The government plans to launch educational programs focused on teaching digital skills to unemployed people and nonregular workers whose employment situation has been impacted by the coronavirus crisis.
With the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida positioning the digital sector as a pillar of its growth strategy, nurturing human resources is another aim of the educational programs, which are scheduled to start in fiscal 2022 and likely to be free of charge.
According to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, the pandemic has impacted the employment situation of more than 120,000 workers, including people who were made redundant and those who were not offered contract renewals, among other situations.
