office to release the application form. Permission is normally received sometime in October. |
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Last Friday of November 6:00pm GMT:
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Only your contact details can be changed after you have submitted your application. It is your responsibility to keep the JET Desk updated with your contact details should they change during the course of the application process. |
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January and February:
February:
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Candidates will receive a decision regarding an interview by late February. |
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March:
April:
Both successful ('final short-list') candidates and alternate (reserve) candidates who accept their reserve short-list candidacy, must submit their completed JET Certificate of Health form, their Police Reply under the subject access provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and their Reply Form (with passport copy) to the JET Desk. Relevant forms will be provided to successful and alternate candidates. Successful candidates who have lived abroad (other than Japan or Hong Kong) continuously for more than 12 months within the past five years must obtain a police clearance certificate from the relevant country/countries. |
Following interviews, the JET Office cannot provide any information regarding a candidate's status prior to confirmation from Tokyo
Head Office. We understand that this can be a time of concern for applicants but we ask for your patience.
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May:
From May onwards:
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If a JET participant withdraws after having their placement confirmed, they will render themselves ineligible to re-apply for the JET Programme in the future (exceptional circumstances notwithstanding). Last minute cancellation or withdrawal may cause the JET participant to incur a penalty fee to compensate a contracting organisation for loss of funds. |
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Early July:
July / August:
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Passports must be submitted at Pre-Departure Orientation for the issuing of the JET Programme related work visas and will not be returned until departure. |
