Research Group Report on Future Human Resource Development Policy Approaches

Overview

Report published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 7, 2025, summarizing discussions by a research group of experts chaired by Professor Emeritus Koichiro Konno of Gakushuin University. The report outlines four basic directions for human resource development policy: promoting skills visibility in labor markets, enhancing individual career formation and capacity development support, strengthening corporate human resource development support, and expanding human resource development opportunities and skill promotion. Priority support targets include non-regular workers, middle-aged and older workers, young people, and frontline personnel.