HIDA’s Commitment toward HRD
Initiatives for Africa

27 August 2016The Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association (HIDA)
The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) merged with the Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC) andthen HIDA was newly established on 30 March 2012.
had organized training in and out of Japan since 1959, boasting a cumulative attendance of350 thousand executives, managers and engineers from 170 developing countries and regions.
had dispatched 7100 Japanese specialists for technical instructions in 60 developing countries since 1970.

HIDA Overview FY 2016
- Operational Budget: about US$ 87million- Operations: Training Program: 3,700 trainees (190 courses)
Dispatching Expert Program : 210 experts
Japanese Internship Program : 100 persons- Training Centers & Overseas Offices:
Training Centers in Japan (Tokyo/Osaka)
Overseas Office in Bangkok/Jakarta/New Delhi/Yangon

Technical Training- Number of Staff: 129 persons
Training in Japan
Training Programs
1) Gov’t- SubsidizedPrograms
2) Entrusted Programs

Management Training
Overseas Training

Expert DispatchPrograms

Japanese InternshipPrograms
HIDA Activities
New Global
Cooperation(NGC)3) Self- financed
Activities

Tokyo Kenshu Center(TKC)

HIDA ResearchInstituteJapan LanguageTraining Center(JLTC)

Kansai Kenshu Center(KKC)

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HIDA on Global Front
１．Training in Japan FY1959-2015

Total: 135,877 (Government Subsidized Program)① By Area② By industry

Oceania 538 Europe 3,200
Latin America (0.40%)(2%)
9,515 (7%)

Management
Training 37,965(28%)

Africa 5,053(4%)

ElectricAppliances
26,424 (19%)
Machinery
13,723 (10%)

Others 4,987(4%)

Middle East
3,346 (2%)

Asia 114,225(84%)

Reflecting the recent trend of Japan's direct investment, the list is toppedby Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and India.

２．Specialist Dispatch① By Area
Europe 34 (0.40%)
Latin America 163(1.94%)
Middle East 46(0.55%)
Africa 91 (1.08%)

1979-2014
Oceania 5 (0.06%)

Vehicles 28,399(21%)

Construction
4,955 (4%)
Foods 1,319(1%)
Ceramic/Leather/Rubber 2,918 (2%)
Wood/Paper/T
extile 4,275(3%)

Oil/Coal Metals
3,692… 5,523(4%)

Precision
Machinery
1,697 (1%)

Total: 8,418 (Government Subsidized Program)② By industry

North America 19(0.23%)

Textile 1,292(15.35%)
Others 3,152(37.44%)

TechnicalService 974(11.57%)
Vehicles 835(9.92%)

Asia 8,060 (95.75%)

Likewise above, the list is topped by Thailand, Indonesia,Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.

IT 405 (4.81%)

Metals 441 (5.24%)

Electric Appliances
588 (6.99%)

Machinery 731(8.68%)

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HIDA’s Commitment to Africa
between FY1959 and FY 2015
受入研修

海外研修

専門家派遣

①

Egypt

1,382

1,534

30

②

Ghana

513

182

5

③

Nigeria

488

99

8④

Tanzania

373

432

3

⑤Sudan

355

341

4⑥

Ethiopia

265

95

2

⑦Kenya287

310

5⑧South Africa

238

624

2⑨Zambia

164

222

4⑩

Algeria156

156

2Others

886

347

10

5,107

4,34275

TotalODA-Subsidized HIDA Training in Japan
Proportion of trainees by technology fields
between FY 1959 – FY 2015

ManagementTraining 2,100
42%

Automobile 1,600
32%

Shipping 200: 4%
Others 680
13%

Industrial Machinery
160: 3%
Textile 160: 3%

Information Equipment
140: 3%

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Training Programs for Africa
The Program on Corporate Management for Africa [AFCM] (November 2016)
Organized by HIDA (Recruited by Alumni Societies)
Enrollment: 21
Target:Senior managers and above
Focus of learning:
Skills and techniques of management adopted by Japanese companies in key functions, such as
marketing, financial management, production management, human resource management(This year marks the 16th round of the program. Cumulative enrollment has exceeded 300.)

The Program on Production Management (Monozukuri) for Africa [AFPM] (February 2017)
Organized by HIDA (Recruited by Alumni Societies)
Enrollment: 25
Target:Managers and above
Focus of learning:
The idea of Japanese manufacturing (Monozukuri), and associated production management techniques(newly added)

The UNIDO/HIDA LCET Awareness Training Program for Kenya [ULAK] (November 2014)
Enrollment:
Participants:

12Trainers, university lecturers, specialists, business professionals, and government officers

The UNIDO/HIDA LCET Awareness Training Program for Ethiopia [ULAE] (December 2014)
Enrollment:
Participants

12
Policy makers

The UNIDO/HIDA Training Course of Training for UNIDO Experts for Ultra-Low Head Micro Hydro PowerTechnology [ULUE] (March 2015)
Enrollment:
Participants:

7Japanese trainers

The UNIDO/HIDA LCET Training Course for Kenyan and Ethiopian National Experts on Ultra-Low HeadMicro Hydro Power Technology [ULNE] (July 2015)
Enrollment:
Participants:

19trainers and university lecturers

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Achievements in Africa• Ethiopia: leather garments•Fascinated with the quality of local sheep skin, an SME in Yokohama was opened a factory in2014. Aided by HIDA’s expert dispatch program, an engineer was sent from Japan to instruct thelocal personnel on sewing, cutting and leather plowing for 5 month.

• Uganda: garments•A company in the Kansai District created a joint venture in 1964. Under HIDA’s technical training
program, a total of 9 core personnel of the local operation was sent to Japan, for the learning ofJapanese work culture. One of them has become the vice president.

• Tanzania: Body-care products•

Five years after establishment, the founder participated in a HIDA management training programin 2008. Japanese management culture and the sprit of Monozukuri has been the guiding principleof the company ever since.

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HIDA-AOTS Alumni Society Network in the World Based on the common experience of having received training in Japan, the returnees
established the HIDA-AOTS Alumni Societies with their own initiatives.
 They have contributed to the development of their communities as well as strengthening theirfriendships with Japan and other countries through grass-roots activities.
 A World Convention of the HIDA-AOTS Alumni Societies is organized every four years.

Network of HIDA-AOTS Alumni Societies（71 Alumni Societies in 43 Countries）

The 9th Convention of HIDA-AOTS Alumni Societies
October 2014, Tokyo Japan

Sharing a common spirit with HIDA, the members’ experiences in Japan have made their activities robust .

Japanese Language
ClassManagementSeminars

International
Trade Exhibition

Cultural ExchangeSouth-south
Cooperation

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