August 4th, 2008—Employment is one of the important issue in Indonesia. The government, however, should tackle the problem of unemployment in order to create prosperity in our country. In this case, the quality of our Human Resources is a big deal. TVRI (Televisi Republik Indonesia) proudly discuss this issue by the theme : “Revitalization of BLK (Balai Latihan Kerja) and Certification To Meet the Demand of Industry” through an hour live program.
Three main key speakers, they are Mr. Masri Hasyar as Dirjen Pembinaan Pelatihan dan Produktifitas; Mr. Tjepy F. Aloewie as the Head of BNSP (Badan Nasional Sertifikasi Pekerja) ; and Mr. Sumarna F. Abdurahman as the Ketua Komite Tetap Sistem Sertifikasi Kompetensi SDM Kadin Indonesia, gave interesting explanation to us. Here is the summary.
Revitalization of BLK means the evaluation of roles and functions of BLK in accordance with the quality, the quantity, the structure, the infrastructure, the program, the management, etc. to create the competent workers—who have knowledge and skills in a certain sector and a good ethos of working. BLK can be separated into two divisions structurally, namely Central BLK in Jakarta and Regional BLK in each provinces of Indonesia. Every BLK has their superior programs for their members. Recently, BLK has special program called Three in One Kiosk, consists of the training, the certification, and the placement of the new workers. We hope this program will be linked and matched with the need of industries in Indonesia. With the coordination among BLK; BNSP; and Kadin, we wish this issue of employment could be solved as soon as possible. (N-01092008)
