2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Research on construction of career development system for Certified Care Workers

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22730435
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Okayama Prefectural University
Principal Investigator	SATO Yukari 岡山県立大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (20551815)
Project Period (FY)	2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Keywords	介護福祉士 / キャリアアップ / 職場定着 / 仕事継続 / 研修
Research Abstract	This research examines the impact of the job training systems on job satisfaction and the intention to continue working as certified care workers. The hypothesis constructed with exogenous variables (availability of workplace training, training according to work function level, and implementation of a small group or individual-based training for new employees), workers'job satisfaction and endogenous variables (intention to continue working) was examined using structural equation modeling.This study found a significant correlation between job satisfaction and the small group or individual-based training cluster, job satisfaction and intention to continue working. Regarding new workers, in addition to the organization and systematization of job trainings, the study showed that trainings emphasizing small group or individual-based models lead to higher job satisfaction and intent to continue working.