A Hotspot for Excellent Human Resources and Research Institutions Strong Tendency Toward Working Locally A Hotspot for Excellent Human Resources and Research Institutions: 2 Key Points The job market is very locally oriented, with 80% of young graduates finding work ⑴High-quality Human Resources in Hokkaido. ⑵Experimental Institutions Provide Strong Support for Emerging Businesses ■Employment of New Graduates (Graduating March 2018) (Unit: people, ( ) indicates the percentage) Category Graduates Job seekers Newly 1 High-quality Human Resources employed Within Hokkaido Outside Hokkaido High schools 49,576 7,634 7,509 6,896 （91.8） 613 （8.2） Easily Attract the Outstanding Human Resources Implementation of Business Vocational schools 9,689 8,539 8,199 6,922 （84.4） 1,277 （15.6） that Hold the Key to the Development of your Business Matching Schemes Technical colleges 702 434 434 149 （34.3） 285（65.7） Hokkaido has an abundance of higher education institutions, with 28 graduate Joint company briefings and interview meetings are now held in numerous venues Junior colleges 2,399 1,996 1,919 1,800 （93.8） 119 （6.2） Hokkaido University (Sapporo) schools, 40 universities, 15 junior colleges, and 4 technical colleges. There are about throughout Hokkaido with the aim of increasing the opportunities for job seekers to ■Active Opening Rate Universities 18,986 14,978 14,206 8,578 （60.4） 5,628（39.6） 84,000 young graduates annually, including those from vocational and high schools. meet with potential employers. (All Industries/Raw Data) This young and energetic workforce is keen to make its mark in the world. For details, please visit the website shown below. Total 81,352 33,581 32,267 24,345 （75.4） 7,922（24.6） (x) 2.08 ■University student enrollment by specialization http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/kz/rkr/index.htm 2.10 2.01 (Unit: people) Total at the end of March 2018 (Source: Hokkaido Labor Bureau) (As of April 1st 2018) 1.81 Medicine and Dentistry 457 Others 635 ■Higher Education Institutions throughout Hokkaido *The figure for high school graduates is the number of graduates expected as of May 15, 2017. 1.80 1.61 Art 555 (As of April 2018) 1.50 1.50 Nursing 997 1.40 1.36 ◎Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus (National) 1.23 Pharmaceutical Humanities and 1.20 1.13 1.09 and Health Social Sciences 0.93 Total: ◎Health Sciences University of Hokkaido (Private) 0.88 1.11 1,700 Education 7,206 0.90 0.82 1.04 18,887 people 0.69 0.96 1,735 0.68 0.86 ◎Fuji Women's University Department of Human Life Studies (Private) Wakkanai 0.60 0.74 Science and 0.56 Engineering 0.57 Hokkaido ◎Otaru University of Commerce (National) 0.30 0.46 Agriculture and 3,832 0.41 Tokyo Fisheries Hokkaido Polytechnic College Nationwide 1,770 0.00 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (Source: Private Schools Division, Legal Affairs and Corporations Bureau, Department of General Affairs, Hokkaido Government) ◎Sapporo Gakuin University (Private) （H22） （H23） （H24） （H25） （H26） （H27） （H28） （H29） ◎Rakuno Gakuen University (Private) Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University (Private) (Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) ◎Hokkaido Information University (Private) Incentives for Highly Skilled Engineers ◎Hokusho University (Private) Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College (Private) to Relocate to Hokkaido Hokusho University Junior College (Private) ■Average Graduate Starting Salary (2018) Nayoro City University (Public) (¥1000/month) ◎Hokkaido University (National) Nayoro Hokkaido Nationwide To encourage highly skilled engineers who were born in Hokkaido to return from major 250 ◎Hokkaido University of Education (National) ◎Tokyo University of Agriculture Department of Bioproduction (Private) cities such as Tokyo to their hometowns (known as the “U Turn”) and encourage people 210.1 ◎Sapporo Medical University (Public) 200.3 202.6 192.6 who were born outside Hokkaido to move here (known as the “I Turn”), a consultation ◎Hokkai Gakuen University (Private) 200 182.9 176.4 180.4 166.6 169.5 framework has been established in the Hokkaido Government, and information ◎Sapporo University (Private) 159.2 157.7 162.3 registration and intermediating services between recruiting companies and job seekers ◎Fuji Women's University (Private) Abashiri Fukagawa Asahikawa 150 are offered. Furthermore, in coordination with the Hokkaido Human Resource Promotion ◎Hokusei Gakuen University (Private) Kitami Council, a nation-wide PR strategy has been developed to attract skilled workers to ◎Hokkaido University of Science (Private) Tobetsu Takikawa 100 Hokkaido. 