They are care specialists who support the life that each resident wishes to live and provide the care that is needed. After 5 years of practical experience, many also obtain the Care Manager (Care Support Specialist) qualification.
ResultCareer Outcomes
Employment for Care Worker Program Graduates
Graduates of the Care Worker Program mainly work at care facilities, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and more recently at day-service centers and care houses that support people who need nursing care.
They are care specialists who support the life that each resident wishes to live and provide the care that is needed. After 5 years of practical experience, many also obtain the Care Manager (Care Support Specialist) qualification.
They are care specialists who support the life that each resident wishes to live and provide the care that is needed. After 5 years of practical experience, many also obtain the Care Manager (Care Support Specialist) qualification.
About the
Care Worker Qualification
Care Worker is the only national qualification in the care industry.
It is a job that supports every aspect of daily life for elderly people with physical limitations and people who find daily life difficult due to physical or mental disabilities, from personal care to daily health management.
Care workers also provide consultation and advice to residents' families, making this a vital role. As Japan enters a super-aging society, this profession is seeing growing demand and is attracting increasing attention, with opportunities to work in an ever-widening range of settings.
Example career path toward
Care Manager / Certified Care Worker
Care Manager / Certified Care Worker
Main places of employment
- Special nursing homes for the elderly
- Long-term care health facilities
- Home-visit care
- Facilities for people with disabilities
- Group homes
- Day care
- Hospitals
- Care houses
- Completion of Care Worker First Step Training
After 5 years
- Certified Care Worker
5 years of practical experience
- Care Support Specialist
(Care Manager)
- *A Certified Care Worker is a private qualification held by care specialists who have acquired the mindset, knowledge, and skills needed to provide higher-quality care practice, care service management, and stronger cooperation between care and medical services.
- *What a Care Support Specialist (Care Manager) does:
Based on each individual's needs, they determine what care services are required, and coordinate the type and frequency of those services with the person who needs care in order to create a Care Service Plan (care plan).
Example career path toward
Care Manager / Certified Care Worker
Care Manager / Certified Care Worker
Main places of employment
- Special nursing homes for the elderly
- Long-term care health facilities
- Home-visit care
- Facilities for people with disabilities
- Group homes
- Day care
- Hospitals
- Care houses
5 years of practical experience
- Completion of Care Worker First Step Training
- Unit Leader
After 5 years
- Certified Care Worker
- Care Support Specialist
(Care Manager)
- *A Certified Care Worker is a private qualification held by care specialists who have acquired the mindset, knowledge, and skills needed to provide higher-quality care practice, care service management, and stronger cooperation between care and medical services.
- *What a Care Support Specialist (Care Manager) does:
Based on each individual's needs, they determine what care services are required, and coordinate the type and frequency of those services with the person who needs care in order to create a Care Service Plan (care plan).
Employment Destinations
- Wakatsuki Home (Nagano)
- Toyono Seifuen (Nagano)
- Medicare Chikuma Chuo (Nagano)
- Green Hill (Nagano)
- Mori no Sato (Nagano)
- Hakujinkai Sakuraso (Nagano)
- Graceful Shiojiri (Nagano)
- Suzaka Yasuragi no Sono (Nagano)
- Sumeragi (Nagano)
- Hokushin Hospital (Nagano)
- Ueyamada Hospital (Nagano)
- Matsumoto Hiyoko (Nagano)
- Nishikomago (Nagano)
- and more
