Dell Technologies Launches Comprehensive Talent Development Program to Cultivate Human Resources Who Will Shape Japan's Future Using AI and Cutting-Edge Technology
Dell Technologies has consolidated its educational support activities into a new comprehensive talent development program designed to strengthen Japan's digital foundation. The initiative includes the "Next Gen Leaders Program" in partnership with local governments, as well as new "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" and "AI Courses" starting in April 2026. The program aims to support talent development across all levels, from IT beginners to future leaders and CxOs, to help bridge the digital skill gap.
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~ Initiatives include the "Next Gen Leaders Program" to learn design thinking in partnership with local governments, and starting in April 2026, the launch of "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" for IT beginners and "AI Courses" for mid-level IT engineers ~
Dell Technologies Japan Inc. has announced the official launch of a comprehensive talent development program that integrates its previously separate educational support activities, with the goal of supporting Japan's "digital enhancement = national power enhancement" over the medium to long term.
This program was established with the concept of "cultivating talent that will pave the way for Japan's future with technology," aiming to support the development of human resources at every phase, from beginners in the IT industry and students who will bear the future, to next-generation leaders and CxOs who lead social change. As part of the initiatives hosted by Dell Technologies, in addition to the existing "Next Gen Leaders Program," in which participants learn design thinking in partnership with local governments, the company is adding "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" for IT beginners and "AI Courses" for mid-level IT engineers starting in April 2026 to kick off the program in earnest. Furthermore, the company is also involved in activities such as participating as a corporate partner in the "Mirai Keitai Project," a learning presentation event for developing smartphone services in collaboration with universities.
While technologies such as AI, cloud, and data are evolving rapidly, the shortage of "talent," "skills," and "learning opportunities" in Japan is becoming a bottleneck for DX and growth. To bridge this gap, which cannot be covered by companies, local governments, and educational institutions alone, Dell Technologies will leverage its global expertise and extensive track record in Japan to deploy a comprehensive talent development program as a digital talent cultivation platform that leaves no one behind.
This program aims to raise the level of Japan's overall digital infrastructure and competitiveness, centered on the following areas. The company plans to continue rolling out various courses for a wide range of audiences in the future.
1. "Next Gen Leaders Program" to cultivate next-generation digital leaders through design thinking, in partnership with local governments
2. "AI Courses" for mid-level IT engineers
3. "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" for IT beginners to improve IT literacy
Ayako Fujimori, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Solutions Architect Division at Dell Technologies Japan Inc., commented as follows: "At a time when technology is evolving at an unprecedented speed, we believe that what determines Japan's growth is not 'how much of the latest technology we have,' but 'how many people are being cultivated to master it.' This comprehensive talent development program is a platform for cultivating talent that will pave the way for Japan's future with technology by comprehensively supporting everything from the basics of IT infrastructure to AI, next-generation leadership development, and student projects. Understanding the latest technology, centered on AI, is no longer a specialized skill for only a few engineers; it is becoming essential literacy for modern business people. Through this talent development program, I sincerely hope that as many people as possible will deepen their understanding of and confidence in technology, and pave their own careers and the future of Japanese society with their own hands."
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Details of each program:
1. "Next Gen Leaders Program" (NGLP) for next-generation leaders, learning design thinking in partnership with local governments
NGLP is a nine-month long-term program where next-generation leader candidates from companies face real social issues in local regions and create solutions through design thinking and digital utilization. It started in 2024 and enters its third year this year.
Participants plan social improvement projects utilizing digital technology based on themes of issues faced by specific local governments, and finally make proposals to the local governments. It functions as a place where next-generation leader candidates from leading Japanese companies across industries gather to jointly design Japan's DX and the future of regions through public-private partnerships.
Past implementation examples:
- 2024: Conducted for Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
- 2025: Conducted for Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture
- 2026: Preparing (starts in April)
This program cultivates "digital leaders" who will pave the way for Japan's future through the experience of facing regional issues and re-capturing technology not as a "cost" but as a "weapon for value creation."
