• Tiered training programs

  NYK has established training programs for specific ranks from junior through management class employees to focus on expanding horizons while fostering flexibility and liberality (tolerance), leadership, management skills, and new ideas and approaches. These programs aim to stimulate potential and fully utilize each employee's strengths.

• NYK Business College

  The NYK Business College comprises a set of training programs that are based on our HR philosophy and aimed at improving the overall capabilities of our NYK Group employees. The Group enhances these training programs regularly. In fiscal 2022, we had about 2,500 Group employees participate in over 60 training programs.

  Number of NYK Business College Participants (Including group employees)

  

• e-learning

  NYK conducts e-learning for Group companies globally to introduce the Group's initiatives and provide knowledge of compliance and other topics that should be well-understood by employees of the NYK Group. In fiscal 2022, more than 7,500 people participated in e-learning that covered ESG management, the environment, and NYK's code of conduct, among other topics. By having all Group members worldwide undertake the same training, we aim to promote unity within the Group and strive to be a chosen company that contributes to society.

• NYK Digital Academy

  The Group's business environment is experiencing significant changes, such as the advancement of digital technologies, requiring us to radically revise our conventional business models. To address such rapid changes, we established the NYK Digital Academy in September 2019 to develop human resources who will lead the Group in the future. 61 staff members had graduated from the academy (as of July, 2023).
  At the academy, which runs a nine-month program, participants are given the opportunity to learn through various lectures and practical endeavors. The task given to each round of trainees is to launch a new business. And to accomplish this, participants must network with people inside and outside the Group. Thus far, some of the new business ideas conceived at the academy have been implemented.
  To help our Group employees survive in an increasingly uncertain business environment, the academy is nurturing our human resources to create and bring new value to society. We also expect this program to enhance our organization's integrated power and help begin a new era for the Group. This program is an essential measure of HR development for the NYK Group.

• In-house Certification: Vessel Operations Meister Program

  The vessel operations meister program established in fiscal 2009 provides in-house certification to develop operators with an even stronger commitment to safe operations and greater operation efficiency. To participate, employees must have experience in vessel operations at NYK. Employees of overseas subsidiaries can also participate as long as they have experience in vessel operations. To obtain certification, participants must complete the training course and pass a written exam. The number of employees at the Group with this certification totals 544, consisting of 15 at the platinum level, 192 at the gold, and 337 at the silver (as of March 31, 2023).

  Number of Certified Onshore Vessel Operators

  

• Global NYK Group Week

  Since 2002, NYK has conducted "Global NYK Group Week," periodic training at the Tokyo head office for managers worldwide throughout the NYK Group. The goals of the training are to build global networks within the Group; give employees opportunities for direct discussions with top management, including the NYK president; and provide training about the Group's corporate DNA and the NYK Group's mission, vision, and values (MVV).
  As a global corporate entity, the NYK Group respects employee diversity and ambitions, and concentrates efforts on personnel development so that employees can work with high aspirations and pride.

  

  

Safe vessel navigation requires highly capable teams of seafarers. In the NYK Group, the seafaring workforce is a multinational mix that is provided standardized education through the NYK Maritime College, a training system featuring a unique set of common, consistent requirements that defines the necessary knowledge and skills that seafarers need for their individual positions - from third officer and third engineer all the way to captain and chief engineer.

The key to achieving even higher levels of safety in vessel operations and improving environmental preservation is not hardware or systems, but the people, or seafarers. The NYK Group employs even higher levels of safety programs that enable seafarers to acquire a wide range of skills and advanced expertise while aboard and onshore. This program gives seafarers the knowledge and skills they need for our vessels. We call these the NYK Unified Requirements. For new personnel, the group provide on-the-job training. In addition, we have introduced to each of our operating vessels an in-house developed e-learning system, called NYKSTARS^*1, which allows seafarers to enhance their skills while on board vessels. Meanwhile, onshore we use unified teaching materials and curricula at training centers and manning offices^*2 in regions worldwide. We also operate HELMS,^*3 which allows seafarers on leave to take training courses online, and we have established a system that allows seafarers to continue their education even during travel restrictions.

1. *1NYK-STARS
   NYK-Shipboard Training and Assessment Record System
   The system has a wide variety of programs, or "STARS," designed for specific types of vessels, such as PCC STARS for car carriers, and marine engineering STARS for diesel engines, steam turbines, and other equipment.
2. *2Manning offices
   Ship-management company branch offices and crew referral agencies.
3. *3HELMS
   Handy E-Learning Management System

• *The number of NYK Maritime College (NMC) participants reflects a decrease in the number of lectures held at training centers since the end of fiscal 2019 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• *In FY2021, the number of participants in "HELMS" increased.

The NYK Maritime College is a system that provides a globally uniform training program regardless of the nationality and training location of seafarers to effectively improve the skills of our seafarers.