Human Holdings

Basic Information

Stock Code
2415
Industry
Services
Category Detail
Recruitment & Staffing Services
Prefecture
Tokyo
Establishment Year
August 2002
Listing Year
October 2004
Official Website
https://www.athuman.com/
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Overview

Human Holdings is a holding company founded in 2002, a leading industry player that engages in diversified services centered on education, staffing dispatch, and nursing care businesses.

Current Situation

Human Holdings achieved consolidated sales of approximately 95.9 billion yen and operating profit of approximately 3.1 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2024, demonstrating stable growth. Its core education segment operates multiple schools nationwide, providing a wide range of educational services. In the staffing business, it excels in dispatch, temporary-to-permanent placement, and IT solutions, catering to diverse needs. The nursing care business operates 175 facilities nationwide and also manages nursery facilities, offering community-based services. The sports business, including professional sports and e-sports operations, is one of the pillars of diversification. It is actively pursuing subsidiary mergers and acquisitions as well as overseas expansion. The company is promoting sustainability and improvements in education quality, with plans to pursue diverse growth opportunities going forward.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • Has been engaged in education business since 1985, with a long history.
  • Children's robot classroom is one of the largest scales in Japan.
  • Operates 175 nursing facilities across 15 prefectures nationwide.
  • Introduced programming education early on.
  • Operates professional basketball team Osaka Evessa.
  • Offers numerous multilingual education and international study abroad programs.
  • Rare model comprehensively deploying staffing, nursing care, and education.
  • First educational institution in Japan to acquire ISO29990 and ISO29991.
  • Engages in global IT engineer dispatch business.
  • Pursues diverse businesses fusing sports and education.

Hidden Connections

  • Robot creator Tomoyuki Takahashi serves as advisor for children's classroom.
  • Contributes to local sports promotion through operation of professional basketball B.LEAGUE team Osaka Evessa.
  • Established training facility for foreign technical trainees in Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture, to advance international talent development.
  • Expands learning opportunities in remote areas by enriching online education programs.
  • Human Global Talent operates bilingual job site Daijob.com.
  • Supports status of residence changes for specified skilled workers in nursing care, contributing to labor force securing.
  • Established overseas subsidiaries in Canada, France, Thailand, etc., to advance global expansion.
  • Implemented efficient organizational operations through management integration of multiple subsidiaries.

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Digital transformation promotion in education and staffing dispatch
  • Increasing demand for nursing care and childcare services in aging society with low birthrate
  • Rising needs for global talent utilization and multicultural coexistence
  • Market expansion in online education and correspondence courses
  • Increasing demand for business efficiency via RPA and IT solutions
  • New business creation in sports and entertainment fields
  • New markets from regulatory easing and government labor policy changes
  • Business expansion through industry-academia-government collaborations
  • Brand enhancement through strengthened social responsibility
  • Global expansion growth

Strategic Goals

  • Market expansion and diversification of education business domestically and internationally
  • Sophistication and field expansion of staffing and recruitment services
  • Quality improvement and nationwide strengthening of nursing care and childcare services
  • Business efficiency and new service creation through IT technology introduction
  • Promotion of sustainability management and strengthened community contributions
  • Maximization of brand value through sports business
  • Global talent development and overseas base expansion
  • Building comprehensive service system responding to diverse customer needs
  • Construction of digital education platform
  • Realizing employee diversity and improved job satisfaction

Business Segments

Staffing and Recruitment Services

Overview
Comprehensive services meeting customer needs through staffing and recruitment across diverse fields.
Competitiveness
Broad industry coverage and expertise in IT and nursing care.
Customers
  • Manufacturing companies
  • IT companies
  • Government agencies
  • Medical institutions
  • Logistics companies
  • Construction companies
  • Food service industry
  • Financial institutions
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Local governments
Products
  • Administrative staffing
  • Engineer dispatch
  • Overseas IT engineer dispatch
  • Temporary-to-permanent dispatch
  • Recruitment services
  • Outsourced operations
  • RPA consulting
  • Specialist staffing
  • Nursing staff dispatch
  • Vocational training services

Education and Training Services

Overview
Supports skill development for corporations and individuals with diverse educational content.
Competitiveness
High-quality education programs certified by ISO.
Customers
  • Corporate training managers
  • Vocational schools
  • Universities
  • Government offices
  • Local governments
  • Medical institutions
  • Nursing facilities
  • International schools
  • Foreign students
  • Adult education institutions
Products
  • Qualification acquisition courses
  • Employee training programs
  • Language training
  • Study abroad preparation programs
  • Online education systems
  • Vocational training
  • Career development courses
  • Nursing care education courses
  • Translation and interpretation services
  • MBA programs

