Abstract
The author surveyed 1,000 adults in Japan regarding their experiences and attitudes toward reskilling. While there is generally significant interest in reskilling, particularly in growth areas such as ICT, the number of people who have actually undertaken or experienced reskilling remains limited. Primary barriers preventing reskilling include cost and perceived cost-effectiveness, maintaining work–life balance, and anxiety. A particularly notable finding in the current study was the disparity in the social situation and attitudes between men and women. Gender differences shown in this study were not specifically examined in previous studies and emerged as an unexpected result. Overall, the number of adults who are reskilling is limited, and this indicates that the government’s stated objective may be unrealistic under the current social conditions.
