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Overview of Human Resources Development Programs in Japan


JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
JODC (Japan Overseas Development Corporation)
AOTS (Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship)
OVTA (Overseas Vocational Training Association)
JITCO (Japan International Training Cooperation Organization)

JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

Purpose of activity

Dispatch: To contribute to the development of personnel, organizations, and institutions at the national and sectoral level by engaging in technology transfers and making proposals to the government officials and engineers in developing countries based on conditions in that country, and by improving administrative capabilities and techniques.
Receipt of personnel: Bring engineers, researchers, and government officials to Japan and transfer knowledge and technology.

Major personnel training programs

(1) Dispatch of experts:
(a) individual experts, including private sector advisors, and (b) project experts
(2) Technical Training Programs

Field

Wide ranging

Host institution

National government, government institutions, etc.

Term

(1) Short term: Less than 1 year
Long term: More than 1 year, renewable

Costs covered by

JICA

Contact information

Shinjuku Maynds Tower, 2-1-1 Yoyogi
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8558 Japan
Tel: +81-3-5352-5311
http://www.jica.go.jp


JODC (Japan Overseas Development Corporation)

Purpose of activity

To improve the industrial technologies of private businesses in developing nations and to promote the dispatch of experts to developing countries with the support of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry(MITI) for the purpose of supporting industrial structure improvement projects being promoted by local government institutions and industrial organizations.

Major personnel training programs

JODC Expert Service Abroad Program
(1) JESA-I: dispatching experts to assist individual private enterprises in a developing countries economy to modernize their business:
(2) JESA-II: dipatching experts to support the efforts of trade associations, public institutions and their affiliates to restructure their industrial systems.

Field

Production technologies in textiles, electrical machinery and tools, automobiles and other vehicles, general machines and tools, and steel, as well as guidance in management techniques.

Host institution

Private businesses in developing countries (however, there should be no agreement of technical assistance between applicant and a Japanese business based on a commercial contract or plant export contract. (JESAI)
Regarding JESAII above, local economic organizations, industrial associations, or their participating institutions or businesses.

Term

2 weeks to 2 years

Costs covered by

(1) Partner business: 1/4 JODC: 3/4
(2) Totally funded by JODC
(3) Asian Crisis Support Program is totally funded by the JODC except for local administrative expenses.

Contact information

Shuwa Kamiya-cho Building 2F
4-3-13 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Japan
Tel: +81-3-5473-0981
http://www.jodc.or.jp


AOTS (Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship)

Purpose of activity

To promote international economic cooperation by training the engineers of foreign companies, and to contribute to the mutual economic development of and foster friendly relations between Japan and developing countries.

Major personnel training programs

Education and Training:
(1) Technical and managerial training services on a private basis in Japan. a) General orientation courses; b) management training programs.
(2) Pre-departure Japanese language training programs in developing countries.
(3) Overseas correspondence programs on management techniques for developing countries.
(4) Overseas training programs outside Japana
(5) Trainers training programs for Japanese instructors.
(6) APO Training Programs

Field

Industrial fields, business management, environmental technologies, etc.

Host institution

AOTS Research Center, on-site training at the receiving company

Term

Receipt of personnel: 1 week to 2 years, including introductory training
Overseas training: 1 week to 3 months

Costs covered by

75% of aid recipient expenses covered by national grants. Private funds cover about half of all program management expenses.

Contact information

1-30-1 Senju-higashi, Adachi-ku
Tokyo 120-8534 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3888-8211
http://www.aots.or.jp


OVTA (Overseas Vocational Training Association)

Purpose of activity

To engage in international cooperation by training businesspeople to train foreigners.

Major personnel training programs

(1) On-site training overseas: Developmemt of the Japanese instructors to teach job skills to foreign employee. trainees from overseas
(2) Silver Consultant program
(3) Assitance for APEC human resources development skills training.

Field

Production technologies, management techniques

Host institution

(1) Private companies (when the dispatch source and destination companies have a capital relationship, 50% or less is paid)
(3) Conduct technical training for local residents not employed by Japanese companies in the APEC region

Term

(1) Dispatch: 6 to 18 months
Receipt: 3-6 months
(2) 2 weeks to 4 months
(3) 2 years

Costs covered by

(1) Orientation, transportation, preparation, training, and living costs, etc.
(2) Transportation, preparation, and living costs, etc.
(3) Facilities, materials, trainers, part of the costs involved in training such as applicant recruiting expenses

Contact information

1-1 Hibino, Mihana-ku, Chiba-shi
Chiba-ken 261-0021 Japan
Tel: +81-43-276-0211
http://www.ovta.or.jp


JITCO (Japan International Training Cooperation Organization)

Purpose of activity

To expand the number of and facilitate the arrival of incoming foreign trainees, and to contribute to the personnel training in and economic and social development of developing countries by actively transferring Japanese technologies, skills, and knowledge to those countries.

Major personnel training programs

Eduacaion and Training:
(1) Technical and managerial training services a) general orientation services; b) management training programs.
(2) Research, development and publication of study and training materials.
(3) Management of skill application system (conduct assessments of technology, skills, and knowledge)

Field

Virtually all industries

Host institution

n/a

Term

n/a

Costs covered by

Application fee (actual cost), seminar attendance fee

Contact information

Mitsui Kaijyo Building Annex
9-11 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0062 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3233-0571
http://www.jitco.or.jp


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