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Care Diversity Lab CEBU INSPECTION TOUR 2026
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Cebu Island Care Worker Inspection Tour
Cebu, Philippines · 4-day inspection program · Free to attend
Let's go to Cebu !

Maps and data can
only tell you so much.
See it with
your own eyes.

The real story behind our 97.8% retention rate isn't in a brochure — it's in the classrooms of Cebu. Meet your future caregivers as people, walk the halls of their training center, and return with a conviction no slide deck can give you.
This program is free to attend. Participants meet and disperse in Cebu — arrange your own flights and accommodation.

DATES
July 6–9, 2026
DURATION
4 days
PROGRAM FEE
Free of charge
Inquire · Get in touch See the 4-day program
RETENTION RATE 97.8%
PLACEMENTS 315
Beach in Cebu
4
DAYS
FROM Cebu Island
2026 Jul 6–9
Don't miss it
[Free to Attend] Application deadline: June 12, 2026 (Fri) 14:00 JST. Minimum 3 organizations required to proceed.
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Why visit yourself
A polished brochure can only tell you so much.

Four things you simply cannot understand
without being there.

Numbers and photos cannot convey the "quality" of a candidate. But the moment you step into a classroom, the focus in the students' eyes and the seriousness of the instructors will give your hiring decision something no document can: conviction.

01

The "look" and "posture" of the students

The concentration of students studying 4+ hours every day with one goal — to work in Japan. Their focused eyes answer the most important question on your mind: "Can I trust this person with the people I care for?" You get to answer it yourself.

02

The intensity — and the system — of the training

How the Gentle Family Home Training Center operates. How Japanese Certified Care Workers, Social Workers, and Dementia Care Experts deliver practical instruction. How "Nanay" (our academic supervisor) mentors each student. The machinery behind a 97.8% retention rate — lived, not described.

03

A real conversation with students

Before you interview for employment, talk with candidates as people. Where they're from, their families, their dreams, what they want from working in Japan. Touching the human being beyond the employment contract fundamentally changes the accuracy of the match.

04

The culture and daily life of the Visayas

Devout. Family-oriented. Naturally warm with people. Why Filipinos are so well-suited to caregiving — the answer lives in their daily life, invisible to tourism. Your receiving-side mindset will shift, too.

Itinerary

4 days. High density.
Zero wasted time.

On-site education and facility inspections, plus a structured student exchange session. Participants arrange their own flights and accommodation. Chartered ground transportation, interpretation, and full program coordination are provided by CDL.

DAY
1
Jul 6 (Mon) — Meet in Cebu

Arrival & welcome briefing

  • AM–PMArrive at Mactan-Cebu International Airport on your own flight. After landing, transfer to the program venue via dedicated chartered vehicle (airport pickup provided).
  • EveningWelcome dinner and tour briefing. Preview of key observation points for the coming days.
DAY
2
Jul 7 (Tue) — Training center visit

Gentle Family Home Training Center

  • AMObserve Japanese language classes and practical care training at the specialized training school. See Japanese Certified Care Workers, Social Workers, and Dementia Care Experts teach live.
  • MiddayLunch meeting with the instructor team. Curriculum rationale and "Nanay's" student support system explained.
  • PMICT utilization program demonstration. See students' fluency with tablet documentation and AI-assisted care tools firsthand.
DAY
3
Jul 8 (Wed) — Student exchange & field visits

Student exchange session · cultural understanding

  • AMExchange session with candidate students. Small-group dialogues to directly assess character, values, and motivation for working in Japan.
  • PMVisit related care and medical facilities. Experience the Philippine approach to caregiving in context.
  • EveningReflection session. Work with our experts to translate observations into your company's hiring strategy.
DAY
4
Jul 9 (Thu) — Final day · Disperse in Cebu

Final session & post-program support

  • AMFinal briefing and reflection session. Transfer to Mactan-Cebu International Airport for your individual return flight (airport send-off provided by CDL staff).
  • AfterPost-tour individual hiring consultation continues. Additional candidate interviews can be arranged on request.
— The Numbers Don't Lie —

What the on-site visit proves:
the reason behind this retention rate.

