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Prepare students for the workplace, official says
The Education and Culture Ministryâs directorate general of higher education, Djoko Santoso, said that vocational education should prepare students for employment directly after education
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he Education and Culture Ministry's directorate general of higher education, Djoko Santoso, said that vocational education should prepare students for employment directly after education.
Djoko said that vocational education in universities had been designed to meet industry demands.
He said people should understand that higher education was meant to enhance knowledge and skills.
'This is what people are mostly clueless about,' he said.
He said that many, especially high school graduates, registered for tertiary education without realizing the importance of applicable knowledge and skills.
Djoko said university was not always the best option for those wanting to pursue certain careers.
He said that the ministry was trying to solve the problem by issuing a moratorium on the further development of certain academic programs, which were deemed too far removed from the demands of the job market.
'We have put a moratorium on academic programs, such as law and economics, in all universities,' he said.
In addition, the ministry and UNESCO had tried to enhance education through technological advancement, accessible on e-learning.dikti.go.id.
The ministry also created a portal ' pjjpgsd.dikti.go.id ' aiming to provide long-distance learning assistance.
The portal provides thematic discussions, video learning and courses for people wanting to develop the appropriate skills for employment.
Separately, state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom's Business Service Division head, Yusron Haryadi. said that higher education institutions should provide students with helpful information on the Internet.
He said that currently Internet penetration in state universities was better than private universities because the state budget provided state universities with broadband access.
So far, only 1,000 of 3,000 private universities have broadband Internet.
He said that the broadband Internet access of 30 Mbps trailed behind European and American universities, which boasted 100 to 500 Mbps.
'The best speed is at Gadjah Mada University with 1.3 Mbps,' Yusron said, as quoted by kompas.com.
The Internet, which is driving advances in education, public health information, banking services, and agricultural market information, should be available to all university students. (put)
