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HIDA’s Commitment toward

Industrial Human Resource Development

Initiatives for Myanmar

The Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association (HIDA)

28 September 2016

Yuji Shimo-osawaDirector

Overview of HIDA

Establishment: 1959Former Organizations: The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS)

The Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC)

Operational Budget: Approx. US$ 91 million (FY2016)

Activities: Training / Expert Dispatch / Internship / Business Promotion

Head Office: Tokyo / Japan

Training Centers: Tokyo & Osaka / Japan

Overseas Offices: Bangkok / Thailand, Jakarta / Indonesia,

New Delhi / India, Yangon / Myanmar

Full-Time Staff: 125 persons (as of April 2016)

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Purpose: Contribute to the mutual economic development and friendly relations between

developing countries and Japan by promoting technical cooperation through

”Industrial Human Resource Development.”

HIDA Activities

III. Self-Financed Program

HIDA Research Institute(HRI)

Overseas TrainingProgram

Japanese InternshipProgram

ManagementTraining Program

New Global Cooperation (NGC)

Japan Language TrainingCenter (JLTC)

I. Gov’t-Subsidized Program

II. Entrusted Program

Technical TrainingProgram

Expert DispatchProgram

Training Programin Japan

Training Program

Three Pillars of HIDA’s Activities by Financial Resource

I. Government-Subsidized Program

II. Entrusted Program

III. Self-Financed Program

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Focused

Duration Trainee Reason

Technical

Training

(in Japan)

1 month – 1 year

General Orientation at HIDA

training center + Specialized

Practical Training at the

Japanese host company

- Engineer

- Supervisor

- Executive Candidate

- Manager

who works for Japanese

affiliated company or

Japanese company’s

subcontractor, etc.

Overseas site:

- To set up a new factory

- To expand production capacity

- To improve productivity

- To improve quality

- To transfer R&D function

from Japan, etc.

Management

Training

(in Japan)

1 week – 2 weeks

conducted at HIDA training

center

- CEO

- Executive

- Executive Candidate

- Manager

who works for Japanese

affiliated company or non-

Japanese company

Overseas site:

- To improve management

capabilities

through learning the leading Japanese

companies’ management practices

Expert

Dispatch

(overseas)

1 month – 6 months

Expert provides technical

instructions to the employees of

Japanese affiliated company

- Manager

- Engineer

- Supervisor

- Line Leader

who works for Japanese

affiliated company

Overseas site:

- To expand production capacity

- To improve productivity

- To improve quality

- To transfer R&D function

from Japan, etc.

Reasons to Apply for the Government-Subsidized Programs

4One of the advantages: Japanese government subsidies (ODA funds, etc.)

Production Management,Quality Management,Corporate Management,Innovation, Environment SMEs, Kaizen, etc.(1 - 2 weeks)

Structure of HIDA Training in Japan (Government-Subsidized Program)

Developing

Countries

Trainee

Sending

Companies

Developing

Countries

Trainee

Sending

Companies

Technical

Transfer

Training in Japan

Group training held atHIDA Training Center

Individual Technical Trainingheld at Host Company

◆ General Orientation (9days/6 weeks/13 weeks)

Japanese Language, Culture ,etc.

◆ Specialized Practical Training(Average 3-4 months）

Return

¾ of trainees for management

programs are from

non- Japanese companies

Japanese companies’affiliates/agencies/

clients, etc.

Arrive Return

Op

tion

Arrive

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Technical Training

Management Training

ＨＩＤＡ Japanese

Host Companies

1. Training in Japan between FY 1959 and FY 2015

② By Industrial Sector

2. Expert Dispatch between FY1979 and FY2015

② 業種別 累計

Total: 135,882 persons

Automobile25,983

27% Other Electric

Equipment15,461

16%

Industrial Machinery

9,43310%

Construction4,955

5%

Home Appliances

4,0804%

Telecommunication

Equipment

3,647名

4%

Textile3,430

3%

Other Machinery

3,4093%

Chemistry3,376

3%Others24,222

25%

TechnicalTraining97,996

72%

Mgt.Training37,886

28%

Asia114,22584.1%

Latin America9,5157.0%

Africa5,0533.7%

Middle East3,3472.5%

Europe3,2042.4%

Oceania538

0.4%

Textile1,08521% Machinery /

Machine Elements

49710%

Electric Machinery

3807%Automobile

3797%

Metals3056%

Steel2525%

Woods / Furniture

2375%

Others1,975 39%

HIDA’s Achievements (Gov’t-Subsidized Program)

② By Industrial Sector

① By Area

① By Area

Asia4,83794.7%

Middle East43

0.8%

Africa59

1.2%

Latin America140

2.7%

Europe26

0.5%Oceania

50.1%

Total: 5,110 persons

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HIDA’s Achievements for Myanmar (Gov’t-Subsidized Program) I

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Training in Japan

FY 1959 – FY 2015

Expert Dispatch

FY 1959 – FY 2015

Trainee: 545persons

Expert: 38 persons

Automobile12623%

Other Electric Equipment

8616%

Heavy Electric Machinery 47

8%

Telecommunication Equipment

37 7%

Textile204%

Machinery193%

Construction163%

Ceramic153%

Paper102%

Others16931%

Technical Service20

52%

Textile5

13%

Steel4

10%

Woods/ Furniture3 8%

Construction1 3%

Shipbuilding1

3%Foods

13%

Others3

8%

HIDA’s Achievements for Myanmar (FY1959-FY2015)

