应日本丰田汽车公司邀请,笔者一行三人于4月17—25日访问了日本,观摩第29届日本全国技能竞赛,考察丰田汽车公司职业培训。一、日本技能竞赛情况日本的教育培训分为普通教育和职业训练两大体系,普通教育由文部省管理,职业训练、技能检定、技能竞赛由劳动省管理,分工明确,各成体系。日本朝野各界普遍认为:日本人多、地少、自然资源贫乏,唯有靠大力开发人力资源,发展科学技术,以高技能的工人生产高质 At the invitation of Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, the author and his entourage visited Japan from April 17 to April 25 to observe the 29th Japan National Skills Competition and examine the vocational training of Toyota Motor Corporation. I. Skills Competition in Japan Japan’s education and training are divided into general education and vocational training of the two major systems, general education by the Ministry of Education, vocational training, skills test, skills competition by the Ministry of Labor management, a clear division of labor, each system. It is generally believed by all walks of life in Japan’s ruling and opposition parties that there are many Japanese with few land and few natural resources. Only by vigorously developing human resources, developing science and technology, and using high-skilled workers to produce high quality