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Securing Engineers Through Training Programs and the One-UT Project

First written in FY2016. 19 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.

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Expanding employees' opportunities for career advancement and career changesA theme 3 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 3 as a tailwind

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  1. FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report

    「UTテクノロジー株式会社 and UTコンストラクション株式会社, which comprised the Engineering business in the previous consolidated fiscal year, were sold in April 2024. In connection with the organizational reorganization, from the current interim consolidated accounting period the reportable segments have been changed from the former Manufacturing, Area, Solutions, Engineering and Overseas businesses to the Manufacturing, Area, Solutions, Japanese-Brazilian Human Resources and Vietnam businesses.」

    The company sold 2 companies that had been the main recipients of its previous engineer workforce initiatives, including One UT, and removed the engineering business itself from its reporting segments.
  2. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company's longstanding focus on establishing a training and assignment system for new graduate employees proved effective, enabling approximately 200 new graduates who joined the company in April 2022 to begin working and become productive earlier than in the previous fiscal year.」

    The company confirmed tangible full-year progress in enabling approximately 200 new graduates to become productive earlier than in the previous fiscal year through improvements to its training and assignment system.
  3. FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year, approximately 200 new graduate employees who joined the company in April 2022 began working at an early stage. In the engineering business, the company's longstanding focus on establishing a training and assignment system for new graduates proved effective, enabling new graduates to become productive earlier than in the previous fiscal year.」

    The company continues measures to enable new graduates to become productive at an early stage through its training and assignment system.
  4. FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「During the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year, approximately 200 new graduates who joined the company in April 2022 began working at an early stage. In the Engineering business, the company’s longstanding focus on establishing systems for training and assigning new graduates proved effective, enabling new graduates to become productive earlier than in the previous fiscal year.」

    The company advanced efforts to secure and deploy engineers through training by enabling approximately 200 new graduates to begin working at an early stage and establishing a training and assignment system.
  5. FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「During the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year, approximately 200 new graduate employees who joined the company in April 2022 began working at an early stage. In the engineering business, the company's longstanding focus on establishing a training and assignment system for new graduates proved effective, enabling new graduates to become productive earlier than in the previous fiscal year.」

    Approximately 200 new graduates who joined the company in April 2022 began working at an early stage, and improvements to the training and assignment system enabled them to become productive sooner.
  6. FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In addition to restarting One UT, an internal program supporting career changes from manufacturing operators to engineers that had been difficult to operate amid the spread of COVID-19 in the previous fiscal year, the company opened its fourth Technology Capability Development Center in Osaka to train semiconductor manufacturing equipment engineers, strengthening its capacity to train and produce such engineers.」

    By restarting One UT and opening its fourth training center in Osaka, the company advanced efforts to secure engineers through internal career changes and specialized training.
  7. FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In addition to restarting One UT, an internal program supporting career changes from manufacturing operators to engineers that had been difficult to operate amid the spread of COVID-19 in the previous fiscal year, the company opened its fourth Technology Capability Development Center in Osaka to train semiconductor manufacturing equipment engineers, strengthening its capacity to train and produce such engineers.」

    In addition to restarting the internal career change program, the company opened its fourth training center in Osaka, expanding its training platform for semiconductor manufacturing equipment engineers.
  8. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the previous fiscal year, the number of technical employees continued to increase net of departures quarter on quarter from the bottom reached at the end of December 2020, following the resumption of "One UT," an internal program supporting career changes from manufacturing operators to engineers that had been difficult to operate amid the spread of COVID-19, and the arrival of new graduate employees in April 2021. In addition, the company opened the fourth location of the Technology Capability Development Center, a specialized training facility for developing semiconductor manufacturing equipment engineers, in Osaka, establishing a foundation to produce 3,000 semiconductor manufacturing equipment engineers over 3 years.」

    The company made tangible progress in measures to secure engineers through internal career changes and training by restarting One UT, hiring new graduates, and opening a specialized training facility in Osaka.
  9. FY2021-Q3Difficulty operating One UTAnnual report

