Training the Next Generation Through Work Experience and Factory Tours
Providing Students with Opportunities to Learn About the Importance of Manufacturing and Business Through Work Experience and Factory Tours at Kubota Group Facilities Around the World
Kubota offers Work Experience and Factory Tours at its locations around the world as part of its efforts to support the training of the young people responsible for society’s future and to promote community interaction. These Work Experience and Factory Tours provide opportunities to learn about Kubota's business activities, agriculture and agricultural machinery, manufacturing sites, and careers.
- Japan
Every year, several factories manufacturing our products proactively host factory tours for elementary and junior high school students. These tours not only help them deepen their understanding of Kubota's business, but also offer a valuable opportunity for interaction with local communities.
In 2024, the Keiyo Plant in Chiba Prefecture hosted factory tours for Ichikawa Municipal Daini Junior High School and Onomichi Municipal Innoshimaminami Junior High School. Furthermore, 80 fifth graders from Sakai Municipal Fukuda Elementary School visited the Sakai Coastal Plant in Osaka Prefecture, and 46 rugby club members from Okinawa Prefectural Nago High School in the city of Nago, Hirakata's sister city, visited the Hirakata Plant. In addition, six times a year the Tsukuba Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture welcomes numerous elementary school students from the city of Tsukubamirai, and provides educational opportunities in a variety of ways as well, including online factory tours.
- Germany
In Germany, "Girls' Day and Boys' Day" is held annually on the first Thursday of April to give children, who are the future of the country, an opportunity to experience diverse occupations. Many students visit companies and gain on-site work experience on this day.
By providing work experience in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, in which women are particularly underrepresented, "Girls' Day", which started in 2001, promotes training the next generation in these fields. In addition, "Boys' Day", established in 2011, encourages work experience in fields where men are in the minority, such as in education, health, and social welfare.
Kubota Deutschland AG, which sells tractors, engines, and general-purpose machinery, proactively participates in this initiative every year. It invites a large number of young people to its head office in Rodgau and arranges work experience opportunities for them. This helps the students learn about Kubota's business and deepen their understanding of occupations.
- Denmark
In 2024, Kverneland Group Kerteminde, which develops and manufactures forage harvesting machinery, accepted a request from Byskolen Kerteminde, an elementary school, to host a factory tour for ninth-grade students. This provided the students with the chance to experience and learn about the company's manufacturing processes and office work. During the visit, detailed explanations of manufacturing processes were given in the plant. In the classroom, they were introduced to basic knowledge about agricultural machinery and various corporate career paths available at the company. Kubota is committed to providing such practical learning opportunities and to helping students deepen their understanding of occupations.
Kubota will continue to contribute to train the next generation by providing students with opportunities for factory tours and work experience throughout the entire Group.