Ichigoichie Consulting placement data, SSW (Care) workers from the Philippines · as of September 2025
97.8%
Retention rate — Ichigoichie Consulting Group placements
315
Total placements
3
Transferred
3
Returned home
* ACC Group: 4,000+ foreign worker education placements to date
What you'll experience

Two core experiences
at the heart of the tour

Gentle Family Home Training Center classroom
01 / CORE

On-site education & facility visits

Observe classes and practical training at the Gentle Family Home Training Center firsthand. Experience ICT-utilization programs and the live teaching of Japanese instructors. Related care and medical facilities are also visited — you bring home the "texture" of the education, not just its description.

Training center Japanese classes Practical care ICT demonstration Facility tours
Student exchange session
02 / CORE

Student exchange session

Interviews and activities with candidate students. Correctly understand each candidate's humanity and aspirations, eliminating the expectation gap between both parties — a structural way to prevent mismatches. Time with "the person behind the paper."

Small-group dialogues Activities Values alignment Mismatch prevention
Impressions

What past participants
commonly tell us

Sentiments frequently shared by care-facility operators who have completed the tour.

"

I stopped thinking of them as "foreign workers" and started thinking of each one as "a caregiver with a name." When you talk to them in person, the name and the dream come together. That alone changes how you receive them in Japan.

— Nursing Home, Facility Director
"

The meaning of "97.8%" finally landed for me. The sweat in the classroom and the seriousness of the instructors — that's what becomes "retention" back in Japan. I came home with a conviction you cannot get from documents.

— Social Welfare Corporation, Board Member
"

Honestly, I was skeptical before going. After the 4 days in Cebu, the internal opposition at my organization quieted. The weight of being able to say "I saw it myself" was greater than I expected.

— Medical Corporation, HR Lead
Moments from Cebu
What documents can never capture.

Classrooms, coastlines, and markets.
The reality that reshapes your decision.

Records from past tours: the seriousness inside the classroom, Visayan landscapes, and Filipino daily life. Every one of them becomes the "I saw it with my own eyes" evidence behind your hiring decision.

Education Gentle Family Home Training Center classroom — Inside the classroom
Study Students studying Japanese — Daily study
Visayan Beach in Cebu — Visayan sea
Exchange Student exchange session — Exchange session
Culture Historical church in Cebu — Cultural heritage
Heritage Magellan's Cross — Magellan's Cross
Skyline Cebu cityscape — Cebu skyline
Lecture Live lecture on site — Live lecture
Market Local market — Local market
Dining Rooftop dining gathering — Rooftop dining
Coast Cebu coastline — Quiet coastline
— Photos taken during past CDL inspection programs in Cebu, Philippines —
[Important Notice] This is an inspection program — not a travel package.
Care Diversity Lab is not a registered travel agency. This program is a site-inspection coordination service and does not constitute "travel business" under Japan's Travel Agency Act. Participants are free of charge. Flights and accommodation must be arranged individually. Recommended hotels and flight information will be provided upon inquiry.
Program fee

Participation fee: Free

This program is completely free to attend. Meet in Cebu, disperse in Cebu. Flights and accommodation must be arranged by each participant.

CDL GLOBAL CAREGIVER · SITE INSPECTION PROGRAM
Cebu Caregiver Training Site Inspection
START Jul 6 (Mon)
Meet in Cebu
📍
END Jul 9 (Thu)
Disperse in Cebu

What's provided (at no charge)

  • Ground transportation (dedicated chartered vehicle)
  • Training center and related facility coordination
  • Student exchange session setup and interpretation
  • Welcome dinner and lunch meeting
  • Accompanying Japanese specialist (instructor/program lead)

⚠ Participants arrange individually

  • Round-trip flights to/from Cebu (arranged by each participant)
  • Hotel accommodation (arranged individually — recommended hotels provided)
  • Overseas travel insurance (strongly recommended)
  • Passport fees if applicable
PROGRAM FEE
Free
No participation fee.
Meet & disperse in Cebu.
Inquire / Apply →
+81 544-23-9838 Phone inquiries welcome / Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00 JST
How to join

From application to return, in 4 steps

STEP 01

Submit application
or call us

QR code scan, application form, or +81 544-23-9838. Casual inquiries are very welcome.

