- Graduates of Academic Year 2012 and their Employment Status
- Status of Graduates of Academic Year 2012
- Career Path Status for Graduates in Academic Year 2012
- Employment Offer Rate for the Past Decade
- Status of Employment Offers by Industry over the Past Five Years
- Featured Topic Iwate University’s Internship Project
In regard to the systemization of the career education courses which was explored in 2012, it has been decided that implementation will take place in the 2013 academic year in the Faculty of Software and Information Science, Faculty of Policy Studies, and at Morioka Junior College. By making use of the “Project for the enhancement and improvement of the education system to meet the needs of industry” adopted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and through improvements and strengthening of the internship program, expansion of employment supporters system, and promotion of the IPU-E project, we are making efforts to support the development of students' employability, employment within Iwate prefecture and the so-called U-turn employment, where young people return to their hometowns for employment.
Figures for March 2013 graduates (unit: people)
| Faculties | Faculty of Nursing | Faculty of Social Welfare | Faculty of Software and Information Science | Faculty of Policy Studies | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduates | 99 | 100 | 138 | 103 | 440 | |
| Those who found employment (in Iwate) | 94（45） | 88（48） | 90（29） | 92（57） | 364（179） | |
| Employment rate | 94.9％ | 98.9％ | 93.8％ | 94.8％ | 95.5% | |
| Those seeking further education | 0 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 47 | |
| Other | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 29 | |
| Those who completed graduate school | Graduate School of Nursing | Graduate School of Social Welfare | Graduate School of Software and Information Science | Graduate School of Policy Studies | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master’s program | Doctoral program | Master’s program | Doctoral program | Master’s program | Doctoral program | Master’s program | Doctoral program | ||
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | |
| Junior College | Morioka Junior College | Miyako College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduates | 98 | 100 | ||
| Those who found employment (in Iwate) | 63（45） | 70（46） | ||
| Employment rate | 98.4％ | 95.9％ | ||
| Those seeking further education | 28 | 21 | ||
| Other | 7 | 9 | ||
As of March 31, 2013
(Note) Numbers have been rounded off, so there may be cases in which the numbers do not add up to the totals.
(Note) “Other” includes those helping around the house, those who started their own businesses, those who are not seeking employment or further study,
those who have not yet decided on a career path and those who have not yet received job offers.
(Note) The “employment rate” is the ratio of those who received job offers to those seeking employment, based on offers received by March 31.
Featured Topic Iwate University’s Internship Project
As the importance of internships in university education increases, efforts are being taken to strengthen and improve the internship project at Iwate Prefectural University by employing the “Project for enhancement and improvement of the education system to meet the needs of industry” which is receiving assistance from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Starting in the 2014 academic year in the Faculty of Policy Studies, we are aiming for credit earning (free audit courses) for second year students similar to the Faculty of Software and Information Science, where students will be able to take Internship I (2nd year level, non-specialized work experience) and Internship II (3rd year level, work experience in the desired field of employment) as credit earning elective courses.
Generally, the purpose of an internship is “learning business customs and job fundamentals through actual practice”. However, at Iwate Prefectural University, we are proceeding with efforts to systemize as well as position internships as career education courses, and make them part of practical human resource training. For the purpose of making them credit earning courses, efforts to enhance the detail in “Company Evaluation Documents” and “Student Reports” are also being undertaken in addition to such developments as “Pre- and Post-Study” and “Results Presentations”.
Naturally, plans are being made to improve internships in the future, and in order to ensure smooth execution and consistent results, an expansion of the participating companies and establishment of an evaluation method suited to granting academic credit is needed. Moreover, a greater level of cooperation from the participating companies is required.
We hope that as many students as possible participate in Iwate Prefectural University’s internships, and that through proactive dialog with people in the business world, they are able to consider the “meaning of work”, and grow into capable people who can meet the expectations of their respective industries.
