Talent Development
The Kuraray Group respects values and careers of each individual and provides opportunities to develop the skills and abilities necessary for both employees and the company to grow together. In addition to reaffirming Kuraray's "Philosophy" and enhancing opportunities to share our “Values,” we will systematically expand our "Global Talent Development Program" in parallel with our "English language skill development Program" and "Short-term Global Mobility Program" to enable diverse talents to work on global basis. We will also strengthen our business operations from a long-term perspective by developing talents capable of taking general managers equivalent positions through "Executive Candidate Development Program", and by building a talent pool.
In addition, a new DX Talent Development Program was launched in 2023 with targets set for participation in classes according to three levels of digital literacy (Gold, Silver, and Bronze). All employees will take the Bronze class, and at least one Gold class employee (a person who can plan and promote DX) will be trained in each department.
Moreover, from 2024, we provide training on Diversity and Inclusion by job level with content appropriate to the job description.
In order to indicate the target more clearly as a KPI for building a talent pool to strengthen Kuraray Group business operations, we have revised it from the "Ratio of Global Talent Training Hours to Total Training Hours" set the previous year to "the Ratio of senior managers class taking global leadership training," "the Ratio of candidates prepared for general managers equivalent positions," and "the number of employees who have taken Gold, Silver, and Bronze classes of the DX Talent Development Program."