STEP 02

Pre-tour orientation
(online)

Align on objectives and customize the observation points to fit your hiring strategy.

STEP 03

Departure & on-site
inspection (4 days)

Make your way to Cebu on your own flight. After airport pickup, four high-density days of inspection begin, guided by specialists throughout.

STEP 04

Post-tour support
& hiring consultation

After the tour, we continue supporting translation of insights into concrete hiring actions.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Q. Can I join if my organization has never hired foreign caregivers before? ＋
Yes — in fact, first-time considerers are exactly who this tour is designed for. The briefing covers the fundamentals of the system and the hiring process. Because specialists accompany the group throughout, any basic question you have can be answered on the spot.
Q. Is this only for executives, or can HR staff join too? ＋
Executives, facility directors, and HR staff are all welcome. Many organizations send multiple people to accelerate internal decision-making — having more than one perspective back in Japan makes the post-tour alignment smoother.
Q. I'm worried about the language — I don't speak English or Filipino. ＋
A Japanese specialist accompanies the full program, and interpreters are arranged. At the student exchange, we ensure conversations can happen in Japanese, so there's no need to worry. In fact, the students consider the chance to speak Japanese with native speakers a highlight.
Q. Will there be pressure for "on-the-spot" hiring? ＋
The inspection and the hiring process are deliberately separated. This tour is strictly for understanding the education system. Candidate selection aligned with your company's policy happens separately after return. No pressure at all.
Q. Is participation really free? What do I arrange myself? ＋
Yes — participation is completely free of charge. However, flights and hotel must be arranged individually (we provide recommended hotels and flight information upon inquiry). Overseas travel insurance is strongly recommended. Passport fees, personal souvenirs, and meals/alcohol not in the program are also at your own expense. Chartered ground transportation, Wi-Fi, and drinking water are provided by CDL on-site.
Q. What is the cancellation policy? ＋
Since there is no participation fee, program-side cancellation charges are minimal. However, any flight or hotel cancellation fees are the responsibility of each participant and must be handled directly with the airline or hotel. Program withdrawal details will be covered in writing at the pre-program orientation. Please feel free to reach out even while still considering.
Organizers

Host · operator · partners

Three specialized organizations — care management, foreign-worker training, and event operations — running this tour in partnership.

— Host —

Care Diversity Lab
一般社団法人ケア・ダイバーシティ・ラボ

A specialized institution implementing diversity and sustainability in Japan's long-term care sector. Through its partnership with the Gentle Family Home Training Center in the Philippines, CDL operates a practical education program tailored specifically to Japanese caregiving standards.

— Program oversight —

Kohama Care
Management Office
小濱介護経営事務所

A consulting practice that addresses care-facility challenges daily. This tour is planned and supervised as a concentrated application of that accumulated expertise — with a strong stance against both regulatory ambiguity and AI-generated exaggeration.

— Operations —

Ichigoichie Consulting
& ACC Group
イチゴイチエ・コンサルティング／ACCグループ

Placement record of 315 Filipino SSW (Care) workers with 97.8% retention (as of September 2025). The ACC Group — with a track record of over 4,000 foreign-worker education placements — handles the operational side of this tour.

REGISTRATION

Registered Support Organization No. 19登-000854

LICENSE

Specified Monitoring Business No. 許200600360

Take the first step.

You'll come home saying,
"I'm glad I went."
See you in Cebu.

Hiring foreign caregivers shouldn't be a "decision" — it should be a "conviction." Come gather the kind of confidence that paper cannot deliver, arriving alongside the Visayan breeze.
We welcome inquiries and information requests at any stage.

Inquire / Contact form Call +81 544-23-9838
⏱ APPLICATION DEADLINE June 12, 2026 (Fri) 14:00 JST
* Minimum 3 organizations (6 people) required. Tour may be cancelled if unmet.