海を越えた人づくり – KNDコーポレーション

Current situation in Japanese construction industries: Aging society and shortfall of youth

The number of construction worker in Japan has been decreasing since 1997.
In Particular, ratio of the construction workers age 29 or under had dropped to one tenth (11%) by 2014.
On the other hand, ratio of construction workers age 55 or over has reached one third (35%).
If this trend continues, not only the shortage of human resources but also the extinction of the traditional construction work such as carpentry work and plastering work can be the agenda on table.

Aging of construction worker in progress

In comparison to other industrial sector, aging of construction worker is severe, i.e., 35% age 55 or over, 11% age 29 or under.
In order to keep the construction production process afloat, smooth alternation of generations by promoting recruitment and retention of young generations is inevitable.

Hand down expertise and skills to Myanmar youth

Young technical interns from Myanmar

In order to respond to the shortage of human resources, we started new activity.
Recruiting technical interns is the one and we started April 2016.
Currently, we’ve been recruiting Myanmar youth.
We emphasize on handing down expertise and skills on wooden structure and wooden structure connection hardware system construction method and established unique curriculum of practical training to produce technical interns who can think on his feet.
Those technical interns will get basic skills knowledge lecturing and practical training in our own training facility and will be assigned to an operational unit.
After finishing technical internship, they will have an opportunity to be assigned to certain position in Myanmar.

Implement construction skills training in Yangon, Myanmar

Practical training at construction skills training facility in Yangon

Our relationship with Myanmar has been strengthened through technical intern program and our activities on human resources comes to the implementation of our own skills training in Myanmar.
We have developed “construction skills development program” to produce technical interns who can think on his feet in Japanese construction site.
Practical training method compiled by Japanese certified professional carpenter made it possible for us to develop those technical interns to the level that they can build up wooden structure with precutting lumber.
Technical interns learn in same training environment as in Japan.
For example, they are required to give and get directions in Japanese and we also provide safety and “5S” repetition training in both theoretical and practical ways.
As the second step, we’ve developed training program on sticking and installation of interior board, insulation, sash and siding materials so that we will be able to widen the scope of the hopeful human resources for the construction site.