March 13, 2024
This joint venture area between PT
Jababeka Tbk (KIJA) and Sembcorp Ltd is also recorded as having recorded a
total investment realization of IDR 43.8 trillion with 99 business actors from
10 countries.
"The existence of KEK Kendal
encourages the transformation of increasing workforce skills with various
workforce training provisions that adapt to industrial needs in KEK
Kendal," said Acting Secretary General of the KEK National Council, Susiwijono
Moegiarso in Jakarta, yesterday.
Of the total workforce absorption, as
many as 2,000 workers come from education levels that have not completed
elementary school, completed elementary school, and completed junior high
school in Kendal in 2022-2023.
Currently, the projected absorption of
workers with vocational school education levels in the Kendal KEK is 44,499
people from 99 business actors.
Of the 33 business entities and
business actors that are already operating, they have succeeded in absorbing
11,962 workers, of which 8,835 come from Kendal Regency, with a projected
absorption from link & match activities of 7,823 workers.
Susiwijono assessed that the Kendal
SEZ is a rapidly growing industrial area and has become one of the global
investment destinations in Indonesia.
According to him, the need for skilled
and competent human resources will increase to manage this economic area.
In order to meet these needs, several
activities were carried out, including signing a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) between the Governor of Central Java and the President Director of PT
Kawasan Industri Kendal (KIK) as the Kendal KEK Development and Management
Business Entity (BUPP), to the Cooperation Agreement (PKS) between the Central
Java Provincial Education Office and 14 Business Actors in the Kendal KEK.
Apart from that, joint recruitment was
also carried out and scholarships were handed over.
Meanwhile, General Administration
Assistant to the Regional Secretary of Kendal Regency, Agus Dwi Lestari, said
that this activity was a follow-up to the Link and Match Program which aims to
optimize labor absorption in Kendal.
According to Agus, as a commitment to
reducing unemployment, the Kendal Regency Government is collaborating with
relevant stakeholders by carrying out work-ready relations, recruitment, and
training programs in 2024.
Second, prepare skilled, competent, and
competitive human resources through competency-based training.
Third, by collaborating and
collaborating between the Kendal Regency Government, the Ministry of Industry,
the Kendal KEK, and the sub-district/village level government.
“Universities have a comprehensive
learning ecosystem, mastery of science and technology, and the potential for
developing innovation. "However, outside of educational institutions there
are industries that experience firsthand the practices that occur in the
field," said Agus.
Apart from that, there is also an
entrepreneurship, research, and development ecosystem which is a good source of
learning for the younger generation, especially in vocational education.
Source: industry.co.id