Nippon Pallet Rental (JPR) announced on October 29 that it had conducted its first-ever "Company Visit Learning Program for Promoting Career Education" for junior and senior high school students.
<Students from Rikkyo Niiza High School receiving an explanation about JPR's work>
The students accepted were five second-year students from Rikkyo Niiza High School on October 2nd, and five second-year students from Kisarazu Municipal Hatasawa Junior High School on October 9th.
This provided an opportunity for students to learn about "logistics," something they don't usually think about, and the role of "pallets," which are essential for its efficiency, thereby fostering their professional and work ethic and encouraging them to think about their future selves.
<Students from Kisarazu Municipal Hatazawa Junior High School working on group projects>
The program included lectures to deepen understanding of JPR's business activities and work, as well as the importance of pallets, followed by group work on the theme of "What if pallets disappeared from this world?"
They discussed specific problems such as, "It will be difficult to load goods without pallets," and "This will make it harder for goods to reach us," and exchanged opinions on the significance of working in the logistics field and the impact JPR's rental pallet business will have on society.
Students commented, "Before hearing this, logistics seemed like something far removed from my life, but now it feels very close to me, and I'm grateful," and "After hearing about pallets, I want to learn more about logistics."
