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Aoba-BBT Launches New Support Services for Skill-Based Education

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the AI age, Aoba-BBT, led by President Tsutomu Shibata, has officially unveiled its support services targeting companies looking to incorporate a skill-based approach in their educational frameworks. With a robust portfolio of over 8,000 hours of management skills and lectures, Aoba-BBT plans to enhance corporate educational practices by providing a structured, skill taxonomy-based system.

Background: A Global Shift from Knowledge to Skills

According to the World Economic Forum's "The Future of Jobs Report 2025," it is anticipated that about 40% of existing job roles will be redefined by 2030. As AI and automation become more prevalent, organizations are increasingly recognizing that the ability to demonstrate practical skills will determine their competitive edge, rather than just theoretical knowledge. In Japan, challenges such as labor shortages driven by an aging population, skill mismatches, and disparities in productivity are becoming more pronounced. The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry emphasizes the need for a dynamic human resource strategy that aligns business and personnel management.

In response to these societal demands, Aoba-BBT is shifting its focus from traditional educational methods towards a model that emphasizes practical skill implementation. This transition aims not merely to impart knowledge but to create an educational framework that nurtures, assesses, and certifies skills that can be directly applied in real-world situations.

Feature 1: Immediate Implementation with a Skill Taxonomy

Aoba-BBT has redesigned its course offerings to align with the WEF Global Skills Taxonomy, creating a structure that enables companies to promptly integrate relevant learning content tailored to their own skill maps. This flexible and responsive framework supports various professional roles, including management, digital transformation, sales, corporate planning, and human resources. By aligning educational pathways with business strategies and job descriptions, Aoba-BBT enhances the interconnectivity of recruitment, training, and evaluation, thereby supporting the implementation of human capital management.

Feature 2: Integrating Human and Technology Skills

As AI technology continues to evolve, the boundaries separating machine and human responsibilities are rapidly changing. Aoba-BBT proposes a skill map for the AI era that categorizes skills into two axes: skills that can be replaced by AI and those that cannot.

AI Utilization Skills:

• - Data literacy
• - Prompt design
• - Business efficiency
• - AI tool integration

Human Unique Skills:

• - Conceptual thinking
• - Innovating from nothing to something
• - Decision-making capabilities
• - Leadership skills

The development of human-centric skills, such as the ability to formulate critical questions, intuitive judgment, and team motivation, is viewed as crucial for sustaining a competitive advantage in business.

Future Vision: Transforming Skills into Management Resources

Looking ahead, Aoba-BBT plans to develop assessments based on the established skill taxonomy. These assessments will aid learners in identifying necessary learning themes before training, thereby motivating them to engage effectively. Post-training assessments will provide objective validation of acquired skills, facilitating career development and job mobility within and beyond companies. By making skills visible, Aoba-BBT transforms learning outcomes from mere educational history into actionable management resource data that supports decision-making processes in businesses.

Over the next three years, Aoba-BBT aims to bolster its content development centered around skill-based education while expanding its offerings to university education, corporate training, and reskilling support for public institutions.

"From knowledge dissemination to the implementation of skills, and from skill visibility to value realization" - Aoba-BBT is committed to driving a transformation in skills across organizations, individuals, and societal structures, thus establishing a new model for human capital management in the AI age.

About Aoba-BBT

Established in April 1998, Aoba-BBT is dedicated to the mission of cultivating leaders who excel on a global stage. With a broad range of educational programs spanning from early childhood to executive training, Aoba-BBT operates international schools, corporate training programs, and online universities including MBAs. Utilizing innovative educational technologies, the organization provides tailored learning environments that foster sustained growth for students and business professionals alike. Aoba-BBT continues to evolve as a leader in the educational sector, contributing to the future of learning.