Department of Policy and Planning

　This department is in charge of tasks such as overall planning and coordination of research activities at NISE, as well as information collection related to the policy of education for children with disabilities, and coordination and liaison with related ministries and agencies.
　Its responsibilities also include formulating plans for evaluation of NISE operations.

Department of Teacher Training

　This department is responsible for planning teacher training projects conducted by NISE; developing training programs;conducting follow-up activities for those who have completed training courses; providing support to enhance qualifications of teachers by creating and providing training contents over the Internet; and offering online accredited courses for teacher certification.

Department of Information and Support

　This department is responsible for collecting, storing, and providing information on special needs education; conducting activities to promote understanding and raise awareness of special needs education; collecting and providing information and documentation on educational materials and educational/assistive devices for special needs education; assessing and using such items, and supporting the persons involved.
　As support and cooperation for school education, the department provides information to promote awareness and understanding of special needs education and disseminates the results of research to improve special needs education, in cooperation with kindergarten/school principals’ associations and related organizations including special needs education centers. The department regularly provides information and consultation support on special needs education to Japanese educational facilities established overseas.
　The department is also responsible for planning and implementing seminars sponsored by NISE as well as planning and implementing collaborative projects with national associations of parents and so on.

Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

　This Center communicates the latest information on developmental disabilities to teachers at kindergartens, elementary,lower secondary, upper secondary, and other schools, guardians, and the public at large, through the Center’s website and exhibition facilities. It promotes greater public understanding, and disseminates basic knowledge, and information pertaining to instruction and support, needed at schools. The Center also works to promote understanding of education for persons with developmental disabilities and improve practical instruction abilities through the dissemination of relevant research results on such education, hosting relevant seminars on educational practice, and working with boards of education and other organizations to promote public awareness and develop human resources in local communities.

Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System

　This Center works toward the promotion of an inclusive education system by carrying out a “collaborative project to solve local issues” implemented through cooperation between NISE and prefectural and municipal boards of education which participate to resolve issues which prefectures and municipalities face; “International projects” for collecting the latest information on international trends and foreign countries and carrying out research exchange with foreign countries;and “information distribution” employing databases (Inclu-DB) and other tools supporting the establishment of inclusive education systems.

Department of Administration

　This department is responsible for formulating the medium-term and annual plans for NISE, public relations, personnel affairs, budgets and account settlement, management of facilities and equipment, and support for activities conducted by other departments.

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