In view of the period in which people live 100 years, promote lifelong learning that contributes to acquiring necessary knowledge and skills, building intellectual and human networks, maintaining and increasing fitness, and thereby form a cycle of Learning and Activity so that all people can design their lives and take on activities throughout life.
| （Measurement Indicators） - Concerning knowledge, skills, and experiences acquired through previous learning, （i） increase the percentage of persons who use them for their work and employment; （ii） increase the percentage of persons who use them for their home and daily life; and （iii） increase the percentage of persons who use them for activities in the community and society （to be indicated later）. |
○ Promote learning, etc. corresponding to modern and social issues
- Promote enhancement of learning opportunities based on basic plans, etc. in each field, concerning the promotion of forming a gender-equal society, human rights, preservation of the environment, consumption, food, disaster prevention and safety in communities, ocean, etc. In addition, in consideration of the fact that persons over 18 can now vote and engage in election campaigns, in order to foster basic qualifications and abilities required as people forming the country and society, promote education to become independent in society in addition to schools and to acquire the ability to handle the resolution of community issues independently in cooperation and collaboration with others.
- In order to understand the rights and responsibilities of consumers and to foster consumers who can make independent decisions and take actions with responsibility, promote consumer education for all age groups in cooperation and collaboration with educational institutions and relevant groups.
○ Strengthen recurrent education for promoting the actions of women
- In consideration of various events in a woman’s life, such as marriage, childbirth, etc., promote independent career formation through learning, such as ability development by using recurrent education and various kinds of certified education programs, etc. at universities, etc. so that women can fully show their characteristics and abilities, and thereby achieve a society where women can be reinstated to work, be re-employed, and start a company, etc. smoothly. In addition, foster opportunities to promote career formation through learning by encouraging industry, etc.
- Establish a model system for development of the childcare environment at universities, and disseminate the model throughout Japan, and examine integral promotion, etc. of development of childcare environments and support for career formation, such as smooth transfer from learning to employment.
○ Promote lifelong learning of the elderly
- In order to achieve an inclusive community society where all people, including the elderly, can jointly create community, living, and individual motivation in life in the community by exchanging with each other between generations and raise their levels together, promote dissemination and raising awareness of excellent activities in each community, such as activities of senior citizens who have diversified skills and experiences and develop an environment where everyone can learn throughout their lives, participate in the community, and use their abundant knowledge, skills, and experiences.
○ Promote sports activities based on life stages from youth to old age
- Based on the Second Sport Basic Plan, secure places by effectively using existing facilities, such as school gymnastic halls, etc. and thereby enhance opportunities where everyone can enjoy sports on a daily basis depending on their age, interest, aptitude, etc.
○ Promote culture and arts activities throughout life
- Support various performances and exhibitions, etc. of arts and culture in each community and support the organization of exhibitions contributing to the expansion of opportunities for citizens to view works of fine art so that citizens can enjoy culture and the arts easily. In addition, enhance opportunities to participate in art and culture activities and promote art and culture activities in the community, including organizing National Culture Festivals. In addition, foster persons who assume diverse culture and arts activities, including the promotion of cultural volunteer activities that contribute to the participation of citizens in culture and arts activities.
○ Develop environments for appropriate evaluation and use of learning outcomes throughout life
- Concerning certification tests that measure outcomes of learning, implement efforts contributing to the use of outcomes of learning, such as dissemination and establishment of self-evaluation and third party-evaluation of certification tests in order to promote an increase in quality and social use.
Target （11） Promotion of Learning for the Improvement of People’s Lives and the Sustainable Development of Society （to be indicated later）
Target （12） Promotion of Re-learning of Working People to Acquire the Knowledge and Skills Necessary for Work Throughout their Lifetime （to be indicated later）
Target （13） Promotion of Lifelong Learning of People with Disabilities （to be indicated later）
Target （11） Promotion of Learning for the Improvement of People ‘s Lives and the Sustainable Development of Society
In order to respond to environmental changes, such as the declining birthrate and aging population, declining population, etc., to participate in society without being isolated but with motivation in life, and to maintain and increase the energy of local communities, promote learning for improving people's lives and for the sustainable development of society.
| （Measurement Indicators） The percentage of persons who use knowledge, skills, and experiences acquired through previous learning for activities in the community and society |
○ Review strategies to promote social education in order to create a new community
- Promote learning to enrich every resident’s lives and learning for the resolution of issues faced by the community, such as the declining birthrate and aging population, declining population, etc., and for revitalizing the community, and conduct specific review of social education administration methods to lead them to activities to create a new community, etc. Promote activities to resolve issues in each community and to revitalize communities to create vibrant local communities with a basis in social education facilities which are places for learning, and thereby promote the creation of networks with various entities, including NPOs, private education companies, etc., in addition to schools and the relevant departments of local governments. In addition, facilitate various activities to support the fostering of people and communities in which various entities, such as volunteers, etc. participate.
○ Foster core human resources who lead the fostering people and communities in society
- In order to foster human resources who can play core roles in fostering people and communities through support for learning activities of community people in cooperation and collaboration with various entities, such as NPOs, companies, etc., smoothly implement a new system related to fostering social education supervisors, enhance training, etc., and promote the use of qualifications for social education supervisors.
○ Operate sustainable social education facilities by changing facilities into complex one and by using diversified funding, etc.