2. "AI Courses" for mid-level IT engineers
"AI Courses" is a program targeting mid-level technical personnel in IT/information systems departments who are active in the field, to learn everything from AI basics to business application intensively in a short period. It is designed with the goal of enabling even AI beginners to specifically envision how to incorporate AI into their own company's business and organization and lead to results. Two types are prepared, a one-day course and a three-day course, held for corporate clients.
The program plans to cover the following themes:
- Basic principles and latest trends of AI, including generative AI
- Hands-on exercises directly linked to the field, such as prompt design and business process automation
- Key points of governance, security, and privacy in AI utilization
- Consideration and discussion of specific application scenarios to the company's business and services
It aims to go beyond a mere "AI explanatory meeting" and foster practical leaders who, through practical learning including hands-on, can take back to their companies and advance AI projects on their own initiative. Detailed curriculum and participation methods will be handled individually.
3. "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" for IT beginners to improve IT literacy
The company is newly opening a free face-to-face course where participants can systematically learn the basics of IT infrastructure and is starting to recruit participants. This course aims to be a place where anyone can acquire IT literacy as "modern reading, writing, and arithmetic" in a short period. Two types of courses are provided: a comprehensive course spanning 8 categories (10 sessions) (minimum 3 days) and an essential course focused on 2 categories (half-day).
Today, while many IT personnel focus on acquiring knowledge of the application layer, the reality is that infrastructure, which is considered a "natural existence" like electricity, gas, and water, is not sufficiently understood. However, a deep understanding of the underlying IT infrastructure is essential to develop and operate applications that run stably while ensuring performance, scalability, and security. To address these issues, Dell Technologies has started the "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses," and through this course, will contribute to improving the careers of each participant and the productivity of Japanese society as a whole by understanding the essence of how the IT technology that supports modern society works and increasing basic capabilities.
In the comprehensive course, participants can acquire IT literacy directly linked to practical work by systematically learning basic knowledge of a wide range of IT infrastructure, from IT technology basics such as "Computers and Information" and "IT Infrastructure Overview" to servers, storage, networks, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and AI/generative AI. In the essential course, the two categories of "Computers and Information" and "IT Infrastructure Overview" can be learned efficiently in a minimum of 3 hours.
"IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" Overview (Planned):
■ Venue: Dell Technologies Headquarters (Otemachi One Tower, 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
■ Fee: Free
■ Capacity: Minimum of 10 people, maximum of 20 people
■ Target participants: Those with no IT industry experience, those aiming for a career in the IT industry, those with a blank in their career, those who want to learn the basics of IT infrastructure
■ Application URL: https://www.dell.com/ja-jp/blog/it-powered-by-dell-technologies/
[Comprehensive Course] 1 "Computers and Information", 2 "IT Infrastructure Overview", 3 Server (Part 1/Part 2), 4 Storage (Part 1/Part 2), 5 Network, 6 Cybersecurity, 7 Cloud Computing, 8 AI/Generative AI
[Essential Course] 1 "Computers and Information", 2 "IT Infrastructure Overview"
In addition to the company-hosted programs above, the company also participates in the "Mirai Keitai Project," a learning presentation event for developing services for devices such as smartphones in collaboration with universities.
"Mirai Keitai Project" is a program that supports student projects in which companies collaborate with universities to work on the planning and development of services including business models. It is hosted by Future University Hakodate, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Hosei University, and Kyoto Tachibana University, and collaborates with many companies. Dell Technologies also participates as one of the partner companies, joining camps and presentation events, experiencing the flow from the perspective of a working professional to evaluation and delivery, and giving advice. At the results presentation event in February every year, the company evaluates the services developed by students, including elements such as planning ability, user perspective, and business perspective, and contributes to opportunities that lead to future business opportunities and startup ideas. This initiative, which tackles social issues and familiar inconveniences with free ideas, is significant as a project that cultivates the "raw gemstones" of talent that will pave the way for Japan's future with technology from the field.
