Improvements to the vocational education and training

Improvements to the vocational education and training system will be carried out in an integrated and integrated manner.

Minister of National Development Planning (PPN) / Bappenas Bambang Brodjonegoro said the main emphasis in improvement was matching the quality of graduates' expertise with industry.

The first step the government will take is to develop whatever industry needs, how many needs, and matching education.

"So that all Vocational Schools (Vocational High Schools) and BLK (Vocational Training Centers) are really seen as to what their quality is, then what competency certification is produced from these schools which will be in line with work needs," said Bambang, after a limited meeting at the President's Office , Jakarta, Thursday (5/16/2019).

Bambang said there was an imbalance between the current number of BLK and SMK and industry needs. Because, many job vacancies in various industrial sectors can not be absorbed directly by the graduates.

But not a problem in the field of education. According to Bambang, the core of the disharmony is in the expertise of the graduates.

"Indeed, Vocational Schools now have their clusters; tourism, manufacturing, maritime and so on. That's a field that might be appropriate, but the expertise is (right) yet? " said Bambang.

Therefore, the government does not intend to change the existing vocational fields even the ratio of the number of educators. One that will be pursued is to measure the level of expertise and skills of prospective graduates from the viewpoint of market demand.

"It means we cannot walk alone from the supply side, but we must look at the demand side. But now we can't start from scratch, so we have to use what we have, "he said.

To support the improvement plan, the Minister of Manpower Hanif Dhakiri said he would optimize the involvement of companies in the recruitment of SMK and BLK graduates.

Hanif said that one of the strategies that could be carried out was through an internship program. But now it will map the classification of the SMK, BLK and certification.