The number of applicants for the Department of Medical and Welfare Management, Faculty of Welfare Management, which is the correspondence course of Nihon Fukushi University, which is 65 years old, reached a record high of 2018 in 2,671.
Nihon Fukushi University opened Japan's first four-year welfare department in 1953.The number of applicants for correspondence courses has increased for the fourth consecutive year, and the number of applicants in 4 was a record high of 4.The reason why the number of applicants has reached a record high is that there is a widespread demand for human resources with welfare knowledge in Japan, a super-aging society, and the improvement of the long-term care environment that the public and private sectors work on.
日本は超高齢社会に直面し、国民の3分の1が65歳以上になる2025年には、介護人材の不足が38万人に上ると予想されている。このような状況の中、2000年から2015年の15年間で介護人材は55万人から3.3倍の183万人へと増加した。
In addition, in order to secure long-term care personnel, private companies are focusing on improving the work environment, such as establishing a work system that makes it easy for employees to work and a guidance system for facilities.The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to raise wages equivalent to 10 yen per month for certified care workers who have been working for 8 years or more, and is improving employment conditions from both sides of the public and private sectors.
The market for the elderly has also grown significantly and is expected to exceed 2025 trillion yen by 100.In the future, many living industries will enter the market, including not only the nursing care industry and medical / pharmaceutical industry that assist the elderly, but also the food industry that develops health foods for the elderly and the construction industry that sells housing for the elderly. It is thought that it will enter the market, and human resources with knowledge of welfare in various fields will be required.
Against the background of this demand for welfare-related human resources, at Nihon Fukushi University, the percentage of working adults aged 25 and over in the Correspondence Education Department reaches 88.4% (2017 enrollment).At the university, in response to the needs of the super-aged age, we will not only acquire knowledge and skills related to medical care and welfare, but also have multifaceted abilities such as organizational and fund management abilities and marketing abilities to meet welfare needs. We aim to train welfare management personnel.
