PERSOL Global Workforce signs MoU with Indonesia’s Gapura and KEBUN to address manpower shortage in aviation industry | PERSOL HD Press Release

■Background

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in January 2023, the number of airport ground staff has decreased by 10% to 20%*1 since the COVID-19 crisis, and the shortage of human resources in the aviation industry is becoming increasingly severe. On the other hand, the increase in the number of airport users due to the relaxation and termination of border measures is also noticeable. As of March 2023, the number of air passengers at Narita International Airport is 2.67 million, an increase of approximately 3.1 times compared to the same month last year. , has recovered to about 70%*2. Under such circumstances, securing human resources in the aviation industry has become an urgent issue in order to meet domestic and foreign passenger and inbound demands.

As one of the solutions, the demand for the “Specified Skilled Skills” status of residence, which began in April 2019, has rapidly increased in the aviation field. As of December 2022, the number of foreigners who hold this status of residence to work in Japan is about 3.4. Doubled (compared to March 2022). On the other hand, as of December 2022, there are only 167 foreign workers with this status of residence*3, and further training and matching with companies is required.

Therefore, PERSOL Global Workforce is working on solving the shortage of human resources in Japan’s aviation industry and signed a memorandum of understanding. In the future, the three companies will jointly create a system that can provide one-stop services from Indonesian human resources, Japanese/technical training to employment in Japanese companies.

*1 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Status and Problems of Airport Operations (Grahan/Security Inspection) https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/content/001588945.pdf

*2 Narita International Airport (NAA) Airport Operation Status in March 2023 https://www.naa.jp/jp/docs/20230427_unyou.pdf

※3 Public table of the number of foreign residents with specific skills https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/content/001348990.pdf (end of March 2013) https://www.moj.go.jp/isa /content/001389884.pdf (end of December 2013)

■Overview

According to the MOU, the three companies will be mainly responsible for the following responsibilities. Gapura provides skills training for recruiting talents in Indonesia and obtaining the residence status of specific skills “Aviation Industry”, and KEBUN provides the Japanese language proficiency test N4 level required to acquire specific skills We will educate and dispatch them to Japan. PERSOL Global Workforce will manage and facilitate this ground human resources development and dispatch project, and match (introduce) Indonesian human resources with companies in Japan and the aviation industry. In addition, as a registration support agency, we support the retention of foreign human resources.

Our company, Gapura and KEBUN aim to employ 100 Indonesian workers in Japanese companies by 2024 and 1,000 Indonesian workers cumulatively by the first half of 2027. Through this initiative, PERSOL Global Workforce will help address the human resource shortage in Japan’s aviation industry.

【Overview of Gapura Angkasa】

On January 26, 1998, it was jointly established by three state-owned enterprises, PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) and PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), with an investment of 7,000 US dollars. It has more than 100 employees and provides Ground handling and other business activities that support airline operations at the airport.

(Overview of KEBUN)

We provide human resource development and secondment services in Indonesia. In terms of Japanese language education, it includes not only the Japanese language of students, but also Japanese culture and physical and mental training, so as to cultivate and cultivate talents who can adapt to work and life in Japan.

ABOUT PERSOL GLOBAL WORKFORCE LIMITED

PERSOL Global Workforce Co., Ltd. was established in October 2019 with the mission of “Work, and Smile” to provide a decent job for everyone”. Middle-level talents who can be active in the enterprise immediately (with certain skills and language skills, Talents who can work with the residence status of “specific skills”) and career track level talents (technical engineer, IT engineer, liberal arts occupation), such as human resources at the working level with the residence status “Engineer and Humanities International”), through continuous support We will provide you with clean and high-quality services in all processes from recruitment and training to hiring and acceptance of foreign human resources (including working individuals and companies).

■ About “PERSOL”＜https://www.persol-group.co.jp/＞

Based on the group vision of “Work and Laugh”, Persol Group is developing a wide range of businesses related to people and organizations, such as temporary staff service “Tempstaff”, career change service “doda”, IT outsourcing, and design development. . By promoting business activities in line with the Group’s management philosophy and sustainability policy, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and sustainable development goals.

In addition, through the integration of human resource services and technology, we are actively working on the development of next-generation innovation, and are actively working on finding market value in the job-changing service “Midas” and “TECH PLAY”, empowering technology talents, and supporting corporate DX Organizational construction, we are also developing cloud mobile POS cash register “POS+” and other services.