About Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies
About Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies
About Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career StudiesWhat is "career" and what is "career design"?
What do you think of when you hear the word "career"? Many people may think of a profession, especially a specialized profession. However, at the Faculty of Career Design, we think of it more broadly. In line with the meaning of the English word "career" (life, career, path, etc.), we consider "career" to be all the trajectories that a person follows throughout his/her life. Career design" is the process of proactively "designing" (or "redesigning") one's career, a life that is irreplaceable for each and every one of us.
Why Career Design?
Designing your career is not the end of the story. In today's Japan, not everyone follows the standard career path, and in fact, the "standard" itself is shaking. In fact, the "standard" itself is shaky. There may be times when a career that has been designed once must be revised. This is why it is necessary to acquire the ability to design and redesign one's own career.
Japanese society is currently in the midst of major changes. In particular, changes in the way people work and diversify their lifestyles have a major impact on individual lives. The "standard" way of life that was the norm in the past, such as working for the same company for the rest of one's life or retiring after marriage and becoming a housewife, is no longer necessarily the way of life followed by everyone. In addition, the system of lifetime employment has been dismantled, and employment patterns have diversified to include temporary, contract, part-time, and part-time jobs, and changes in the economic climate are directly threatening individual lifestyles.
In the midst of these major changes in the way we live and work, there are more and more situations where individual decisions are required in the face of diverse career options. It is precisely because we live in such an era that each individual is required to acquire the ability to learn, think, and act independently and autonomously, with a solid understanding of the social structure and changes in the way we live, learn, and work - the power of career design.
Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies
The Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies at Hosei University nurtures independent/autonomous individuals who can learn, think, and act on their own in order to respond strongly and flexibly to such rapid changes in society. At the same time, we aim to nurture "people specialists" who can support those who seek such independence and autonomy.
There are a wide variety of places, such as schools, companies, local governments, NPOs, and communities, that are involved in people's ways of living, growing up, learning, and working. In these various settings, students learn specialized knowledge and skills to design their own careers in a rich and proactive manner, as well as to support the career design of others. The skills acquired in the Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies can be used not only in the field of human resources and education where you professionally support the careers of others, but also in any situation where you are involved with other companies and local communities.