Title: The Education and Training of Industrial Manpower in Japan
Abstract: This paper examines the role that education and training have played in Japan's transformation from a preindustrial agrarian society in the late 19th century to one of the leading industrial nations some 100 years later. It provides as well as some lessons for developing countries. The first part of the paper discusses the establishment by the Meiji government of a new school system to train the manpower needed to create a modern Japan. The Meiji government concentrated first on developing higher education to provide the leaders required for Japan's process of modernization. The government also recognized the need to provide universal primary education and was able to achieve this by the end of the Meiji period. The emphasis on higher and primary education resulted in severe shortages of skilled middle-level manpower needed for industrialization. To address this problem, the government issued the Ordinance on Industrial Schools in 1899, which sought to develop industrial education and training at the secondary level. The role of companies in the upgrading and utilization of manpower is considered in the second part of the paper. The government gives strong support to the education and training system in Japanese companies through financial assistance and incentives.
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-07-01
Language: en
Type: book
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