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News 5 years ago

Jokowi wishes WorldSkills participants well at palace send-off

The President has sent off Indonesia's 36-strong delegation to the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 w...

Business 5 years ago

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Skills gap: Why education alone is not enough to land you a job in Indonesia

Unemployment rate for graduates of vocational high schools, which are meant to tailor students for s...

News 5 years ago

Shock absorbers inspire UGM students to invent quake-resistant building foundation

Inspired by how shock absorbers work, the three students – Yosi Kristiana, Siti Zuliana and Mi...

Business 6 years ago

Manufacturers running vocational schools eligible for 'superdeduction tax'

The superdeduction tax is a fiscal incentive involving a 200 percent tax allowance proposed by the m...

National 6 years ago

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Students in Indonesia's disaster-hit areas get easier questions in national exams

In Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), which experienced a string of major earthquakes and landslides,...

Business 6 years ago

Minister defends 'link and match program' against Sandiaga's debate remark

Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said that the ministry's "link and match...

Editorial 6 years ago

Acute lack of skilled labor

The concepts and programs of action to bridge the gap between supply and demand for skilled workers ...

Opinion 6 years ago

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Vocational education: Matching needs for skills

Indonesia’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in 2018 from 11.2 percent in 2005. Neverthel...

National 6 years ago

Indonesia focuses on polytechnics amid staggering skills gap

Indonesia has around 55 million skilled workers, or less than half of its 128 million-strong workfor...

Editorial 6 years ago

Mismatch between skills, jobs

Studies by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank on employment have concluded that what is acute...