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About Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and people build their digital future and transform how they work and live. The company provides customers with the industry's most comprehensive and innovative portfolio of technology and services for the AI era.
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(C) Copyright 2026 Dell Inc. and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
Trademarks of products and services provided by Dell Technologies are trademarks or registered trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States or its affiliates. Other registered trademarks and trademarks of products belong to their respective companies.
Dell Technologies Japan Inc. has announced the official launch of a comprehensive talent development program that integrates its previously separate educational support activities, with the goal of supporting Japan's "digital enhancement = national power enhancement" over the medium to long term.
This program was established with the concept of "cultivating talent that will pave the way for Japan's future with technology," aiming to support the development of human resources at every phase, from beginners in the IT industry and students who will bear the future, to next-generation leaders and CxOs who lead social change. As part of the initiatives hosted by Dell Technologies, in addition to the existing "Next Gen Leaders Program," in which participants learn design thinking in partnership with local governments, the company is adding "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" for IT beginners and "AI Courses" for mid-level IT engineers starting in April 2026 to kick off the program in earnest. Furthermore, the company is also involved in activities such as participating as a corporate partner in the "Mirai Keitai Project," a learning presentation event for developing smartphone services in collaboration with universities.
While technologies such as AI, cloud, and data are evolving rapidly, the shortage of "talent," "skills," and "learning opportunities" in Japan is becoming a bottleneck for DX and growth. To bridge this gap, which cannot be covered by companies, local governments, and educational institutions alone, Dell Technologies will leverage its global expertise and extensive track record in Japan to deploy a comprehensive talent development program as a digital talent cultivation platform that leaves no one behind.
This program aims to raise the level of Japan's overall digital infrastructure and competitiveness, centered on the following areas. The company plans to continue rolling out various courses for a wide range of audiences in the future.
1. "Next Gen Leaders Program" to cultivate next-generation digital leaders through design thinking, in partnership with local governments
2. "AI Courses" for mid-level IT engineers
3. "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" for IT beginners to improve IT literacy
Ayako Fujimori, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Solutions Architect Division at Dell Technologies Japan Inc., commented as follows: "At a time when technology is evolving at an unprecedented speed, we believe that what determines Japan's growth is not 'how much of the latest technology we have,' but 'how many people are being cultivated to master it.' This comprehensive talent development program is a platform for cultivating talent that will pave the way for Japan's future with technology by comprehensively supporting everything from the basics of IT infrastructure to AI, next-generation leadership development, and student projects. Understanding the latest technology, centered on AI, is no longer a specialized skill for only a few engineers; it is becoming essential literacy for modern business people. Through this talent development program, I sincerely hope that as many people as possible will deepen their understanding of and confidence in technology, and pave their own careers and the future of Japanese society with their own hands."
###
Details of each program:
1. "Next Gen Leaders Program" (NGLP) for next-generation leaders, learning design thinking in partnership with local governments
NGLP is a nine-month long-term program where next-generation leader candidates from companies face real social issues in local regions and create solutions through design thinking and digital utilization. It started in 2024 and enters its third year this year.
Participants plan social improvement projects utilizing digital technology based on themes of issues faced by specific local governments, and finally make proposals to the local governments. It functions as a place where next-generation leader candidates from leading Japanese companies across industries gather to jointly design Japan's DX and the future of regions through public-private partnerships.
Past implementation examples:
- 2024: Conducted for Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
- 2025: Conducted for Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture
- 2026: Preparing (starts in April)
This program cultivates "digital leaders" who will pave the way for Japan's future through the experience of facing regional issues and re-capturing technology not as a "cost" but as a "weapon for value creation."
2. "AI Courses" for mid-level IT engineers
"AI Courses" is a program targeting mid-level technical personnel in IT/information systems departments who are active in the field, to learn everything from AI basics to business application intensively in a short period. It is designed with the goal of enabling even AI beginners to specifically envision how to incorporate AI into their own company's business and organization and lead to results. Two types are prepared, a one-day course and a three-day course, held for corporate clients.
