T-NET JAPAN Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Taiki Kimoto), which provides "Technical Training Services for the Manufacturing Industry," conducted an original survey of 14 questions targeting 300 individuals involved in engineer training and development in the manufacturing industry to understand the recruitment and development status of mechatronics engineers. The company has released the "Human Resource Strategies in an Era of Recruitment Difficulty Seen Across 300 Companies | Original Survey Report on Engineer Recruitment and Development in the Manufacturing Industry." This survey revealed that against the backdrop of intensifying recruitment difficulties, recruitment policies are shifting towards "development-oriented," while it is becoming difficult to maintain training systems solely through in-house training. This release excerpts some of the responses to introduce the actual situation and the future direction of human resource development that will be required. Survey Report Free Download *This will take you to the download page on our website. ■ Main Survey Findings 1: Intensifying Recruitment Difficulty In this survey, approximately 70% responded that recruitment of mechatronics personnel has "become more difficult," confirming the continued harsh recruitment environment in the manufacturing industry. Recruitment difficulty is particularly strongly recognized by management-level personnel, and the majority view the future recruitment environment as "even more severe." Companies are finding it difficult to secure personnel through traditional experienced hire recruitment alone. ■ Main Survey Findings 2: Training Systems That Cannot Be Maintained Solely by In-House Training In response to recruitment difficulties, companies are shifting to "development-oriented" recruitment, such as expanding recruitment of inexperienced individuals and those with high potential. On the other hand, challenges are also seen in the internal systems responsible for development. Th