Human Resources Development
Each Bandai Namco Group company carries out personnel management (employment, assignment, development, evaluation, remuneration, employee benefits, etc.) according to the characteristics of their respective businesses.
Education and Training
Conduct joint Groupwide training to foster a spirit of All Bandai Namco
The Bandai Namco Group places importance on fostering a sense of unity through a spirit of All Bandai Namco—a concept where the entire Group works as one across regional and unit barriers to conduct business while pursuing its Purpose—and developing human resources who can play an active role globally.
We conduct training across units and regions to provide opportunities for connections among groups and new awareness. For specialized fields according to business characteristics, we have a dual approach of development at units or individual companies. In addition, we are actively making personnel changes across businesses, units, and regions. By deepening employee understanding of each of the Group’s businesses, we are working to develop human resources who will become the core of the Group.
Group joint training
| Type | Overview |
|---|---|
| First-year training | Participants think about how to produce team results and the meaning of their cohort through involvement with their cohort |
| Fifth-year training | Participants examine the significance of their work and career through our Purpose |
| New manager training | Participants strengthen their skills to lead an organization as a manager and set their own team vision |
| Global next-generation managers program | Participants raise their awareness as human resources who are expected to lead the Group in the future and build personal networks |
| Officer training | Participants acquire executive management knowledge necessary for corporate management |
Notes:
・In addition to the above, each Group company implements its own human resource development programs.
・In fiscal 2022, we did not conduct first-year training due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offer training and education based on business characteristics of Group companies
Bandai Namco Group companies provide training and education opportunities according to the characteristics of their respective businesses.
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Bandai Namco Entertainment offers training based on position to help employees acquire skills appropriate for their roles. In addition to this, it provides selective training for certain employees to acquire specific skills and stances, and elective training to meet individual needs.
BANDAI CO., LTD.
Bandai implements the Bandai Adventure Program for new university graduate hires to raise awareness about the importance of team building. It also offers early morning English language classes (called Eikatsu) to help employees improve their English proficiency.
Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.
Bandai Namco Filmworks offers a variety of training programs. These include training for new employee trainers to develop skills and their mindsets, and off-site training to acquire the skills required of middle-ranking employees.
Bandai Namco Amusement Inc.
Bandai Namco Amusement provides programs tailored to the personnel requirements of jobs and ranks, including a program to encourage employees to think about their own career goals, along with programs based on age and life stage, including assessments to know one’s strengths. These programs help it to get the most out of its diverse workforce.
(Adventure Program)
Support employees’ career planning and development
At the Bandai Namco Group, we established interviews with supervisors and annual career planning along with opportunities to apply for a desired transfer anywhere within the Group, with the aim of supporting the autonomous career development of employees and encouraging them to plan their future and set goals.
We also hold various business contests to solicit ideas for new products, services, and IP. We are committed to creating opportunities for employees to take notice of their aptitude and motivation to support career planning for the future.
Cultivate creators with drawing and art classes
The Sunrise Drawing Academy and the Sunrise Art Academy, operated by Bandai Namco Filmworks, aim to develop the next generation of creators. By providing subsidies, we enable students to concentrate on their creative activities and learn various techniques from the basics to practical skills under the guidance of instructors who are currently active. Graduates demonstrate the skills they learned immediately upon joining Bandai Namco Filmworks where they play an active role.
Focus on improving the skills of and promoting part-time workers and contract employees
At Bandai Namco Amusement, which runs amusement facilities across Japan and delivers play as real-life experiences, we are working to enhance the skills of the part-time workers and contract employees who support facility operations and actively promote them.
We introduced the Career Challenge System to create an environment where part-time workers and partner employees find their work appealing and can play active roles with enthusiasm. The system sets a grade for each role and aims for part-time workers and partner employees to rise up the ranks through regular evaluations. These employees must pass a companywide standardized exam to move up to the next rank. Bandai Namco Amusement not only encourages these employees to take the exam but also provides assistance to help them pass, which serves as an opportunity to enhance their skills beyond work.
Furthermore, we have introduced an employee category called Facility Professional Full-Time Employee. In principle, these are employees who specialize in facility management work, starting with store manager duties, in a way that is closely tied to the location of their choice, such as the community where they grew up. By actively promoting them to Facility Professional Full-Time Employee, we are providing opportunities for part-time workers and contract employees to advance their careers.
Initiatives for upgrading manufacturing skills
As a technology company engaged in manufacturing, Bandai Namco Craft has opened the Monozukuri (manufacturing) Dojo in fiscal 2021 with the aim of enhancing the skills of each employee so that they grow into human resources who understand the essence of monozukuri. Monozukuri Dojo hosts study sessions by internal and external instructors on various topics such as planning and development, die-casting, molding, painting and assembly, and quality assurance. As of March 2023, more than 900 employees had participated.
In addition to this, in fiscal 2022, we held the Monozukuri Idea Contest to provide opportunities to learn about the joy of creating ideas and monozukuri. Many employees participated in this contest, which focused on the themes of production efficiency, new materials, and new technologies, submitting a number of new ideas. A project is now underway to potentially commercialize the grand prize idea.
