2. Basic Requirements for Participants in Management Training Programs
In order to participate in the management training, the following conditions must be satisfied, in addition to the work experience and position requirements specified for each program. 1.As a rule, participants should be citizens and residents of a developing country or region.
2.Participants should be university graduates or have equivalent academic ability or professional experience.
3.Participants should be between 25 and 60 years at the time when they come to Japan.
4.Participants should have a sufficient working knowledge of the program language to understand lectures, participate in discussions, and make presentations and reports.
5.Participants should be healthy both physically and mentally.
6.Participants should possess a clear awareness of the managerial situation in their own organization and submit a report on managerial problems that they are facing at the time of application for the program.
7.HIDA/AOTS ex-participants who have recently been awarded a HIDA/AOTS Scholarship and participated in a HIDA/AOTS training program in Japan are not entitled to apply for any program which starts within six months (183 days) after they have returned home from Japan.
8.Ex-participants of a Management Training Program can not apply for the same program again.
9.Participants should not be students, in the armed forces or working for a military-related industry.
Please check here for a list of the target countries and regions. However, countries may cease to be eligible for diplomatic reasons.