Nippon Comthink Accelerates DX Engineer Training through Business Partnership with RUNTEQ

Nippon Comthink Co., Ltd. (Location: Nishi-ku, Osaka / Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masamoto Yamazato), a provider of DX consulting and system development across a wide range of fields, has entered into a business partnership with RUNTEQ Co., Ltd. (Location: Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hisatoshi Kikumoto), which operates the highly acclaimed programming school 'RUNTEQ' known for its practical, job-ready engineer training. This new initiative aims to accelerate the strengthening of the business foundation by integrating human resource development and business growth.

### Strengthening 'Engineer Cultivation' to Support Business Growth Nippon Comthink has been expanding its business portfolio by providing IT solutions in diverse domains. Within this growth, cultivating DX engineers with adaptable skills has become a particularly vital theme. In recent years, required engineer skills have become more sophisticated and diverse, necessitating talent who possess practical skills tailored to various industries and business types beyond mere technical acquisition.

Meanwhile, the shortage of talent to meet increasingly complex DX needs has become a social issue and a bottleneck for digital transformation in Japan. Against this backdrop, Nippon Comthink recognized the need to restructure its scheme to promote DX engineer training and its cross-sectional deployment across all business domains.

### Practical Engineer Training Realized through 'Education x On-site Exposure' Through this partnership, the company will collaborate with RUNTEQ, which excels in job-ready engineer training, to enhance and expand its DX engineer cultivation scheme. By combining RUNTEQ's educational know-how with Nippon Comthink's diverse business portfolio and development sites, they aim to build a training environment more closely aligned with practical work. Furthermore, by establishing a system where trained engineers can immediately contribute as 'ready-to-work' assets in each business area, they will create a virtuous cycle of business and talent growth.

### Building a 'Virtuous Cycle Model' of Human Resource Development and Business Growth This partnership will further strengthen the link between engineer cultivation and the business portfolio, aiming to improve overall organizational performance. Looking ahead, the companies intend to move beyond internal deployment of the cultivation scheme, exploring external expansion and the creation of new business opportunities to build a sustainable growth foundation. Through these efforts, they will contribute to strengthening the infrastructure for DX talent development and the overall promotion of digital transformation in Japan.

### Comments #### Hisatoshi Kikumoto, President of RUNTEQ Co., Ltd. 'RUNTEQ has always focused on practical, job-ready engineer training. We are delighted to partner with Nippon Comthink, which operates extensive DX consulting and development businesses. By combining their abundant development sites with our cultivation know-how, we expect to create a mechanism where learning leads directly to on-site value. We hope to generate a virtuous cycle model where talent growth and business growth are interlinked.'

#### Tomoaki Yuo, Director and CTO of Nippon Comthink Co., Ltd. 'In the DX era, the sophistication of engineer skills is the lifeline of our company's growth. Conventional uniform training systems were unable to fully respond to diversifying business portfolios and changing on-site needs, demanding further reinforcement. This partnership is not just a simple training introduction; it radically transforms the organization's cultivation scheme by linking RUNTEQ's job-ready expertise with our development environment. This allows us to immediately deploy engineers with practical skills into each business, driving the virtuous cycle of expansion and growth at an overwhelming speed. We are also accelerating value provision to all companies seeking DX talent by expanding this know-how externally. As a company supporting IT infrastructure, we will lead society's digital transformation.'

### Nippon Comthink Co., Ltd. Company Profile - Company Name: Nippon Comthink Co., Ltd. - Representative: Chairman and President Masamoto Yamazato - Location (Osaka HQ): 12F Daido Life Higobashi Building South Wing, 1-2-11 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka - Location (Tokyo Division): 11F Daido Life Kasumigaseki Building, 1-4-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo - Business: IT consulting, system development, data entry, various in-house services