- Under severe financial conditions, promote countermeasures against deterioration based on the plan and collect and provide information that contributes to the operation of sustainable social education facilities by using private funds and know-how, such as changing the facilities to complex facilities and implementing diversified funding so that citizen’s public halls, libraries, and museums can provide learning opportunities in response to social needs, such as increase in the energy of the community.
Re-posted measures
○ Increase educational abilities in the community and promote School-Community Partnerships
○ Develop environments for appropriate evaluation and use of learning outcomes throughout life
Target （12） Promotion of Re-learning of Working People to Acquire the Knowledge and Skills Necessary for Work Throughout their Lifetime
Promote the development of environments where working people can learn at universities, etc. so that people can acquire knowledge and skills that respond to a changing society and that are necessary for work and can thereby lead them to the cycle of Learning and Working.
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○ Design and implement a practical education curriculum in cooperation with industry at educational institutions
- In order to implement practical education in cooperation with industry at universities and professional training colleges, etc., promote the use of the certification system for the Brush up Program for professionals （business practice skill development programs）, and Professional Post-secondary Courses, and develop and implement education programs responding to the needs of working people, such as working people, etc. who bring their knowledge and experiences and learn from each other, and thereby develop the program throughout Japan.
- Develop and implement a program to foster practitioner faculties and establish a system to recommend persons who have completed the program as candidates for practitioner faculties to universities, etc.
○ Develop learning environment where working people can learn while working
- Enhance online classes in addition to broadcasting classes of the Open University of Japan, situate the Open University of Japan as a higher education institution, which fulfills a pioneering role in providing opportunities for re-learning, and thereby promote cooperation for the provision of programs in cooperation with other universities, graduate schools, companies, and government, etc. by using the know-how and skills of the Open University of Japan and for the development of programs of each university and graduate school.
- Promote use of long-term study programs and the learning credit system, consider expanding degree programs by accumulating credits of multiple educational institutions, create a system certified by the Minister for short-term programs for working people, etc. at universities, graduate schools, and professional training colleges, as well as promote the establishment, etc. of re-learning programs by proactive use of correspondence courses and e-learning, and thereby develop an environment where working people who have great restrictions on their time can learn easily.
- Improve the quality of transmission of information on relevant institutions so that working people who have the motivation to learn can effectively obtain information related to the establishment status of education programs for working people, support system for learning, certification and qualifications, etc.
○ Provide economic support
- Operate a scholarship loan system flexibly for supporting re-learning and promote the use of economic support systems through cooperation with relevant ministries, including education and training benefits, etc.
○ Promote company understanding of the learning of working people
- Promote the use of outcomes of learning and connect them with work through cooperation with relevant ministries, by strengthening employment support for adult students, evaluation of vocational abilities by companies and industry, instruction of leave for education and training, etc., encouragement of use of programs at universities and professional training colleges, and steady implementation of working-style reforms.
Re-posted measures
○ Promote practical vocational education at higher education institutions
Target （13） Promotion of Lifelong Learning of People with Disabilities
In consideration of the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and enforcement of the Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, promote measures relevant to development of various learning opportunities, such as education, sports, culture, etc. throughout life cross-sectionally and comprehensively so that people with disabilities can pursue possibilities throughout their lives including after graduation from schools and live a rich life as a member of the community.
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○ Support learning for people with disabilities after graduation from school
- Support learning for people with disabilities at each life stage, promote the participation of people with disabilities in the community and society so that they lead to the achievement of an inclusive society; and conduct research on effective learning programs and implementation systems, etc. and disseminate outcomes so that people with disabilities can maintain, develop, and increase the capabilities needed for living independently in society after graduating from school.
○ Promote Community Cooperation Activities for Learning and Education [partially re-posted]
- In cooperation and collaboration between communities and schools, promote Community Cooperation Activities for Learning and Education that support the growth of children in the community as a whole and revitalize communities, throughout Japan, including schools for special needs education, and promote the enhancement of learning and experience programs for children with disabilities after school and on Saturdays, etc. and promote the use of external human resources, etc., such as companies, etc.
○ Enhance special needs education in order to establish a consistent support system [partially indicated later]
- Strengthen cooperation with medical treatment, health, welfare, labor, etc. and enhance education using various functions of society so that children with disabilities can increase their abilities and possibilities to a maximum and participate in society independently.
○ Enhance support for students at universities, etc.
- In consideration of the situation of the higher education stage where the number of students with disabilities is rapidly increasing, promote the development of generous support for enrollment and support for employment systems at each university, etc., promote activities through collaboration between universities, etc., and relevant institutions （administrative institutions related to welfare and labor, groups of people with disabilities, companies, etc.）, and thereby support the enrollment of students with disabilities at each university, etc. In addition, enhance learning support for students with disabilities additionally at the Open University of Japan, such as providing subtitles in TV classes and preparing examination questions in Braille.
○ Promote sports for people with disabilities and art and culture activities for people with disabilities
- Develop environments where people with disabilities can play sports in the nearby area for continuous implementation and promotion of sports for people with disabilities, and create a basis for sports for people with disabilities in the community by using schools for special needs education, etc. In addition, promote performances and exhibitions of excellent art and culture activities by people with disabilities in and outside Japan and create environments where people with disabilities can view artworks easily, and disseminate and promote imaging technology by supporting the provision of barrier-free subtitles and audio guide systems. Also, promote the development of environments such as libraries, etc.
（Education Policy Bureau Policy Division）