A Contradiction I Noticed During a CCUS Renewal Call | Aren’t Technical Intern Trainees a Mandatory Requirement, a Source of Bonus Points in the Business Review, and at Risk of Becoming a Formality?
A Sudden Phone Call: “It’s Time to Renew” Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I received a call on my cell phone. “It’s time to renew your registration with the Construction Career Up System (CCUS). What would you like to do?” We’ve outsourced all our registration matters to a certified administrative scrivener, but the registered name…
A campaign has started where you can get a credit card and an Amazon gift card when you sign up for CCUS (Construction Career Up System)! (Bait)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It looks like there are all kinds of perks if you register for CCUS (the Construction Career Up System) lol. Right now, there’s a pretty hot promotion where you get a 4,900-yen Amazon gift card plus the chance to sign up for an American Express Gold Card!…
A wild idea: If we tweaked the Construction Career Up System (CCUS) card a bit more, wouldn't it become a card that people actually use?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you using the Construction Career Up System (CCUS)? We haven’t used it yet, lol. Well, that’s fine as it is, but I’d like to see it become a more useful tool, so I’ve been thinking about how we can actually use it…
The Rampant Forgery of Site Access Cards and CCUS | Challenges
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I’ve been driving around since the other day—I went from Nagano to Yamanashi and back, so it feels like I’ve gone all the way around Nagano. My back is killing me! As soon as I get back, I’m heading straight to my regular chiropractor lol. Anyway, I heard from someone the other day that at a certain job site, when you enter the site, you have to show your ID card…
Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu (Part 2): CCUS Edition | Career Development
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This is a follow-up to the recent Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu. These are likely the terminals that will be used at major construction sites in the future. You tap your card here to clock in. The photo above shows a terminal designed for outdoor use at construction sites. For indoor use, you…
Be Careful When Registering with General Contractors’ Proprietary Systems | The Proliferation of DX Initiatives
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Recently, there’s been talk about registering our construction plans in a major general contractor’s proprietary system. What’s more, these are projects that have already been completed. I suppose most people would just say, “Sure, sure,” and go along with it, but personally, I’m like, “Huh? Why?”…
A Guide to the Career Advancement System | The Construction Industry's System
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’ve been in Osaka since the other night, and it really is a lively place. I used to hear quite a bit of Korean spoken here, but not at all these days. I generally don’t comment on politics, but I suppose there are all sorts of complicated issues involved. It’s complicated…
The Construction Industry: Paperwork Piling Up by the Day | The Paperwork Nightmare on the Job Site
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. My business trip to Kagoshima is over, and for now, the fiscal year-end wraps up this week. This year’s fiscal year-end was incredibly hectic. It’s still hectic, though (lol), but I’m grateful for that. Naman-dabu, Naman-dabu. But anyway, moving on to the general contractor…
About the Construction Career Advancement System | Calcium to Help Prevent Memory Loss
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you ever forgotten something you were just thinking about doing a moment ago? I do it all the time! The moment I think, “I’m going to write a blog post!!”—I’ve already forgotten what I wanted to write about. I thought, “This is really bad!” so I looked into it. …