Human Resource Development

Establishing the Anritsu Skills Training Center (A-SKILLs)

In April 2024, we launched the Anritsu Skills Training Center (A-SKILLs) with the aim of strengthening human resource development to expand our business in new fields. A-SKILLs is responsible for planning and implementing training to improve technical knowledge and sales skills related to EVs, batteries, and general-purpose measuring instruments, and aims to double the number of personnel in new business areas over a three-year period.

Training for New Employees

All new employees in the domestic group receive training on establishing the foundation for becoming workers who will lead the Anritsu Group to a higher level. Through lectures and group sessions, participants gain an understanding of Anritsu, as well as the actions and awareness necessary to work in an organization. They also acquire basic business skills so they will feel comfortable with the ability to effectively perform when assigned to the first job at Anritsu.

Training for Leaders

The Domestic Group conducts level-based training to develop leaders and subleaders who will run the Anritsu Group in the next generation. Participants will be given a 360-degree survey and assessment conducted during training to determine their skill level, set goals based on their strengths and challenges, and practice these goals in the workplace to help them achieve personal growth. We are also working to improve engagement through company policy training by the Group CEO and career path training by the Chief Human Resource and Administration Officer.

Career Training for Aging Employees

The Domestic Group conducts career training programs for employees in their 50s to support senior staff in remaining active and engaged for the long term. These programs encourage each individual to reflect on their strengths and consider their desired future roles and areas of contribution.

Training for Executive Management

We have established a next-generation management development program to nurture leaders who will be responsible for realizing our management vision. We have established the following five "executive management values" as guidelines for observing candidates: "resonance with and awareness of management vision and policies," "human skills," "strategic thinking and conceptual ability," "initiative, action, and logical thinking," and "high sense of ethics." Candidates are reviewed by the group CEO on a case-by-case basis and on a two-year cycle with respect to "executive management values," and are provided with on-the-job and off-the-job training in accordance with the content of the evaluation to gain experience to become executives.

Support Program for Self-Development

In the Domestic Group, to help employees develop skills on their own, we offer the "Learning Content" support program for self-study. Employees can choose from a wide variety of courses, such as business skills and languages. As an incentive, Anritsu will pay 60% of the course fee once the completion requirements are met. We offer a variety of course formats, including distance learning, e-learning, and commuting to outside schools, so that each student can choose the method that is easiest for them. In FY2024, a total of 493 participants in the domestic group took these courses.

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Training for Engineers

In FY2020, Anritsu launched a Young Software Engineer Training Program to foster engineers who are capable of developing a variety of products. In FY2024, we established a "Technical Education Department" in the Engineering Division, which is responsible for training measures to acquire new technologies such as AI utilization, company-wide rollout, and the introduction of reskilling measures. We conducted AI literacy training, with a total of 440 participants. In the future, the Technical Education Department will collaborate with the AI Promotion Office, which was established in April 2025, to formulate and promote strategies for developing human resources for AI utilization.

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Developing Global Human Resources

Equipping personnel with the capabilities to lead global projects is a priority for Anritsu. We believe such leaders must acquire advanced language skills as well as a global mindset and business-related skills. During new employee training, we have introduced a program to deepen understanding of crosscultural communication by providing courses on cross-cultural understanding and opportunities to actually interact with foreign national employees.

We also develop human resources through overseas postings, helping them to acquire international business skills and build up their network of contacts. We actively dispatch employees to work in the Overseas Group, not only in divisions that are developing overseas business, but also in corporate divisions, to work in collaboration with employees in the Overseas Group.

Spread of Sustainability

The Anritsu Group provides a variety of training programs to raise employee awareness of sustainability. In FY2024, we conducted training for domestic and overseas employees to promote understanding of sustainability management within the company.

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