Unlocking Future Careers: Daiwa Corporation Opens Doors to Junior High and High School Students for Hands-on Learning Experience

Daiwa Corporation announced on November 6th that it has started accepting junior high and high school students for “Company Visit Learning to Promote Career Education.”

Between September and October 2024, a total of 18 students from three schools will visit the company, provide explanations about the logistics industry and business content, conduct group work to think about the significance of work, and learn about future career development. I gave a lecture.

In addition to the company’s business content and the social role expected of the logistics and warehousing industry, the program provided provides information on the company’s business, such as what is important and what is fun about working, in order to give people an opportunity to think about their future career choices and the future. It was planned by the human resources department.

One participant said, “I was surprised to learn that this company is so close to my heart.When I realized that there was a connection to the stores I’ve been to, I wanted to talk to many people about it.” “I felt that there was a lot of work to do, and without it, society would not be able to function.” “It gave me an opportunity to reconsider how I can contribute to society.” “I hadn’t thought about my future job, but hearing his story made me want to find a job I wanted to do during my future student life.”

“Company visit learning” is an initiative recommended as part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s promotion of career education, and is an initiative that provides opportunities for junior high and high school students to learn about the diverse occupations that support society and to think about their own careers. The purpose is

Agreeing with the significance of this learning program, we provided learning opportunities to 18 junior high and high school students from three schools through the private coordinator, Muse. One remaining school is scheduled to hold the event this year.

We would like to continue accepting company visits for learning through Muse in the future, as an initiative that will further contribute to the career education of young people who will be responsible for the future and raise awareness of the logistics industry as a whole.

■Overview of company visit learning implementation
Implementation details:
About the structure of the logistics industry and its social role
About our business
What is the fun of working? The significance of work (group work)
Warehouse tour using VR
Participating schools:
Total 1 hour
6 third-year students from Ryujin Junior High School, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture (held on September 18, 2024)
6 second-year students from Kitaura Junior High School, Namegata City, Ibaraki Prefecture (held on September 20, 2024)
6 third-year students from Hozumi Junior High School, Mizuho City, Gifu Prefecture (conducted on October 23, 2024)

[PR]Daiwa Corpo/Preview at a newly built multi-type logistics facility near Yokohama Port on September 10th and 11th