Compass to Undertake Employment Support Projects in 10 Local Governments Nationwide in FY2025, Expanding Support

Compass Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director CEO: Ai Otsu; hereinafter, Compass), which promotes GovTech in employment support, has been contracted for 11 employment support services across 10 local governments nationwide for fiscal year 2025.

This brings the cumulative number of adopting local governments since its establishment to 16, and Compass's online career counseling platform is expanding its reach across Japan.

■ Overview of FY2025 Contract Achievements

Number of responding local governments: 10 local governments nationwide

Number of responding projects: 11 projects

*1 The number of local governments and projects differs because two projects are contracted in Kobe City.

■ Areas of Support (by target group)

• Employment support for single-parent households (e.g., single mothers)

• 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

• Management consulting for small and medium-sized enterprise owners

• 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 local governments nationwide. While support needs are increasing among diverse groups such as single-parent households, young carers, and middle-aged and older generations, the burden on the ground is also increasing due to difficulties in securing personnel for consultation desks despite the increase in consultation cases. In this context, there is a demand for the establishment of "mechanisms for consultation without time or location constraints" and "support systems that can be handled even with limited personnel." Compass has been building new employment support mechanisms with local governments, centered on "consultation x technology."

■ Features of Compass

• Online career counseling available at night and on holidays

• Expert support by nationally certified career consultants

• Consultation platform utilizing data and AI

• Flexible design based on operational experience with multiple local governments

■ Representative Comment (Ai Otsu, Representative Director CEO, Compass Inc.)

Under the mission of "eliminating working poverty," we have provided career counseling opportunities to those who need support but have not received it sufficiently, such as 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 them.

To address these challenges, Compass has provided a "DX consultation desk" that complements areas difficult for local governments to handle alone, by combining a consultation infrastructure utilizing AI and data with a system capable of responding at night and on holidays.

The fact that we have been contracted for 11 projects in 10 local governments nationwide indicates that this new form of support is being sought in various regions. We will continue to expand our consultation platform as social infrastructure and broaden the environment where anyone can access support when needed.

■ Future Outlook

Compass has so far started its services in Kansai, based in Kobe City, and has expanded to Hokuriku, Kanto, and Chugoku/Shikoku regions. Through these contracts, employment support initiatives across Japan are further expanding.

Going forward, we will further strengthen collaboration with local governments, accelerate the nationwide expansion of the consultation platform, and promote the social implementation of a "system where anyone can access support when needed."

*The "FY2025" in this release refers to the fiscal year of each local government (April 2025 - March 2026).

【About Compass Inc.】
Under the concept of "a society where everyone can dream," Compass Inc. is a startup challenging the mission of "eliminating working poverty." Its LINE-based career counseling service has been used by over 160,000 people, aiming to solve critical issues in the labor market, such as worker poverty and labor shortages in domestic companies, through "career x IT."
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