On June 20, 2024, Assoc. Prof. Pasit Lorterapong, OAP Secretary General, received a courtesy call from Ms. IKUTA Yuko, Deputy Director, Nuclear Human Resource Development Center and Mr. OHKURA Takehisa, General Manager, International Nuclear HRD Section, Nuclear HRD Center. Several issues were discussed, including the Instructor Training Program (ITP) which has been arranged since 1996. This program was designed to strengthen human capacities in Japan’s partner countries and to promote technical network for exchanging expertise and knowledge between experts in the region.