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Japanese builder Takenaka to offer 'meister' credential for foreign staff

Takenaka credentialing foreign staff addresses Japan's labor shortage via skilled worker retention.

Context

What happened: Takenaka, one of Japan's biggest construction companies, will offer a "meister" credential to highly skilled immigrant workers to develop leaders who can ease the country's labor shortage. Why it matters: The company is moving to counter a domestic decline in skilled construction workers.

What changed

Takenaka, one of Japan's biggest construction companies, will offer a "meister" credential to highly skilled immigrant workers to develop leaders who can ease the country's labor shortage.

Why it matters

The company is moving to counter a domestic decline in skilled construction workers.

Sources

nikkei