Ep. 5 – The Inside Japan Podcast – Fixing the JET Program – Daniel Ussher

Following up on his presentation at JALT International Conference entitled, "JET 30 Years On: Still Meeting Needs?", this week Daniel Ussher from L2Education drops in to dig deep into how the JET Program can and needs to improve in 2018 and beyond. Enjoy.   Right-Click to Download the Mp3   Optional Pre-listening Homework: What is JET? Daniel's Presentation on the same topic [Follow Daniel and L2 Education: Daniel's Twitter L2Education - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter   [Follow the Show: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube]   [Find a Job: JobsinJapan.com] [Discuss the show: Discord]  Some of the topics discussed include: 5:15 - About Daniel 7:00 - Overview of Daniel's Presentation about improving the JET Program 10:05 - How Expectations of ALTs have changed since JET started 11:50 - Daniel's Steps for Improvement (and I explain why I don't think they will work) 21:40 - Raise Requirements/Raise Salary? Responsibilities? 34:45 - Why do you think JET is losing so much market share? 44:30 - Dispatch Companies are a better option for BOE's now 48:10 - What will it take for JET to change something? 53:50 - Can current JETs do anything to help the change? 1:07:00 - What's wrong with AJET? Outro Every episode of the podcast is available on iTunes, Android, and Stitcher. Make sure to subscribe to the show so that you don’t miss out on any new episodes as they’re released. All ratings and reviews are also greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening! Discuss this episode with like minded people on the ALTInsider discord: