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Taiwan to fund technical vocation program in Indonesia
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Industry Ministry's machinery and agriculture machinery director Zakiyudin (from left to right), technical vocation provider firm PT Formosa Teknologi Sentral president director Kao Ying Chang, Taiwan's industrial city Taichung City Government Economic Development Bureau’s senior executive Zhen-Wei Chiang and Taiwan Economic and Trade Office head John C. Chen pose for photograph during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for funding commitment from Taichung City administration for Formosa, in Tangerang, Banten on May 5 (JP/Stefani Ribka)
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ndustrial Taiwanese city Taichung City's administration on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with technical vocation provider PT Formosa Teknologi Sentral to fund the operational costs of the latter.
The fund will be disbursed to pay trainers and to draft the curriculum, said a press statement. Details on the size of the fund and timeline of disbursement are not yet available.
Formosa, which started classes last March, aims to enroll another 180 students in six batches this year in addition to its first 10 students who graduated on Friday.
It expects to train high-school equivalent graduates or factory employees.
It runs two classes: one for computer numerical control (CNC) and one for human-machine interface control and programmable logic control (HMIC and PLC), all of which use Taiwan’s latest machines, compatible with various materials, including metal, steel, brass, textile and bottles.
Taichung City Government Economic Development Bureau’s senior executive Zhen-Wei Chiang said such a vocational provider could improve Indonesia’s manpower skills for using Taiwanese machinery and consequently increase Taiwan’s machinery exports to Indonesia.
“Indonesia is the sixth largest market for machinery exports for Taiwan. We export roughly US$1.5 billion to $2 billion worth of machinery to Indonesia and would like to double that value by 2025,” he said during the MoU signing in Formosa’s training center in Tangerang City, Banten. (bbn)
