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Education system mismatched with industry needs: Kadin
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Jobseekers pack the second Job for Career event at the Gelora Bung Karno sports complex in Central Jakarta in this file photo last year. ( JP/Jerry Adiguna))
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ndonesian industry faces a mismatch between industrial needs and workforce education, where a lot of job seekers are without a university education or, if they have one, lack the necessary practical skills, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said.
Kadin’s Deputy Chairman of Trade, Benny Soetrisno, said past governments had tried to solve this problem. Education Minister Wardiman Djojonegoro, during his tenure between 1993 and 1998, introduced the idea of “link and match” between education and industry.
“He took the example from Germany where he was educated. However, the idea had never been realized due to bureaucratic matters,” he said during a discussion at a Kadin office on Friday.
Benny added, the government already created a good vocational training program by making and reactivating vocational training centers (BLK) in the regions. However, in the era of decentralization, the ones that can assess industrial needs are the regional governments, while training programs are initiatives from the central government.
“The central government needs to coordinate with regional [governments] so the training given is matched with the needs,” Benny said. (evi)
