AA/AS in Care and Welfare

The Care and Welfare major at Iida Junior College trains certified care workers who can support older people and people with disabilities in daily life and who aim to lead care settings in their communities. Graduates are eligible to sit the national examination for certified care workers, and the major also lists the social welfare officer appointment qualification, a beginner para-sports instructor certificate and welfare housing environment coordinator grades 2 and 3. Local older people take part in classes and teach traditional songs and games. Students alternate between playing the user and the caregiver, and the college has six lifts for learning care methods that avoid lifting. Exchange with a former wheelchair basketball team, visits from other professionals and contact with foreign care workers broaden the teamwork and values students encounter.