Compass expands support by being commissioned for employment support projects in 10 municipalities nationwide in FY2025
Compass, which promotes GovTech in employment support, has been commissioned for 11 employment support projects in 10 municipalities nationwide in FY2025. This expands the total number of municipalities using their platform to 16, accelerating the nationwide deployment of their online career counseling platform.
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Compass Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director and CEO: Ai Otsu; hereinafter, Compass), which promotes GovTech in employment support, has been commissioned for employment support services in 10 municipalities and 11 projects nationwide in FY2025.
This increases the cumulative number of municipalities that have adopted the service since its establishment to 16, expanding Compass's online career counseling platform across the country.
■ Overview of FY2025 Commissioned Projects
Number of responding municipalities: 10 nationwide
Number of responding projects: 11 projects
*1: The number of municipalities and projects differs because two projects were commissioned in Kobe City.
■ Covered Areas (by target group)
- Employment support for single-parent households (single mothers, etc.)
- Online salon management for young carers
- Re-employment support for middle-aged and older generations
- Employment support for women
- Promotion of U-turn/I-turn to rural areas
- Business consultation for small and medium-sized enterprise managers
- Promotion of inclusive employment
■ Background
In Japan, against the backdrop of a declining birthrate, an aging population, and changes in the labor market, employment support has become an urgent issue for municipalities nationwide. While the need for support is increasing among diverse groups such as single-parent households, young carers, and middle-aged and older generations, the burden on front-line staff is also growing due to difficulties in securing personnel for consultation services despite the increase in consultation cases. In this context, there is a demand for "mechanisms that allow consultation without time or location constraints" and "support systems that can be handled by limited personnel." Compass has been building a new employment support system with municipalities, centered on "consultation x technology."
■ Features of Compass
- Online career counseling available at night and on holidays
- Specialized support by nationally qualified career consultants
- Consultation platform utilizing data and AI
- Flexible design based on operational experience in multiple municipalities
■ Representative Comment (Ai Otsu, Representative Director and CEO, Compass Co., Ltd.)
"Under the mission of 'eliminating working poverty,' we have provided career counseling opportunities to those who need support but have not been adequately reached, including the 'employment ice age' generation, single-parent households, young carers, and middle-aged and older generations. However, due to time and location constraints, as well as a shortage of personnel at consultation desks, the necessary support is not sufficiently reaching everyone.
To address these challenges, Compass has provided a 'DX consultation service' that complements areas where municipalities alone find it difficult to cope, by combining an AI and data-driven consultation platform with a system capable of responding at night and on holidays.
We believe that being commissioned for 10 municipalities and 11 projects nationwide this time is a testament to the demand for this new form of support in various regions. Going forward, we will further expand our consultation platform as social infrastructure and promote the social implementation of a 'system where anyone can access support when needed.'"
■ Future Outlook
Compass has so far started services in the Kansai region based in Kobe City and has expanded to Hokuriku, Kanto, and Chugoku-Shikoku regions. Through this commission, employment support initiatives are further spreading across the country.
Moving forward, we will further strengthen cooperation with municipalities, accelerate the nationwide deployment of our consultation platform, and promote the social implementation of a "system where anyone can access support when needed."
This increases the cumulative number of municipalities that have adopted the service since its establishment to 16, expanding Compass's online career counseling platform across the country.
■ Overview of FY2025 Commissioned Projects
Number of responding municipalities: 10 nationwide
Number of responding projects: 11 projects
*1: The number of municipalities and projects differs because two projects were commissioned in Kobe City.
■ Covered Areas (by target group)
- Employment support for single-parent households (single mothers, etc.)
- Online salon management for young carers
- Re-employment support for middle-aged and older generations
- Employment support for women
- Promotion of U-turn/I-turn to rural areas
- Business consultation for small and medium-sized enterprise managers
- Promotion of inclusive employment
■ Background
In Japan, against the backdrop of a declining birthrate, an aging population, and changes in the labor market, employment support has become an urgent issue for municipalities nationwide. While the need for support is increasing among diverse groups such as single-parent households, young carers, and middle-aged and older generations, the burden on front-line staff is also growing due to difficulties in securing personnel for consultation services despite the increase in consultation cases. In this context, there is a demand for "mechanisms that allow consultation without time or location constraints" and "support systems that can be handled by limited personnel." Compass has been building a new employment support system with municipalities, centered on "consultation x technology."
■ Features of Compass
- Online career counseling available at night and on holidays
- Specialized support by nationally qualified career consultants
- Consultation platform utilizing data and AI
- Flexible design based on operational experience in multiple municipalities
■ Representative Comment (Ai Otsu, Representative Director and CEO, Compass Co., Ltd.)
"Under the mission of 'eliminating working poverty,' we have provided career counseling opportunities to those who need support but have not been adequately reached, including the 'employment ice age' generation, single-parent households, young carers, and middle-aged and older generations. However, due to time and location constraints, as well as a shortage of personnel at consultation desks, the necessary support is not sufficiently reaching everyone.
To address these challenges, Compass has provided a 'DX consultation service' that complements areas where municipalities alone find it difficult to cope, by combining an AI and data-driven consultation platform with a system capable of responding at night and on holidays.
We believe that being commissioned for 10 municipalities and 11 projects nationwide this time is a testament to the demand for this new form of support in various regions. Going forward, we will further expand our consultation platform as social infrastructure and promote the social implementation of a 'system where anyone can access support when needed.'"
■ Future Outlook
Compass has so far started services in the Kansai region based in Kobe City and has expanded to Hokuriku, Kanto, and Chugoku-Shikoku regions. Through this commission, employment support initiatives are further spreading across the country.
Moving forward, we will further strengthen cooperation with municipalities, accelerate the nationwide deployment of our consultation platform, and promote the social implementation of a "system where anyone can access support when needed."