Nikken Gakuin Co., Ltd.
DX of the MLIT "First- and Second-Class Architect Periodic Course"
— building an online learning framework available nationwide
・Reconciling the statutory duty of periodic training with fairness of learning environments.
・Shifting to a next-generation education model with regional, multilingual and interactive support.
・Organization: Nikken Gakuin Co., Ltd.
・Address: COSMY I(one)-5F, 2-38-2 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
・Website: https://www.nik-g.com/
・Tel: +81-50-1807-1920
Introducing ONLINE FACE®
Course: First- and Second-Class Architect Periodic Course
The Architect Periodic Course is mandatory every three years, aimed at improving architects’ professional standards and legal compliance.
It covers first-class, second-class and wooden-building architects engaged in design and construction supervision; practicing without attending can constitute a legal violation.
The course covers ethics, the latest legal amendments, technical trends and past accident cases.
A confirmation test follows, and successful participants receive a certificate of completion.
This certificate is a statutory document required for registration renewal and similar procedures.
Background
Architects belonging to architectural firms are obliged to attend periodic training.
Because such architects may perform design and construction supervision work, they must reliably maintain the skills the work requires, learning the latest building regulations every three years.
Given the significance of the course, we moved it online to give participants in regional and remote areas equal learning opportunities.
Results
Going online has established a framework in which courses can be taken from anywhere in the country, giving participants in regional and remote areas equal learning opportunities.
Courses can also proceed without interruption when travel is difficult due to weather or disasters, securing stable learning opportunities and strengthening resilience.
Because participants can study flexibly at home or at work around their schedules and family circumstances, completion rates and satisfaction have improved.
The burden of schedule changes and venue arrangements has also fallen sharply, greatly simplifying application management and operations. Operating costs are more efficient, contributing to stable course pricing and sustained service quality going forward.
Outlook
We will develop "hybrid" courses flexibly combining fully online and classroom formats, responding to diverse learning styles and corporate training needs. Individually optimized learning delivers deeper understanding and higher satisfaction.
Moving beyond one-way video viewing, we will raise interactivity through chat, quizzes, real-time feedback and VR/AR materials to improve retention and concentration.
By accumulating and analyzing learning data such as attendance logs and test results, AI-driven progress management and study advice will provide support optimized for each participant.
Looking ahead to the needs of international technical trainees and overseas subsidiaries, we will promote multilingual online courses in languages such as Nepali and Vietnamese, contributing to global human-resource development.
Beyond construction, we will work on a common platform for online training in collaboration with other industries, municipalities and educational institutions, helping digital education become social infrastructure.
