(しゃかいじん)

working adult; member of society

(まなびなおす)

to study again; to relearn (as an adult)

(だいがく)

university; college

(ちからをいれる)

to put effort into; to focus energy on

(はたらく)

to work

(だいがくいん)

graduate school

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(ぎじゅつ)

skill, technology

(へんか)

change

(はやい)

fast

(これまで)

until now / so far

(ちしき)

knowledge

(だけ)

only, just

(たいおう)

response, handling

(しごと)

work, job

(おおい)

many

(がわ)

side

(すすめる)

to advance; to move forward

(やかん)

nighttime; evening (hours)

(しゅうまつ)

weekend

(じゅぎょう)

lesson; class

(おこなう)

to carry out, to perform

(おんらいん)

online

(うける)

to receive

(こうざ)

course; lecture series

(ようい)

preparation; readiness

(がっこう)

school

(すうかげつ)

several months; a few months

(しゅうりょう)

completion (of a course of study)

(みじかい)

short

(かてい)

course; curriculum; program

(きぎょう)

company; enterprise

(なか)

inside

(じゅぎょうりょう)

tuition fee

(いちぶ)

part, portion

(ふたん)

burden, bear (cost)

(ところ)

place

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(かだい)

issue, problem, challenge

(のこる)

to remain / to stay behind

(いそがしい)

busy

(じかん)

time

(とる)

to take

(こえ)

voice

(まなぶ)

to learn / study

(ないよう)

content; details

(きゅうりょう)

salary, wages

(しょうしん)

promotion (at work)

(むすびつく)

to be linked to; to lead to

(してき)

pointing out, indication

(くに)

country; the government

(ひよう)

expense, cost

(ほじょ)

subsidy, assistance

(せいど)

system; institution

(ひろげる)

to expand; to spread; to broaden

(しえん)

support; aid; assistance

(ほうしん)

policy, course of action

while doing ...

Verb stem + ながら indicates doing two things simultaneously. The action before ながら is the secondary action; the main action follows.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

can do / be able to (potential)

In 運転できない it expresses the potential of being able (or not able) to drive a car.

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

potential form (can do)

入れられる is the potential form of 入れる — 'can put (things) in'. It describes what the furniture allows you to do.

~ and (i-adjective connector)

The て-form of i-adjectives, used to connect two adjectives or to give a reason. Formed by replacing い with くて.

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

to go on doing / continue to (from now)

In '増えていく' – 'will continue to increase (into the future)'. Indicates continuing trend going forward.

社会人の学び直しに大学が力を入れる

Universities are putting effort into re-education for working adults

働きながら大学や大学院で学び直す社会人が増えています。

The number of working adults who study again at universities and graduate schools while holding down a job is increasing.

技術の変化が速く、これまでの知識だけでは対応できない仕事が多くなったためです。

This is because technology is changing quickly and there are now more jobs that cannot be handled with existing knowledge alone.

大学側も対応を進めています。

Universities, for their part, are also pushing ahead with responses.

夜間や週末に授業を行ったり、オンラインで受けられる講座を用意したりする学校が増えました。

More schools now do things like hold classes at night or on weekends and prepare courses that can be taken online.

数か月で修了できる短い課程もあります。

There are also short programs that can be completed in a few months.

企業の中には、授業料の一部を負担するところもあります。

Among companies, there are some that cover part of the tuition.

一方で、課題も残っています。

On the other hand, problems still remain.

忙しくて時間が取れないという声や、学んだ内容が給料や昇進に結びつかないという指摘です。

There are voices saying that people are too busy to find the time, and criticism that what they learn does not lead to higher pay or promotion.

国は費用を補助する制度を広げ、学び直しを支援していく方針です。

The government's policy is to expand the schemes that subsidize the costs and to keep supporting adult re-education.