Abstract
Small and medium-sized companies in the region face a difficult environment for hiring new graduates, and even when they do hire them, challenges exist in evolving them into human resources who can take root, grow, and play an active role, and contribute to the creation of the company's business and internal reforms. Rather than regional companies working alone, various stakeholders are co-creating and beginning to develop “regional human resource department” initiatives to support companies on a regional basis. Therefore, this study focuses on the “regional HR department” initiatives of intermediary support organizations that implement approaches to human resource areas such as internships, recruitment, and human resource development. Specifically, the study will focus on the practices of NPO G-net and general incorporated association Wakuwaku Switch, which are engaged in the areas of internships, recruitment, and human resource development in the Tokai region. As a result of the examination of the practical cases, the coordinators were able to confirm the potential for recruitment, retention, success, and growth through co-creation internships conducted jointly by regional SMEs in the areas of recruitment and internships, joint training for young people after they join the company, and projects with external personnel.
https://ror.org/037wmsn67 
