Overseas Training Program for Japanese SMEs

This program is mainly conducted in six countries: Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and China were many Japanese companies have business operations.

Some training courses are designed for local employees and others are meant for Japanese managers.

For detailed information and participation requirements, please contact the nearest AOTS Overseas Office or Training Development Department at the AOTS Head Office.

>>Schedule of the Overseas Training Program for Japanese SMEs

Features of the Overseas Training Program planned and conducted by AOTS

>>Participants will acquire practical skills.

Through factory visits related to the subject of the program and discussions using examples for the participants' workplace, participants will acquire practical skills that can be applied to their own workplace.
Interval courses will provide participants with opportunities to work on subjects related to their own workplace and directly apply the training outcome to it .

>>Consideration is given to the convenience of participants.

Intensive programs of two to five days are offered so that even busy managers and supervisors can participate.
Some training courses will be conducted near industrial complexes where Japanese companies are concentrated.

>>Participants will learn the Japanese way of "MONO ZUKURI(manufacturing)"

In programs for local employees, Japanese experts with long years of teaching experience will convey the way of thinking and the Japanese way of "MONO ZUKURI (manufacturing)".

>> Various training courses with different levels are available.

Basic, intermediate and advanced training courses will be offered according to the position of the participants in their companies.

A	For supervisors , engineers
B	For managers and assistant managers
C	For executives , senior managers

>> Participants will be able to exchange opinions and ideas with other Japanese participants.

In programs for Japanese managers, Various opportunities will be given to participants to understand the local situation and exchange opinions and ideas with other Japanese managers.

How to apply for and participate in a training course

1.	Send an application form(*) to the nearest AOTS Overseas Office by fax or E-mail. After confirming that the applicant satisfies the participation requirements and adjusting the number of participants, AOTS will inform the applicant company whether the application has been accepted or not.
2.	Pay the participation fee through the bank account included in the training course information (The participant may be asked to bring the fee in cash on the day of the training course).
3.	Come to the training venue on the day of the training course.
*	Since this training program is conducted with a subsidy from the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of Japan, applicant companies must be Japanese SMEs or local companies in which Japanese SMEs have invested. Please carefully complete the application form before submission. If there is any missing information, AOTS may contact the applicant company. In principle, application is closed two weeks before the first day of the training course.
**	The participation fee is decided about 1 month before the training course starts. As a rough indication, it costs 7,000 to 10,000 yen for a 2 to 3 day training course. (Pay in local currency.)

AOTS Overseas Offices