    「As it became difficult to operate One UT, an internal program supporting career changes from manufacturing operators to engineers, amid the spread of COVID-19, the number of technical employees declined, resulting in lower revenue.」

    The company states that securing engineers through career changes from manufacturing operators to engineers became difficult because One UT was difficult to operate amid the spread of COVID-19, leading to a decline in the number of technical employees.
  10. FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「The utilization rate improved through greater operating efficiency resulting from the reorganization of operating companies and a review of the training and assignment process for new graduates, resulting in a substantial increase in profit.」

    The company reorganized its operating companies and reviewed the training and assignment process for new graduates, improving segment profit in the engineering business to ¥1,174 million, up 234.6% year on year.
  11. FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「On the other hand, the utilization rate improved through greater operating efficiency resulting from the reorganization of operating companies and a review of the training and assignment process for new graduates, resulting in a substantial increase in profit.」

    In the engineering business, the company reorganized its operating companies and reviewed the training and assignment process, improving the utilization rate and increasing segment profit to ¥574 million.
  12. FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the engineering business, although demand from semiconductor manufacturing equipment clients showed signs of stabilizing due to production adjustments, demand remained strong, particularly for field engineers, equipment maintenance and servicing, and construction and civil engineering, resulting in a substantial increase in revenue as assignments progressed. On the other hand, profit declined due in part to the impact of providing initial training in the first quarter to more than 900 new graduate employees, approximately twice the number in the previous year.」

    The company continued to recruit and train new graduates, assigning them to field engineering, equipment maintenance and servicing, and construction and civil engineering, thereby expanding its technical workforce. Profit has declined due in part to the impact of initial training for new graduates.
  13. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「On the other hand, profit declined due in part to the impact of providing initial training in the first quarter to more than 900 new graduate employees, approximately twice the number in the previous year.」

    Initial training was provided to more than 900 new graduate employees, approximately twice the number in the previous year, expanding the engineering workforce. Profit in the engineering business declined due in part to the impact of the training period.
  14. FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In addition to new graduate recruitment, the company expanded its technical workforce through One UT, an intra-group transfer program that promotes career changes for manufacturing operators belonging to the manufacturing business and other operations into design and development engineers. Revenue increased year on year.」

    Through new graduate recruitment and transfers from manufacturing operators to engineers under One UT, the number of technical employees increased by 510 year on year to 2,257.
  15. FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the engineering business, to address the chronic shortage of engineers in industry, the company expanded its technical workforce through new graduate recruitment and One UT, an intra-group transfer program that promotes career changes for manufacturing operators belonging to the manufacturing business and other operations into design and development engineers. Revenue increased substantially year on year. Segment profit also improved substantially through measures to improve profitability, including efficiency gains from integrating operating companies and stricter sales management.」

    In addition to securing engineers through One UT and new graduate recruitment, the company is implementing the integration of operating companies and stricter sales management as measures to improve profitability.
  16. FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the engineering business, to address the chronic shortage of engineers in industry, the company expanded its technical workforce through new graduate recruitment and One UT, an intra-group transfer program that promotes career changes for manufacturing operators belonging to the manufacturing business and other operations into design and development engineers. Revenue increased substantially year on year. Segment profit also improved substantially through measures to improve profitability, including efficiency gains from integrating operating companies and stricter sales management.」

    In addition to securing engineers through One UT and new graduate recruitment, the company implemented efficiency gains from integrating operating companies and stricter sales management as measures to improve profitability, improving profit in the engineering business from a loss in the same period of the previous year to ¥271 million.
  17. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the engineering business, as part of efforts to establish the engineer staffing business as a core business, we will develop our recruitment infrastructure and seek to expand our share in markets where demand is expected, mainly among clients in the manufacturing industry. We will also build a business platform second only to the manufacturing business by providing employee training and development programs, including Siemens' Training Partner Program. In addition, One UT will enable us to secure engineers efficiently.」

