| Name of education and training program |
Duration, frequency, etc. |
Target |
Objective |
Content of training |
Remarks |
| Mazda Business Leader Development (MBLD) |
Once a year |
All Group employees in Japan and overseas |
Cultivation of business leaders who have a company-wide perspective |
To discuss the Company's current situation and future directions |
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| Global Leader Program (GLP) |
As needed |
Employees selected from Mazda Group companies around the world |
To hone skills in areas including leadership, broadness of vision, and the ability to think strategically, and train the next generation of business operators to take the lead in global business |
The program features practical activities such as communication with top business leaders, study at top regional universities around the world, and engagement as a team with management issues. |
Established in 2002 as The Leading Mazda 21 Program, it was updated in 2007 as the Global Leader Program (GLP). |
| Training for communication between departments |
Approx. 10 times a year |
Administrative and engineering staff at the assistant manager level |
To widen employees' viewpoints and expand networking within the Company (strengthen coordinated activities through inter-departmental collaboration) |
Through group discussions by members of different departments on the topics of each department's role within the Company and inter-departmental collaboration, mutual understanding can be increased and changes in the way of thinking enhanced. |
Inaugurated in FY March 2011 |
| Technical Olympics Training Program |
Two years per employee |
Selected employees in the production field who are under 21 years old |
- Systematic training of young engineers
- Training participants to compete in the regional, national and international WorldSkills competitions
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Employees are trained in special skills so as to participate the WorldSkills competition. |
Training is conducted by past high achievers at the WorldSkills competition. |
| Advanced Technical Skills Training course |
Two years per employee |
Selected, highly skilled employees |
To preserving the advanced technical skills necessary for manufacturing and hand them down from one generation of craftspeople to the next |
Twenty-four courses comprising skills to pass on to new engineers are available in 13 fields: iron and casting, die casting, forging, powder alloys, heat treatment, machining, engine assembly, axle assembly, transmission assembly, press, chassis, painting, and vehicle assembly. |
- Inaugurated in 1996
- During the two-year program, one expert trains two apprentices
- After completing the course, students are awarded the title of Production Engineering Meister and receive the Meister Badge.
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| Welding Skills Training Program |
As needed |
Welding technicians |
- To train technicians to compete in the regional and national competitions
- To promote the growth of individual technicians, pass on skills within Mazda and raise standards
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Specialized training is conducted with the goal of sending welding technicians to compete in the national championships. |
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