"The Support System for Job Seekers, launched in fiscal 2011, differs from previous public vocational training programs in that it offers occupational training and job-seeking support to job seekers with minimal work experience.This article analyzes the relationship between the activities of institutions that provide vocational training and support for job seekers, and success rate of trainees seeking employment. In the System's basic course, in which trainees acquire the basic skills common to many jobs, recruiting and leading participants in joint briefing sessions held outside of training implementation agencies appears to be correlated with higher rates of success in securing employment. However, in practical training courses where trainees acquire practical skills required in specific jobs, factors correlated with job seeking success include mechanisms for trainees to seek job opportunities, such as establishment of personnel who develop potential job offers for trainees, as well as mechanisms to provide explanations and information about the labor market in the region or industry, and partnerships with other institutions."

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