    The company continued to secure engineers through recruitment infrastructure, training and development programs, and One UT, expanding full-year headcount to 1,780 technical employees, revenue to ¥10,655 million, and operating profit to ¥238 million.
  18. FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the engineering business, to address the chronic shortage of engineers in industry, the company expanded its technical workforce through new graduate recruitment and One UT, an intra-group transfer program that promotes career changes for manufacturing operators belonging to the manufacturing business and other operations into design and development engineers. Revenue increased year on year.」

    The number of technical employees was expanded to 1,747 through new graduate recruitment and One UT, an increase of 460 from the same period of the previous year.
  19. FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the Engineering business, to address the chronic shortage of engineering personnel in industry, the company expanded its technical workforce through new graduate hiring and "One UT," an intra-Group transfer program that promotes career changes for manufacturing operators belonging to the Manufacturing business and other businesses to become design and development engineers. Revenue increased substantially year on year.」

    The number of technical employees was expanded to 1,691 through One UT and new graduate recruitment, an increase of 456 from the same period of the previous year.
  20. FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the engineering business, to address the chronic shortage of engineers in industry, the company expanded its technical workforce through new graduate recruitment and One UT, an intra-group transfer program that promotes career changes for manufacturing operators belonging to the manufacturing business and other operations into design and development engineers. As a result, revenue increased substantially year on year. However, segment profit declined substantially because of a temporary decline in the utilization rate resulting from increased new graduate recruitment, as well as higher costs for establishing an engineer training system to strengthen the business platform and amortization of goodwill.」

    The technical workforce was expanded through a combination of career changes from manufacturing operators to design and development engineers under One UT and new graduate recruitment. Although the company proceeded with establishing an engineer training system, profit declined due to a lower utilization rate associated with increased recruitment and other factors.
  21. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In the Engineer Staffing business, customer orders and hiring increased because initiatives such as establishing a vocational training system to systematically educate and train inexperienced workers in response to the shortage of engineering personnel across various industries were valued by both jobseekers and customers. As a result, revenue and profit progressed steadily.」

    As a concrete development of its training and development programs, the company continues to describe a systematic vocational training system for inexperienced workers.
  22. FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the Engineer Staffing business, customer orders and hiring increased because initiatives such as establishing a vocational training system to systematically educate and train inexperienced workers in response to the shortage of engineering personnel across various industries were valued by both jobseekers and customers. As a result, revenue and profit progressed steadily.」

    The company states that its previous training and development measures were developed into a systematic vocational training system for inexperienced workers, leading to increases in orders and recruitment.
  23. FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the engineer staffing business, revenue and profit progressed steadily as unit prices increased through employee training and development programs, including Siemens' Training Partner Program, and the number of technical employees increased through One UT, an intra-group career change program. As a result, revenue was ¥1,685 million (¥1,251 million in the same period of the previous year, up 34.7%), operating profit was ¥78 million (¥46 million, up 66.6%), and the number of technical employees was 1,172 (796, an increase of 376).」

    Unit prices increased through training and development programs, while the number of technical employees increased through One UT, resulting in higher revenue and profit and an increase in headcount in the engineer staffing business.
  24. FY2016First statedAnnual report

    「In addition, by providing employee training and development programs, including Siemens' Training Partner Program, we will build a business platform second only to the manufacturing staffing business. Furthermore, the One-UT Project (improving the employment conditions of technical employees belonging to the UT Group in connection with career changes and facilitating internal transfers) will enable us to secure engineers efficiently.」

    A measure to secure engineers by combining training and development programs with internal career changes, improved employment conditions and internal transfers.
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  5. 4Lower utilization and profit due to upfront investment in the engineering business11×
  6. 5Accelerating Growth by Expanding Scale, Capabilities and Business Areas10×
  7. 6Capital policy involving share repurchases without paying dividends9×

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