In response to a request from the Japan International Cooperation Center for operational support for “various activities related to industrial human resource development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” we have provided support with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom as our counterpart. The consultant in charge flew to Saudi Arabia to explain to MIM about the plan of the scheduled training visit in Japan and received their consent.

In September 2024, we received a request for cooperation in “Small and Medium Enterprise Management Support Training in Japan.” We designed training in various manufacturing industries. The topics of the training were Toyota way Management System, Toyota Production System, and Japanese-style Management/KAIZEN, and included lectures and site visits to experience the cases introduced in the lectures.
All the participants showed a sincere and courteous learning attitude and were eager to take advantage of the opportunity to acquire knowledge, and we were confident that they would be able to apply the knowledge to the business improvement practice in their country.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Toyota Engineering Co., Ltd., Tanaka Tech Co., Ltd., Panasonic Eco Technology Center Co., Ltd., and Nabeya Co., Ltd. for kindly agreeing to receive visits and providing the delegates with great cooperation in internal briefings and work site tours.

This project is related to “activities related to industrial human resource development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” carried out based on a subsidy provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. This will help strengthen the relationship and ensure a stable supply of energy for Japan.