The program plans to cover the following themes:
- Basic principles and latest trends of AI, including generative AI
- Hands-on exercises directly linked to the field, such as prompt design and business process automation
- Key points of governance, security, and privacy in AI utilization
- Consideration and discussion of specific application scenarios to the company's business and services
It aims to go beyond a mere "AI explanatory meeting" and foster practical leaders who, through practical learning including hands-on, can take back to their companies and advance AI projects on their own initiative. Detailed curriculum and participation methods will be handled individually.
3. "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" for IT beginners to improve IT literacy
The company is newly opening a free face-to-face course where participants can systematically learn the basics of IT infrastructure and is starting to recruit participants. This course aims to be a place where anyone can acquire IT literacy as "modern reading, writing, and arithmetic" in a short period. Two types of courses are provided: a comprehensive course spanning 8 categories (10 sessions) (minimum 3 days) and an essential course focused on 2 categories (half-day).
Today, while many IT personnel focus on acquiring knowledge of the application layer, the reality is that infrastructure, which is considered a "natural existence" like electricity, gas, and water, is not sufficiently understood. However, a deep understanding of the underlying IT infrastructure is essential to develop and operate applications that run stably while ensuring performance, scalability, and security. To address these issues, Dell Technologies has started the "IT Infrastructure Basic Courses," and through this course, will contribute to improving the careers of each participant and the productivity of Japanese society as a whole by understanding the essence of how the IT technology that supports modern society works and increasing basic capabilities.
In the comprehensive course, participants can acquire IT literacy directly linked to practical work by systematically learning basic knowledge of a wide range of IT infrastructure, from IT technology basics such as "Computers and Information" and "IT Infrastructure Overview" to servers, storage, networks, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and AI/generative AI. In the essential course, the two categories of "Computers and Information" and "IT Infrastructure Overview" can be learned efficiently in a minimum of 3 hours.
"IT Infrastructure Basic Courses" Overview (Planned):
■ Venue: Dell Technologies Headquarters (Otemachi One Tower, 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
■ Fee: Free
■ Capacity: Minimum of 10 people, maximum of 20 people
■ Target participants: Those with no IT industry experience, those aiming for a career in the IT industry, those with a blank in their career, those who want to learn the basics of IT infrastructure
■ Application URL: https://www.dell.com/ja-jp/blog/it-powered-by-dell-technologies/
[Comprehensive Course] 1 "Computers and Information", 2 "IT Infrastructure Overview", 3 Server (Part 1/Part 2), 4 Storage (Part 1/Part 2), 5 Network, 6 Cybersecurity, 7 Cloud Computing, 8 AI/Generative AI
[Essential Course] 1 "Computers and Information", 2 "IT Infrastructure Overview"
In addition to the company-hosted programs above, the company also participates in the "Mirai Keitai Project," a learning presentation event for developing services for devices such as smartphones in collaboration with universities.
"Mirai Keitai Project" is a program that supports student projects in which companies collaborate with universities to work on the planning and development of services including business models. It is hosted by Future University Hakodate, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Hosei University, and Kyoto Tachibana University, and collaborates with many companies. Dell Technologies also participates as one of the partner companies, joining camps and presentation events, experiencing the flow from the perspective of a working professional to evaluation and delivery, and giving advice. At the results presentation event in February every year, the company evaluates the services developed by students, including elements such as planning ability, user perspective, and business perspective, and contributes to opportunities that lead to future business opportunities and startup ideas. This initiative, which tackles social issues and familiar inconveniences with free ideas, is significant as a project that cultivates the "raw gemstones" of talent that will pave the way for Japan's future with technology from the field.
###
About Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and people build their digital future and transform how they work and live. The company provides customers with the industry's most comprehensive and innovative portfolio of technology and services for the AI era.
###
(C) Copyright 2026 Dell Inc. and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
Trademarks of products and services provided by Dell Technologies are trademarks or registered trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States or its affiliates. Other registered trademarks and trademarks of products belong to their respective companies.