Development of Human Resources Centered on the 1-on-1 Program

Making dreams a reality by “lighting a fire in people’ s hearts”

Through the Kaneka 1-on-1 program, we develop human resources who learn and choose on their own, and take on challenges.
Kaneka supports each employee in realizing their dreams and their vision of how they wish to be.
Beyond the career paths grown employees will tale and beyond the challenges they will enthusiastically engage in, there awaits new value not present before and the transformation of the Kaneka Group.

Daily Management Itself Is 1-on-1

Raising the Quality of the 1-on-1Program

The 1-on-1 program was introduced in fiscal 2018. Superiors constantly maintain a medium- to long-term development vision for their staff members (subordinates) and provide specific feedback, while staff members gain an understanding of their strengths and areas for improvement, which can raise the quality of actions for growth. To promote dialogue focused on growth and improve the quality of the 1-on-1 program, we have conventionally held workshops for executives, and in fiscal 2023 we started workshops for division heads and staff members. In fiscal 2024, we plan to further expand the workshops and approximately double the amount spent on training.

All employees will effectively utilize dialogue opportunities and accelerate lifetime growth as people and on the job, aiming to develop organizational capacities for producing results as an organization.
To respond to the motivation of employees seeking to improve their skills, we will expand off-the-job training programs and plan to invest 300 million yen in human resources development in fiscal 2027 (1.5 times more than fiscal 2022).
In addition, in line with Kaneka’s global strategy, we provide language training to employees seeking career development overseas, and both selective and voluntary English training receive more applications than the number being recruited.

Challenges for the Next Generation of Human Resources

Development of the Next Generation of Leaders

Hitotsubo-no-Tane Momi Juku, our training program led by top management, has trained 121 people since it started in fiscal 2015, of which 31 are division heads.
The chairman, president, and executive vice president take part in all sessions, spending a total of 12 days (about 100 hours) over eight months and directly giving advice to raise the viewpoints of the participants.

DX Human Resources Development

We are focused on training core human resources for DX and are also expanding the scope to the business planning field.
At workplaces for business, production, research and development, DX is autonomously promoted centering on core human resources to generate new value.
In addition, for all employees, we have started IT and DX literacy training and also have introduced training on utilizing generative AI along with a large-scale practice test.

< Examples of DX Results at the Workplace >

Demand prediction using AI
Improved productivity from optimal production planning using optimized calculation technology
Control automation by embedding AI in plant processes
Succession of know-how, knowledge and past data using generative AI
Ideas for new businesses at the Business Design Workshop