2,234 people have found work through the U-I Turn employment program Tokai University Sapporo Campus (Private) ◎Sapporo International University (Private) between May 1990, when the consultation service was established, and January 2019. Ishikari ◎Tenshi College (Private) Otaru Iwamizawa 50 Ebetsu ●Consultation Services ◎Sapporo City University (Public) Sapporo “U-I Turn Support Desk” (Employment and Labor Section, Labor Policies Bureau, ◎Hokkaido School of Commerce (Private) Kitahiroshima Eniwa Otofuke 0 Department of Economic Affairs, Hokkaido Government) Sapporo Otani University (Private) Chitose Kushiro UniversitiesTechnical/ High schools UniversitiesTechnical/ High schools ◎Health Sciences University of Hokkaido School of Psychological Science (Private) Junior colleges Junior colleges TEL：011-251-3896 Obihiro Men Women Sapporo University of Health Sciences (Private) ◎Kitami Institute of Technology (National) For details, please visit the website shown below. Tomakomai (Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) Japan Health Care College (Private) Oshamambe ◎Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing (Private) http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/kz/jzi/ui-turn/index.htm Hokusei Gakuen University Junior College (Private) Muroran Junior College of Sapporo Otani University (Private) Helping Companies Find Personnel Hokkaido University of Science Junior College (Private) ■General Workers' Basic Salary (2018) Hokkaido Musashi Women's Junior College (Private) (¥1000/month) Koen Gakuen Women's Junior College (Private) 400.0 Job Cafe Hokkaido, Hokkaido Government’s support service for young job seekers and Hakodate 380.4 ◎Hokkaido University of Education Kushiro Campus (National) Young Hello Work Sapporo, a branch of a national service, are offered jointly at the Sapporo International University Junior College (Private) Kushiro Public University (Public) 350.0 Sapporo University Junior College (Private) Tomakomai Komazawa University (Private) 322.4 329.1 Hokkaido Young Persons' Employment Support Center (nicknamed Miraippo) to provide Kushiro Junior College (Public) an all-in-one employment support system. In addition to providing job seekers with National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College (National) 300.0 286.7 Tokyo University of Science Faculty of National Institute of Technology, Kushiro College (National) 270.3 282.2 career advice, Job Cafe Hokkaido helps companies to find and retain personnel by Industrial Science and Technology（Private） ◎Hokkaido Bunkyo University (Private) 250.0 holding industry seminars, workplace tours and job fairs with multiple companies to Japan Health Care College Department of Rehabilitation (Private) ◎Asahikawa Medical University (National) deepen job seekers' understanding of industries and workplaces. In addition to Sapporo, ◎Muroran Institute of Technology (National) ◎Hokkaido University of Education Asahikawa Campus (National) 200.0 Job Cafe Hokkaido has bases in Hakodate, ◎Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (Private) ◎Asahikawa University (Private) 150.0 Asahikawa, Kushiro, Obihiro and Kitami. A ◎Hokkaido University of Education Hakodate Campus (National) *Public as of April 2019 Asahikawa University Junior College (Private) Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation (Private) National Institute of Technology, Asahikawa College (National) total of 39,504 people have used the service ◎Hokkaido University Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences (National) 100.0 ◎Future University Hakodate (Public) as of FY 2017, with 6,399 people finding work. Dohto University (Private) Hakodate University (Private) 50.0 ●Inquiries Hakodate Junior College (Private) Obihiro Otani Junior College (Private) 0.0 Job Cafe Hokkaido Hakodate Otani College (Private) Hokkaido MiyagiTokyo Aichi Osaka Fukuoka TEL：011-209-4510 National Institute of Technology, Hakodate College (National) ◎Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (National) Kokugakuin University Hokkaido Junior College (Private) (Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) Note: ◎ indicates universities with a graduate school. (Source: Private Schools Division, Legal Affairs and CorporationCorporations Bureau, Department of General Affairs, Hokkaido Government) 10 BUSINESS LOCATION GUIDEBOOK HOKKAIDO BUSINESS LOCATION GUIDEBOOK HOKKAIDO 11 Experimental Institutions Provide Strong Support for 2 Emerging Businesses The Hokkaido Research Organization Supports Many Companies through Public Testing and Research Institutes and Industrial Support Institutes Research and Technical Guidance Provide Strong Support for Emerging Businesses The Hokkaido Research Organization is an integrated research institute formed in 2010 by merging 22 Hokkaido testing and research institutes. Involved in a wide range of A system to support collaboration between businesses and Hokkaido’ s main universities has resulted in an increase in joint research projects in recent years. In addition, public industrial fields, the institute uses its collective strength