Trainee participants from Bhutan studied examples of community development in Japan that utilize neighborhood associations and local resources, and developed action plans for resident-led community development.

Fourteen officials from public support organizations took part in the program to enhance their capacity for SME policy development.
Inspired by Japan’s national and local SME support policies and best practices, they developed practical Action Plans to drive future SME development initiatives back home.

Government and public agency staff involved in export promotion activities, and executives from private organizations engaged in export promotion participated in this training course. To help address these challenges, participants used data to objectively assess the strengths and characteristics of products from their home countries based on data, after gaining an understanding of global market needs. They also explored marketing and promotion methods to develop, export, and sell products tailored to target markets based on a market-in approach.

Fifteen participants from eight African countries—including project managers for the SHEP approach and government officials responsible for agricultural extension and guidance—took part in this training course. The program aims to deepen their understanding of the "SHEP approach" through lectures and field visits to learn about Japan's extension/agricultural guidance system and market distribution system with the goal of implementing it in their own countries.