On June 9, 2021, glolab, a non-profit organization, held a career support workshop entitled “First Step – Career and Status of Residence: Employment” at Tokyo Metropolitan Rokugo Technical High School (Ota-ku, Tokyo), where high school students with immigrant background are enrolled. The purpose of this workshop was to deepen the students’ understanding of their status of residence, which will affect their future plans after graduation, and to remind them of the importance of attending and graduating from high school.

Workshop Outline:

Date and time : Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Workshop Title: “First Step – Career and Status of Residence: Employment
Speaker : Non-profit organization glolab
　　　　　　　　　　Coordinator Pham
　　　　　　　　　　Coordinator: Li Shu
　　　　　　　　　　Coordinator Shibayama
Participants : Students of Rokugo Technical High School
Number of participants: 6
Lecture format: Face-to-face class
Aims : To deepen the understanding of the status of residence, which will affect the students’ career path after graduation
　　 To reaffirm the importance of attending and graduating from high school

The day of the event

On the day of the seminar, after watching a video produced by glolab entitled “The Basics of Visa Status” (with English subtitles) with the students, we used worksheets to introduce the different types of visa statuses and points to be aware of when seeking employment after graduation.
In the latter half of the session, coordinator Li Shu introduced her own experience and stressed the importance of thinking about what students want to do after graduation and preparing for it.
At the end of the workshop, the students asked us to come back again, and we felt that we were getting closer to each other little by little.

glolab will continue to provide opportunities for high school students with immigrant background to broaden their perspectives and deepen their thinking about themselves and their careers. If you have any inquiries or requests to hold a career workshop for high school students with immigrant background, please contact us.