Japanese manufacturing firm Komatsu Ltd. will put up a human resource development (HRD) training center in the Philippines, a top company official said.
Kunio Noji, Komatsu president and CEO, said the training center will help transfer service engineering skills, particularly in the field of heavy equipment and mechanic training, to Filipinos.
“With the growing number of deliveries of Komatsu construction and mining equipment in all areas of the world, the organization has decided to strengthen its product support capabilities from medium to long-term perspective by investing in local manpower training,” Noji said.
Komatsu has entered into an agreement with the Construction Manpower Development Foundation, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), to use the Construction Manpower Development Center (CMDC) in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
Komatsu will provide comprehensive training to new college graduates with a curriculum that include Komatsu’s quality control and assurance systems, expertise in knowledge of products and basic to advanced know-how concerning technical service, and support skills.
For his part, Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila said the opening of the training center will help develop the construction industry of the country.
“This program of Komatsu will contribute to the DTI-CMDF human resource development program by means of skills-enhancement training designed to update and upgrade the technical knowledge of Filipino engineers and laborers,” he said.
“The training is an effective way of improving our manpower qualification especially with the scheme developed for laborers that will familiarize them in handling and operating power tools or modern construction equipment to make them more competent,” Favila added.
CMDF is mandated to draw up an overall construction manpower development plan and relevant strategies, and develop and implement manpower training programs for the construction industry.
Komatsu is one of the world’s leading manufacturer and retailer of construction and mining equipments, utilities and industrial machineries.