Talent is the core driving force for Industries digital transformation and sustainable development. Handa, relying on its internal business school, has built a systematic talent development platform covering all levels and the entire lifecycle. From new employee onboarding and professional skills enhancement to management capability advancement, Handa Business School provides every employee with a clear and visible growth path through a diversified curriculum and practical projects.,Empowering talent development in all aspects.

Handa Industries conducts training on "Core Professional Competencies of General Managers and Factory Directors"

Handa Industries conducted a series of training programs focusing on "Core Professional Competencies for General Managers and Factory Directors," which were successfully completed in two phases. The first phase, lasting 19 days, officially launched in July at the Myanmar Plant 2. Employing a hybrid "on-site + online" model, it covered the main venue in Myanmar and branch venues in Yunnan, Wuxi, Egypt, and Bangladesh, with 51 core managers from home and abroad participating. The training was systematically designed around key modules such as strategic decoding, policy deployment, and lean operations, aiming to comprehensively improve the strategic planning, operational management, and personnel management capabilities of senior management, and to promote the upgrading of management actions towards policy management driven by four elements: target value, responsible person, time limit, and review. In September, the second phase of training was successfully completed at the Myanmar Garment Department, with managers from Bangladesh and Egypt participating online simultaneously. This phase focused on core courses such as rapid cash flow, action economy principles, VSM process analysis, improvement culture, and lean maturity assessment, with a focus on improving managers' lean management thinking and practical skills. At the closing ceremony, Executive Director and President Heng Zeli emphasized that the tools and methods learned in the training must be put into practice, and required managers to achieve the dual goals of "ideology + on-site" within three months, and to test the effectiveness of the learning with actual results.

2025 China Textile New Generation Innovation Class Visits Handa

In July 2025, the 2025 China Textile New Generation Innovation Class, themed "Corporate Globalization Strategic Layout and Planning," was held at Handa Industries.New generation entrepreneurs from the industry gathered to discuss new opportunities and paths for the globalization of the textile industry.

During the event, Jiang Yanhui, Vice President of Handa Industries, introduced the company's global production capacity layout and R&D achievements. Chairman Han Chun shared the considerations and practices of the globalization strategy and engaged in Q&A sessions with the participants. The participants also visited Handa's production workshop, testing center, and sample warehouse to learn about the company's production and operations. Invited experts delivered lectures on topics such as the international supply chain landscape, overseas investment risk control, and brand globalization.

This event is a practical initiative by Handa Industries to participate in industry talent development and share its global experience.

Handa Industries held a skills competition for its employees to promote the spirit of craftsmanship

In November 2025, Handa Industries and the Dongbeitang Subdistrict Federation of Trade Unions jointly held the 18th Skills Competition for Employees of Knitting and Garment Industries. The competition covered four categories: cutting skills & pattern design, sewing skills and garment inspection.

At the opening ceremony, Vice President Jiang Yanhui pointed out that professional skills constitute an enterprise’s core competitiveness, and encouraged all contestants to fully showcase their strengths. Zhou Kejun, Chairman of the Dongbeitang Subdistrict Federation of Trade Unions, delivered a speech and recognized the value of such competitions for employee growth.

After fierce competition, winners were announced for all four categories. Leaders from the company and the trade union presented certificates and prizes to the awardees. They also called on all staff to learn from the winners, pursue excellence, upgrade professional capabilities continuously, and make greater contributions to the company’s development.

Conduct Leadership Training

On January 19, 2025, Handa Industries held a special training session on leadership development, inviting external experts to give lectures. Management personnel from various departments participated. The training focused on the components of leadership, improvement methods, and application scenarios, and was conducted through case studies, interactive discussions, and practical exercises.

This training focused on teaching participants how to significantly improve efficiency and optimize resource allocation through intelligent upgrades, and encouraged every employee to become a source of innovation. By building a diversified learning and development platform, the team's unlimited potential was unleashed. These innovative measures not only enhanced the company's core competitiveness but also set a benchmark for the industry, proving that seeking opportunities amidst change is an inexhaustible driving force for sustainable corporate development.

