Teaching Certificate Renewal Course

Information for Applicants

Teaching certificate renewal course

Following the revision of teaching certificate regulations in June 2007, a teaching certificate renewal system was introduced in 2009. Under the revised teaching certificate regulations, the validity of teaching certificates is now limited to 10 years. Teachers who received a certificate prior to the introduction of this new system are also now required to complete renewal courses every 10 years. The content of the renewal courses consists of 12 hours or more of mandatory topics and 18 hour or more of elective topics. Teaching certificate renewal courses must be completed prior to the end of one's 10-year certification period.
Osaka University will provide short, intensive certificate renewal courses with significant content. The courses cover the 12 hours of mandatory topics and also provide 6 hours of elective topics. The quota for each course is 30.

 Notices related to the courses in 2011

Date Notice
May 11, 2011
 Information on the courses for 2011 was posted on this page.
June 8, 2011

Information on applications for courses for 2011as of June 8
Mandatory course: The number of applicants has exceeded the quota. Successful applicants will be determined by lottery on June 15.
Elective topics: The number of applicants has not reached the quota. Individuals who made application by June 7, but have not received an email from the university are requested to let us know.
June 17, 2011

Mandatory course: Result of the lottery have been sent by email to applicants who applied by email. Applicants who made application by postal mail, lottery results will be sent on Monday, June 20. Individuals who made application by email, but who have not received an email from the university are requested to let us know.
July 11, 2011

The name of the mandatory course lesson by Associate Professor Nishimori has been changed from "Thinking about Children and the Internet" to "Digital Information Skills for Education Practice." There is no change in the content of the lesson.
September 1, 2011

Certificates of completion have been sent to persons who took the summer classes.
September 22, 2011

Regarding RENEWAL of this Teacher Certificate Renewal Application Page.

  • Mandatory topics classes will be held December 26 and 27, 2011.
  • Application can be made starting on November 1 by email.
November 1, 2011
 Acceptance of applications for mandatory course for December is now being accepted. Please make applications to gakusei-gakumu-gakumu@office.osaka-u.ac.jp. in accordance to instructions in the How to apply below.
November  21, 2011
 Acceptance of applications for mandatory course for December has finished.
November  24, 2011
 Result of the lottery have been sent by email to applicants who applied by email. Applicants who made application by postal mail, lottery results will be sent on Friday, November 25. Individuals who made application by email, but who have not received an email from the university are requested to let us know.
January  16, 2012
 Certificates of completion have been sent to persons who took the mandatory classes in December.

Note: All Teaching Certificate Renewal Courses for the academic year of 2011-2012 have finished.

Course contents

Category Course contents Quota Hours Date Intended for:  Venue Professor in charge
Mandatory topics

-finished-

 Topics on the most recent situations in education
 30 12 hours
over 2 days		 Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22
 Kindergartens, elementary,
junior high, and special needs teachers		 Suita
Campus		 Graduate School of Human Sciences
Professor Onoda
Elective topics

-finished-

 Topics regarding English instruction 30 6 hours
in 1 day		 Wednesday, August 17
 English teachers
at elementary, junior high, and special needs schools		 Toyonaka
Campus		 Graduate School of Language and Culture,
Professor Hino
Mandatory topics

-finished-


 Topics on the most recent situations in education
 30 12 hours
over 2 days		 Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27, 2011
 Kindergartens, elementary,
junior high, and special needs teachers		 Suita
Campus		 Graduate School of Human Sciences
Professor Onoda
*For course details, please view the above links.

 

Tuition fee

1,000 yen/hour (In other words, tuition for the Mandatory topics course is 12,000 yen -- for the Elective topics course: 6,000 yen)

Application Period

Tuesday, November 1 ~ Monday, November 21, 2011

How to apply

1 Making a course reservation

Make application by email. Entitle your email "Application for 2011 Teaching Certificate Renewal Course" and send the following information to the Student Affairs Division staff, Student Affairs Division, Department of Student Affairs.

  • Name of the course you want to take.
  • Your name (with furigana)
  • Your date of birth
  • Your gender
  • Your address including the postal code
  • Your telephone number(s)
  • Your email address
  • Your place of employment (or planned place of employment)
  • The type of teaching license(s) you currently hold
  • Any other information you'd like us to be aware of

Please send the above information by email.
Note: we cannot accept cell phone email applications. If you do not have access to email, please send the above information by postal mail. Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope (#3 size envelope) with ¥90 worth of stamps affixed.
2 Notification for completing course reservation (from the university)

After the application period, the documents noted below will be sent by email.
If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, the successful applicants will be determined by lottery. Successful applicants will receive the documents noted below. (Unsuccessful applicants will be informed of such.)
Applicants who applied by postal mail will be informed by return mail.

Documents to be sent to successful applicants:
• Temporary admission notice
• Application form [A]
• Request form for tuition payment [B]
• Card for a photo of yourself certifying payment [C]
• Questionnaire [D]
3


 Formal application
*Please complete the procedures outlined on the temporary admission notice by the deadline.
1.

Please fill out the application form [A] and have your school's principal or guarantor affix his seal to it. Affix your picture of yourself (30 - 45mm in height and 25 - 35mm in width) on the form. Ask your place of employment for a statement certifying your employment and prepare additional two copies of your picture.
(If you are currently unemployed, a certificate from your previous employer or an unofficial notice of appointment is acceptable.)
2.
 Please transfer the tuition fee at a bank using the enclosed Request form for tuition payment [B].
3.

Please affix a copy of the same photo you used on the application form [A] on the card for a photo [C]. Please affix the receipt given by the bank for the transfer of the tuition fee on the space provided on the card with your photo.
4.
 Be sure to fill out the questionnaire [D]. This information helps the lecturers shape the content of their lectures.
4 Application by postal mail
Please send application form [A], picture slip [B], and questionnaire [D] by registered mail.
5 Completion of application, sending admission ticket

Your application is finished when documents arrive at the university. Upon receipt, you will be sent an admission ticket.
Please bring the ticket with you on the day(s) of the course.

 

For additional details, please download the following:

Note: If you want to cancel the application after you have paid the tuition fee, please submit a request form for cancellation of the application and refund of the tuition fee by the date(s) specified in the "Recruitment of 2011 ..." noted above.

For detailed information about the teaching certificate renewal system, please go to the following link. Information regarding the renewal period is also available at the link below.