Total Programs (Gov’t-Subsidized/Entrusted )

- Training in Japan: 1,725 trainees

- Overseas Training : 5,750 trainees

- Expert Dispatch to Myanmar: 189 experts

- Japanese Youth Internship in Myanmar: 33 persons

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日本企業A社

Business Line : Vehicles

Reason to Apply : To improve manufacturing productivityat A’s affiliated company in Myanmar

Technical Training: Facility maintenance

日本企業B社

Business Line : Garment

Reason to Apply : To improve product quality of B’s manufacturing contractor in Myanmar (Myanmar company)

Expert Dispatch : Sewing technique

Japanese Company A

Japanese Company B

HIDA’s Achievements for Myanmar (Gov’t-Subsidized Program) II

Note: The above phots have no relation to the production lines of the companies.

- Case Studies -

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日本企業A社

Business Line : Software Development

Reason to Apply : To improve software developmenttechnology of C’s affiliated companyin Myanmar

Technical Training: Software engineering

Expert Dispatch : Basic business skills and software programming

Endowed Courses : IT & Japanese language courses for Myanmar university

日本企業B社

Business Line : Drinking Water

Reason to Apply : To improve the competitiveness of the company

Management Training: Total quality management

Japanese Company C

Myanmar Company D

HIDA’s Achievements for Myanmar (Gov’t-Subsidized Program) III

Note: The above phots have no relation to the products of the companies.

- Case Studies -

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HIDA’s Achievements for Myanmar (FY 2015 Entrusted Program) IV

“The Workshop on Distribution Policy for Myanmar” 8 days, January 2016

“The Workshop on Service Business Management for Myanmar” 9 days, February 2016

“Management Improvement for Myanmar Railways” 8 days, Feb. – Mar. 2016

Management Training in Japan

“The Training Program on Quality Control for RSS” in Malaysia 5 days, October 2015

“The Training Program on Quality Control for RSS” in Thailand 2 days, November 2015

Management Training in the Third Countries

RSS: Ribbed Smoked Sheet

“The Workshop on Service Business Management” 2 days, August 2015

“Management Improvement for Myanmar Railways” 6 days, January 2016

“The Training Program on Sewing Machine Adjusting & Tuning Technique” 2 days, July/September/December 2015 and January 2016

“The Workshop on Development of Industrial Human Resources for Myanmar”5 days, January 2016

Overseas Training (Management Training in Myanmar)

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HIDA-AOTS Alumni Societies

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Japanese

Language Class

Management

Seminar

Kaizen

Award Ceremony

Japanese Cultural

Activity

South-South

Cooperation

71 Alumni Societies in 43 countries

One of the Benchmarks:

Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology

Thailand

HIDA-AOTS Alumni Societies’ Grassroots Activities

Myanmar HIDA (AOTS) Alumni Association [MHAA]

was voluntarily established in Yangon in 1999 and has conducted human resource development activities for sustainable development of Myanmar…

General Annual Meeting

There are 176 MHAA members.

Dr. Aung Win

President of MHAA

Vice Chairman of the Myanmar Garment

Manufacturers Association (MGMA)

Seminars in Myanmar

Various seminars were held jointly by HIDA, MHAA and UMFCCI. 12

HRI’s“Global Interface Japan”

Industryin Japan

Industry inDeveloping Countries

Cross-Border Business to BusinessPromotion Platform

Collaboration between HIDA and HIDA-AOTS Alumni Societies

HIDA-AOTS Alumni

Societies NetworkHIDA Research Institute

信頼 絆

Establishment of HIDA Research Institute (HRI)

1. Providing information on the potential overseas business partners(Arranging a meeting with the potential overseas business partners)

2. Conducting overseas market research

3. Arranging an overseas Internship program

4. Preparing for a new market development seminar, etc. 13

HRI’s Business Promotion Services:

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If you have any inquiries, please contact the following groups…

Contacts:

HIDA Head Office (Government-Subsidized Programs)

Training Administration Group TEL: 81-3-3549-3051 http://www.hidajapan.or.jp/jp/contact/form/index/10

Expert Dispatch Administration Group TEL: 81-3-3549-3050 URL: same as above

HIDA Research Institute, HRI (Self-Financed Programs)

Business Promotion GroupTEL: 81-3-3888-8214/81-3-3888-8215 http://www.hidajapan.or.jp/jp/contact/form/index/34

HIDA Yangon Office

Eguchi Kenichiro, General ManagerRoom No. 430, 4th Floor Yuzana Hotel, No. 130, Shwe Gon Taing Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar.

TEL（Office）：+95-1-860-4922E-mail: eguchikenichiro@gmail.com and eguchi@hidajapan.com.mm

Website - HIDA http://www.hidajapan.or.jp/hida/en/index.html- HRI http://hri.hidajapan.or.jp/img/maintenance_en.html

https://www.hidajapan.or.jp/jp/contact/form/index/10