'Competency'Sought by Small and Medium-Sized Companies and Occupational Relevance at College Education

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25885003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: TOKUI MICHIYO 北海道大学, 高等教育推進機構, 特任准教授 (40704896)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 中小企業 / コンピテンシー / 職業的レリバンス / 産業教育 / 大学教育 / 雇用のミスマッチ / 教育訓練

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Here, we aimed to elucidate the causes of mismatches that occur in the employments of college-graduated persons in small and medium-sized companies. Focusing on the ‘competency (capacity to act)’, we conducted a questionnaire research and interviews to the managers and employees of 3,462 small and medium-sized companies in Hokkaido, Kanto and Kyushu regions to study. As a result, it was revealed that: 1) what company managers are seeking is enhancement of skills to correspond to the market, 2) what employees are seeking are clearly specified goals and relevant training necessary to attain them, and the existence of this gap is related to the cause of mismatch.

Free Research Field

教育社会学