Handa Joins CNTAC Experts for Trend Training to Boost Fabric R&D & Innovation

In 2025, Handa Industries invited experts from the Fashion Trends Department of the China Textile Information Center to conduct specialized training and seminars on fabric trends for Spring/Summer 2027 and Autumn/Winter 2026/2027. During the Spring/Summer trend training, experts focused on analyzing the concepts, colors, and fabric styles for Spring/Summer 2027, emphasizing that product development must consider visual appeal, tactile feel, and functional experience. The Handa team also showcased recent product development achievements and the application of AI and 3D technologies. In the Autumn/Winter trend seminar, Design Director Peng Lihua and Senior Trend Researcher Wang Bin interpreted the next season's consumer lifestyles, color proposals, fabric trends, and sportswear direction. Handa also shared its 30th-anniversary static exhibition and runway show examples. Both events included a workshop for design teams, who created multiple trend concept versions or development plans in groups, with expert feedback provided on-site. Participating designers stated that the series of exchanges provided clear initial positioning and trend guidance for product development.

Empower Frontline Supervisors to Improve Productivity | Special Training Held at Egypt Factory

In August 2025, Handa Industries' Egyptian factory held a three-day specialized training program for team leaders, with 40 team leaders from various production workshops participating. Prior to the training, the Human Resources Department and the Production Management Department conducted a joint survey to identify the team leaders' shortcomings in areas such as role awareness, communication and motivation, and job responsibilities.

The training adopted a format of "theoretical lectures + case studies + group competitions," combining the characteristics of local production in Egypt to explain team management knowledge and conduct case studies and solution optimization around practical problems. This training aimed to strengthen grassroots management capabilities, improve the comprehensive abilities of team leaders, and lay the foundation for the factory to promote lean production.

Handa Global Collaboration: Overseas Apparel Teams Visit Headquarters

On June 9, 2025, the management teams from Handa Industries' Bangladesh and Egypt garment manufacturing divisions visited the company's Wuxi headquarters for in-depth exchanges. The overseas team toured the company culture exhibition hall, fashion exhibition hall, sports exhibition hall, and production areas including the cutting, intelligent workshop, sewing workshop, and inspection center, learning about the headquarters' practices in intelligent upgrading, process innovation, and quality control. During the visit, both sides exchanged views and discussed topics such as process refinement, talent development, and quality management.

This event vividly demonstrates Handa Industries' global collaborative development, allowing valuable experiences to be shared through exchange and promoting the common growth of its overseas factories. Looking to the future, Handa will continue to deepen the close collaboration among its factories, working together to drive the high-quality development of the company's global business and create a better, more fashionable Handa!

Ensure Smooth Promotion Channels

Handa Industries consistently upholds the talent philosophy of "appointing people on merit and promoting competent staff". We keep optimizing the promotion mechanism as well as the job rotation and transfer system, and have built a multi-level talent development framework based on job competencies, so as to offer ample career advancement opportunities for high-performing employees.

In 2025, A total of 178 employees received promotions, including 89 local overseas staff.

To fully motivate employees and stimulate their creativity, we have put in place a complete performance evaluation and incentive system. We carry out monthly, quarterly and annual selection campaigns for outstanding employees, excellent managers and technical specialists. These initiatives set role models and foster a sound atmosphere of mutual learning and healthy competition. Standout employees are recognized and rewarded, while all staff are guided to clarify their career development goals.

Handa Industries held an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding employees

In 2025, Handa Industries held several commendation ceremonies for outstanding employees, solemnly recognizing advanced individuals and outstanding teams who worked diligently and achieved outstanding results on all fronts. The honors paid tribute to their hard work, and the role models inspired the team, fully demonstrating the spirit of Handa employees who love their jobs, are dedicated to their work, and pursue excellence.

These awards ceremonies not only affirm and encourage the hard work of the past year, but also serve as a mobilization and expectation for future development. All Handa employees will take these advanced models as benchmarks, unite as one, and forge ahead with determination to write a new chapter in the company's high-quality development and global expansion.

The commendation ceremony not only fostered a strong atmosphere of respecting, learning from, and striving to become advanced individuals within the company, but also strengthened employees' sense of belonging and cohesion, injecting lasting spiritual motivation into Handa Industries' in-depth transformation and continuous progress.