Nursing Care and Childcare Support Services

Overview
Comprehensive service provision and training in nursing care and childcare fields.
Competitiveness
Multifaceted nursing support and foreign talent utilization assistance.
Customers
  • Nursing facilities
  • Nurseries
  • Local governments
  • Foreign technical trainees
  • Specified skilled workers
  • Welfare-related companies
  • Elderly facilities
  • Nursing staff
  • Medical corporations
  • Community comprehensive support centers
Products
  • Nursing service operation support
  • Childcare business management
  • Nursing care training programs
  • Technical trainee training
  • Specified skilled worker residency support
  • Home-visit nursing care
  • Small multifunctional services
  • Paid nursing homes with care
  • Group homes
  • Nursing job dispatch

IT and Digital Solutions

Overview
Supports business efficiency and DX promotion using the latest technologies.
Competitiveness
Early adoption and track record in RPA technology.
Customers
  • Private companies
  • Government agencies
  • Medical corporations
  • Manufacturing industry
  • Logistics providers
  • Staffing companies
  • Nursing facilities
  • Educational institutions
  • Financial institutions
  • Small and medium enterprises
Products
  • RPA implementation support
  • Business automation services
  • IT consulting
  • System development
  • Digital talent development
  • IT outsourcing
  • Cloud services
  • Data analysis support
  • Security measures
  • Software sales

Sports and Entertainment

Overview
Operations and related services for professional sports and e-sports.
Competitiveness
Diversified sports business expansion.
Customers
  • B.LEAGUE stakeholders
  • E-sports fans
  • Sponsor companies
  • Local communities
  • Athletes
  • Media outlets
  • Event operators
  • Advertising agencies
  • School corporations
  • Local government sports departments
Products
  • Professional basketball team operations
  • E-sports event operations
  • Sports marketing
  • Team merchandise sales
  • Athlete development programs
  • Local sports promotion support
  • Sponsorship planning
  • Fan community management
  • Online streaming services
  • Sports training

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Diversified business in education, staffing, and nursing care
  • Nationwide network of schools and facilities
  • Global対応 using multinational talent
  • High-quality education programs with ISO certification
  • Brand power from professional sports and e-sports operations
  • Efficiency support through IT solutions
  • Customer need response via extensive subsidiaries
  • Strong market foundation in major domestic regions
  • Diverse offerings of worker dispatch and temporary-to-permanent
  • Community-based nursing care and childcare services

Competitive Advantages

  • Japan's first ISO29990 and ISO29991 certifications in education
  • Staffing and recruitment services covering wide industries
  • Synergy effects from integrated nursing care and childcare operations
  • Customer support using advanced IT like RPA
  • High recognition and fan base from professional sports operations
  • Expansion across 19 prefectures with educational facilities and sites
  • Nationwide franchise expansion of children's robot classrooms
  • Diverse foreign language education and international talent development programs
  • Risk diversification through diverse business models
  • Stable revenue structure from extensive customer base

Threats

  • Risk of shrinking education market due to declining birthrate
  • Regulatory tightening and legal changes in staffing industry
  • Worsening labor shortages in nursing care industry
  • Intensifying price competition from competitors
  • Decline in competitiveness from delayed response to new IT technologies
  • Reduced corporate hiring due to economic fluctuations
  • Challenges in overseas markets due to cultural and regulatory differences
  • Facility operation risks from natural disasters
  • Obsolescence of business models due to changing social needs
  • Revenue deterioration from institutional changes like nursing care reimbursements

Innovations

2021: Launch of RPA Business

Overview
Entered the robotic process automation (RPA) field and began supporting business efficiency improvements.
Impact
Contributes to productivity improvements for client companies and establishes new revenue sources.

2022: Human Resocia Acquires FBS as Subsidiary

Overview
Acquired FBS Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary to strengthen diversified human resource services.
Impact
Contributes to business area expansion and service enhancement.

2023: Enhancement of Online Educational Content

Overview
Promoted online qualification courses for working adults to meet learning needs post-COVID.
Impact
Achieved increase in participants and improved customer satisfaction.

2023: Expansion of Nursing Care Education Programs

Overview
Expanded training programs for foreign nursing care talent to support securing high-quality caregivers.
Impact
Contributes to stable talent acquisition in nursing care business.

2024: Development of E-sports Business

Overview
Fostering and operating e-sports teams centered on Human Academy CREST GAMING.
Impact
Develops new younger customers and expands brand.

Sustainability

  • Providing high-quality learning environments in education
  • Community welfare contributions through nursing care and childcare
  • Promoting diverse talent utilization and diversity
  • Efforts to reduce environmental impact through business efficiency
  • Strengthening community collaborations for social contributions
  • Enhanced education support for foreign technical trainees
  • Creating sustainable workplaces
  • Active participation in community-based care systems
  • Strengthened information protection via Privacy Mark certification
  • Global talent development and intercultural exchange promotion