How the Students Pursuing Japan Sport Association Athletic Trainer Certification Perceive their Employment Prospects, and the Challenges Presented Therefrom

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  • 日本スポーツ協会公認アスレティックトレーナーを目指す学生の就業観とそこから見える課題
  • ニホン スポーツ キョウカイ コウニン アスレティックトレーナー オ メザス ガクセイ ノ シュウギョウカン ト ソコ カラ ミエル カダイ

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The purpose of this study was to examine the type of employment desired by the students pursuing Japan Sport Association Athletic Trainer certification (hereinafter referred to as JSPO-AT) as well as to examine the challenges and concerns in achieving it. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted to collect data from 93 students across four universities and two vocational colleges that train JSPO-ATs. Of these 93 students, 61 were classified as those pursuing only JSPO-AT certification (hereinafter referred to as AT group), and 32 as those pursuing JSPO-AT certification with medical qualification (hereinafter referred to as AT-MD group). Additionally, they were also classified into two other groups: 80 students as four-year university students (hereinafter referred to as the university group), and 13 as two-year and three-year vocational college students (hereinafter referred to as vocational college group). On comparing the AT group and the AT-MD group, the findings suggest that the AT group has concerns about their knowledge and skills, whereas the AT-MD group seems to be concerned whether their medical qualifications match the requirements of prospective employers. Then, on comparing the university group and the vocational college group, the university group identified their challenge to be the mastery of skills, and from the findings, it was inferred that their worries centered on the acquisition of qualifications. The vocational college group saw their challenge as gaining field experience, and from the findings, it was inferred that they were concerned about their employment. On the whole, 30–40% of students seem to consider athletic training work to be a side job. Even when we narrow down to just the students who aim to be certified as a JSPO-AT, we could infer that the athletic training works are yet to be established as a primary profession. Additionally, during the JSPOAT development, the findings indicated that the focus is on the mastering of specialized knowledge, skill acquisition, field experience, as well as obtaining the qualification. On the other hand, the findings indicated that not much thought has been given to securing physical strength and time required to sustain athletic training works.

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