Talent Development System

　NOF promotes a multifaceted talent development system including support for "correspondence courses," in which each employee is allowed to choose his/her own training menu, "training at the organizational level," which is made to suit employees with different issues in different hierarchy, as well as "training regarding specific issues," which is suited to enhance the employees’ expertise and is made in accordance with specific issues that arise in execution of duties.
This system effectively promotes talent development suited to each individual and his/her work, while at the same time making work more rewarding, invigorating the organization, establishing a sustainable business foundation and enabling
stable employment.

Promoting training at the organizational level and regarding specific issues
　In an effort to provide a more effective training program, NOF has set up an education system that combines training at the organizational level and training regarding specific issues. The relatively junior employees mainly undergo training at the organizational level, while management-level employees undergo training regarding specific issues. Each organizational unit and division also plans and carries out, as necessary, training suited to their respective business operations. In fiscal 2021, a total of 728 employees took part in the training programs.

　Training program participants　　FY2022　　729 people

Leadership
　The NOF Group is actively working to develop
the leadership skills of its employees so that everyone, regardless of attributes such as age,
can ambitiously take on challenges and achieve personal growth.
　In line with the diversity concept of “respecting diversity, including gender and other attributes, and aiming to create an organization where people with talent and ambition can play an active role,” NOF has introduced “diversity training” for female employees to develop their leadership skills. In order to enhance the effectiveness of the “diversity training” and promote the active participation of women, the content of the training has been customized and is also offered to managers regardless of gender.
　In addition, we are fostering leadership skills through “training at the organizational level” depending on job post, as well as “training regarding specific issues.”

Performance support system

Training costs
　Based on the basic philosophy that “a company is its people,” we will actively invest in human capital and encourage the growth of human resources who embody the NOF Group’s values of “Challenges,” “Fairness,” and “Harmony,” and can also create new value.
　As human investment for securing human resources, human resources development, etc., NOF will implement workplace environment improvement, expansion of talent development programs, and initiatives for DX human resources development. We aim to promote the autonomous growth of employees Pamphlet “Correspondence Course Guide” FY2022 250people Number of correspondence course and e-learning course participants and the development of global leaders, as well as to revitalize our diverse human resources.
　Training expenses for fiscal 2022 totaled ¥91.309 million.

　　

Support for self-education/development
　NOF provides a wide range of self-education
/development programs such as various
correspondence courses and e-learning courses (e.g. business skills and languages) to support the spirit of challenge of the motivated employees and to encourage further skill development and the self-realization of each individual.

Number of correspondence course and e-learning course participants
　　　FY2022　　250 people

Promotion for acquiring official qualifications
　The NOF Group supports employees’ efforts to acquire official qualifications in many aspects. In fiscal 2022, a total of 366 people newly acquired 43 types of such qualifications at the Domestic Group.

　Number of acquired types of qualifications
　　　FY2022　　43 types

　People who acquired qualifications
　　　FY2022　　366 peolpe

Internal recruiting system
　NOF has introduced an internal recruiting system that aims to foster autonomous (independent) human resource development by establishing a mechanism for publicly soliciting applications for project work to be implemented across the company and assigning motivated human resources to appropriate posts in order to improve employee ambition and revitalize the organization.

Rewards for employee achievements
　NOF has established a system that rewards the accomplishments of employees who have contributed to the perpetual development of the Company’s businesses on July 1 of each year.

Employee invention reward
　In April each year, NOF examines employee inventions and awards invention rewards to inventors.