also: ひとつくり
noun
personnel training; human resources development; character building
Refers to the cultivation of people's abilities, character, or professional skills, often in organizational or educational contexts.
会社は人づくりに力を入れている。
The company puts effort into personnel training.
教育の目的は人づくりにある。
The purpose of education lies in character building.
Alternate spelling without rendaku; reading ひとつくり is less common but valid.
Compound of 人 (hito, 'person') and 作り (tsukuri, 'making'), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the concept of 'building people'.