Subsidies are provided for educational and training expenses, including those related to obtaining qualifications and improving the digital skills of employees and others, which are necessary for small and medium-sized enterprises and other businesses in the prefecture to promote DX, improve productivity, create added value, and expand into new fields.
Ibaraki Prefecture: Digital Skills Acquisition Support Project Subsidy (FY2026)
September 9, 2026
Summary
Ibaraki Prefecture provides subsidies for training expenses related to employees’ digital qualifications and skill development to support DX, productivity improvements, added-value creation, and expansion into new fields.
Key Information
| Location | Ibaraki |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 15, 2026 – Jan 29, 2027 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥100,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 1/2 |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment / Business transformation and expansion into new fields / Productivity improvement and operational efficiency / Digitalization |
| Eligible Expenses | Expert fees / Expert travel expenses / Examination fees and course fees |
| Eligible Applicants | Social welfare corporations / Medical corporations / Small and medium-sized enterprises / Sole proprietors / Agricultural corporations / Nonprofit corporations / Incorporated associations and foundations |
| Implementing Agency | Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Official Page | https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/soshiki/shokorodo/sanjin/tyuusyoukigyou.html |