The Executive Training Programme is a European Commission funded programme providing European companies and their executives with a year of high quality business, language and cultural training necessary for success in the Japanese market. The Executive Training Programme targets both EU executives and companies with a clear readiness to do business with Japan. With the help of ETP, EU companies will increase their understanding of the specifics of the Japanese market and enhance their business prospects there.
ETP offers 45 accommodations among:
Inception module in UK
A 3-week intensive training course about the culture, history, economy and civil society of Japan, organised by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Immersion Module in Japan
A 30-week business and language training course run by Waseda University in Tokyo.
Internship
A 12-week internship in a Japanese company to apply the acquired skills and knowledge in practice.
ETP minimum requirements for EU executives:
Be a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union
Be employed by a sponsoring company
Demonstrate an excellent command of English
Have not previously participated in the ETP
Either have (a) a university degree of B.A. level + 3 years of professional experience as an executive or (b) 2 years of higher education + 5 years of professional experience as an executive
ETP minimum requirements for sponsoring companies:
Either (a) have exports or investments in Japan or (b) have plans to develop exports or investments in Japan or (c) provide support to European companies in developing exports or investments to Japan
Be EU-based/owned, have the global headquarters located in the EU, have a European identity and produce goods or services of EU origin
Employ a minimum of 5 people and have an annual turnover of 1 million or more
Be committed to contributing towards a part of the living expenses of the participant throughout the programme
Be committed to maintaining the employment link with the participant for the duration of the programme
European Commissions financial support:
ETP is free of charge for the selected candidates, being an EU fully financed initiative.
European Commission will fund the entire training course of 45 weeks run by internationally recognized universities.
ETP participants will receive a European Commission official scholarship of EUR 26.400 (EUR 2,200 a month)
sponsoring companies are expected to make a complementary contribution to living expenses of ETP participants
How to apply:
– Candidates cannot apply independently, they will have to apply together with the EU sponsoring companies they are working for.
– ETP participants will be chosen by the European Commission among the most suitable candidates who comply with the minimum requirements at the moment of application.
– Deadline for applications for the next ETP training cycle 2013/2014 is 31 May 2013.
– Selection results will be communicated by end June 2013.
– The training cycle will start in November 2013 and will end in November 2014.
Contact the ETP coordination office for your country for further information.
> Key documents
- Executive Training Programme (ETP) in Japan
- internet: http://www.euetp.eu