Next-Gen Career Education x Regional Revitalization! UZUZ Starts Operating a Vocational School in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Aiming to Prevent Employment Mismatches and Train 'IT/AI Talent' to Support the Local Community
Educational Corporation UZUZ, established by the UZUZ Group, will start operating the Asahikawa Medical Secretary Vocational School in April 2026. They plan to launch an IT/AI Business Department in 2027 to develop local talent.
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The UZUZ Group, which provides employment and career support for young people, has established "Educational Corporation UZUZ" and will begin operating the "Asahikawa Medical Secretary Vocational School" in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, starting April 2026.
Leveraging the practical education and employment support know-how the UZUZ Group has cultivated, we will deploy "next-generation career education" to prevent employment mismatches. With an eye toward contributing to regional revitalization, we will realize a new educational model that dissolves the boundary between "learning" and "working."
Furthermore, to cultivate talent who will support the region and the coming era, we will begin recruiting the first cohort of students for the newly planned "IT/AI Business Department" scheduled to open in April 2027, starting in late April 2026.
■ Why is UZUZ, an employment support company, building a school? ~Two Background Reasons for Entering Education~
For 14 years since its establishment in 2012, the UZUZ Group has provided employment and job-change support for young people who have strayed from the so-called "royal road of new graduates," such as post-graduates and second-graduates.
Through this experience, we acutely felt that a "new educational model" is necessary to create a society where young people in Japan can work enthusiastically. This is the background.
The specific reasons are the following two:
【1】 To support young people's careers from the pre-employment stage
Through our employment and job-change support for post-graduates and second-graduates, we realized, "If they could have learned about careers and job hunting during their school education, we could have prevented stumbling and unfortunate mismatches at their first step as working adults."
We wanted to create an environment where students obtain the necessary knowledge and information so that a "do-over" after employment does not occur.
【2】 To revitalize regional areas
There are many young people who want to learn and work in their regional areas (hometowns) but are forced to move to urban areas because the environment is lacking.
To change the current situation in Japan where regional populations are declining, and to allow young people to choose the "option to stay local," we wanted to create an overwhelmingly strong vocational school rooted in the community.
■ Connecting "Learning" and "Working". The Mission and Vision Advocated by UZUZ
【Mission】
"Dissolve the boundary between 'learning' and 'working,' and create a society where young people grow up eager to work."
In current educational settings, the following two issues have become prominent:
- Students have little time to face their own careers.
- It is difficult to accumulate practical experience that can be utilized in society after graduation.
As a result, an endless stream of young people suffer from "career misalignments" such as mismatches after joining a company or early resignation due to choosing paths "somehow" vaguely.
At educational corporation UZUZ, entering society...
Leveraging the practical education and employment support know-how the UZUZ Group has cultivated, we will deploy "next-generation career education" to prevent employment mismatches. With an eye toward contributing to regional revitalization, we will realize a new educational model that dissolves the boundary between "learning" and "working."
Furthermore, to cultivate talent who will support the region and the coming era, we will begin recruiting the first cohort of students for the newly planned "IT/AI Business Department" scheduled to open in April 2027, starting in late April 2026.
■ Why is UZUZ, an employment support company, building a school? ~Two Background Reasons for Entering Education~
For 14 years since its establishment in 2012, the UZUZ Group has provided employment and job-change support for young people who have strayed from the so-called "royal road of new graduates," such as post-graduates and second-graduates.
Through this experience, we acutely felt that a "new educational model" is necessary to create a society where young people in Japan can work enthusiastically. This is the background.
The specific reasons are the following two:
【1】 To support young people's careers from the pre-employment stage
Through our employment and job-change support for post-graduates and second-graduates, we realized, "If they could have learned about careers and job hunting during their school education, we could have prevented stumbling and unfortunate mismatches at their first step as working adults."
We wanted to create an environment where students obtain the necessary knowledge and information so that a "do-over" after employment does not occur.
【2】 To revitalize regional areas
There are many young people who want to learn and work in their regional areas (hometowns) but are forced to move to urban areas because the environment is lacking.
To change the current situation in Japan where regional populations are declining, and to allow young people to choose the "option to stay local," we wanted to create an overwhelmingly strong vocational school rooted in the community.
■ Connecting "Learning" and "Working". The Mission and Vision Advocated by UZUZ
【Mission】
"Dissolve the boundary between 'learning' and 'working,' and create a society where young people grow up eager to work."
In current educational settings, the following two issues have become prominent:
- Students have little time to face their own careers.
- It is difficult to accumulate practical experience that can be utilized in society after graduation.
As a result, an endless stream of young people suffer from "career misalignments" such as mismatches after joining a company or early resignation due to choosing paths "somehow" vaguely.
At educational corporation UZUZ, entering society...