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I am employed by a company headquartered in an EU Member State or in a country associated with the Single Market Programme (SME Pillar).

I confirm that I am available to travel to Japan and participate for the full programme dates: 19–23 October 2026.

I understand that participation is personal and non-transferable.

I understand the deposit and contribution conditions applicable to my company size.

I have verified whether I require a visa to enter Japan.

Full Name *

(as indicated in your passport)

Prefix

First Name

Full Last Name

Preferred name (if different from legal name):

Nationality *

Of which country are you a passport holder

Country of Residence *

Job Title *

Department / function *

Work Email Address *

Secondary Email Address (optional)

Work Phone Number *

Personal mobile phone number (optional):

WhatsApp number (for on-site programme communication)

Same as work mobile phone number

Same as personal mobile phone number

Different number

Please specify:

LinkedIn Profile

Do you consent to the Centre tagging your LinkedIn profile in programme-related LinkedIn posts? *

Yes

No

English Proficiency *

Has your company previously participated in the WCM programme? *

Yes

No

Have you previously participated in the WCM programme? *

Yes

No

I understand the following *

Sorry you are not eligible to apply to this programme.

Companies may participate multiple times. Individual employees may only participate once. If you answered “Yes” to the second question, you are not eligible to apply.

Have you previously participated in another training programme organised by the Centre? *

Yes

No

Please specify the name of the programme(s) and the year(s) of participation. *

Please describe your current role within the company and your responsibilities in operations, production, engineering, quality management, lean implementation, or process improvement *

(300 words)

Please explain your level of decision-making authority and your ability to influence process improvement decisions within your organisation *

(250 words)
Examples of process improvement:
• operational management
• strategic process improvement
• lean deployment
• plant management
• quality systems
• continuous improvement initiatives

Please describe your previous experience with Lean principles, Kaizen, TPM, TQM, JIT, or other manufacturing excellence methodologies *

(300 words)

Please explain why you wish to participate in the World Class Manufacturing programme and why you are the most suitable person to represent your company *

(400 words)

How do you intend to apply the knowledge gained from the programme within your organisation after returning from Japan? *

(300 words)

Which specific manufacturing process, production line, or operational area in your organisation do you expect to improve as a result of this programme? *

(250 words)

What are the key operational or manufacturing challenges your company is currently facing? *

(300 words)

How do you expect the WCM programme to help address these challenges? *

(300 words)

Organisation Name *

Country of your headquarters *

Are you an SME *

Yes

No

SMEs are companies meeting the standard European Commission definition (fewer than 250 employees and turnover below €50 million or balance sheet total below €43 million): SME definition - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

If part of a larger group, please indicate group name

Please indicate the headquarters’ country of the group

Organisation Website *

Company LinkedIn

Office Address *

Street

Zip Code

City

Country

Business sector(s) *

(check all that apply)

Briefly describe your company’s products / services *

(200 words)

Please describe your company’s current Lean strategy or continuous improvement framework *

(350 words).

Which Lean / manufacturing methodologies are currently in use in your company? *

What are the three main manufacturing or operational challenges your company currently faces? *

(300 words)

What actions have already been taken to address these challenges? *

(300 words)

I understand that selected participants must pay a €1,000 refundable deposit to secure their participation, which will be returned upon successful completion of the programme.

I understand that successful completion requires full participation throughout the programme, completion of all daily questionnaires, and submission of the final survey.

I understand that participants from large companies (non-SMEs) are additionally required to pay a non-refundable contribution of €1,500 towards the programme costs.

I understand that €200 per day may be deducted from the refundable deposit for unjustified absence.

I understand that the deposit may be forfeited in case of cancellation, except in cases of force majeure or circumstances beyond my control.

If selected, I commit to attend the full five-day programme in Japan.

I understand that partial attendance is not permitted.

I understand that my participation cannot be transferred to another colleague.

If you are not yet a user of the EEN network but would like to benefit from their support, please find more information at https://een.ec.europa.eu. Would you like to be contacted about EEN support? *

CV *

(PDF)

Employer endorsement letter *

Required unless CEO / owner

SME status proof (no self-signed letter). Please provide an official document of the last closed accounting period indicating your company's staff headcount, turnover and balance sheet data. Self-certification will not be accepted *

Recent portrait photo *

(for use in the participant handbook and optional website testimonials)

How did you hear about this training programme? *

Please specify:

Additional comments

(optional)

I confirm that all information submitted is accurate.

I agree to the Centre’s privacy policy.

I authorise the use of my name and professional photo in the participant handbook if selected.

I understand that my professional contact details may be shared with other selected participants, programme experts, factory hosts, and Centre staff strictly for programme implementation purposes.

BEFORE YOU APPLY

PERSONAL INFORMATION

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

MOTIVATION & EXPECTED IMPACT

ORGANISATION INFORMATION

LEAN STRATEGY & MANUFACTURING JOURNEY

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS & DEPOSIT

ATTENDANCE COMMITMENT

UPLOADING DOCUMENTS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DECLARATION