October 21, 2025
Improving the
quality of human resources is key to the sustainability of industrial growth in
Central Java. In the spirit of strengthening synergy between the world of
education and industry, the Central Java Provincial Government and several
companies in the Kendal Industrial Park (KIP) have agreed to collaborate by
signing a cooperation agreement between the Manpower and Transmigration Office,
the Central Java Provincial Education and Culture Office, and KIP's business
entities.
This initiative is
part of a Link and Match program initiated by the Central Java Provincial
Government. The program aims to bridge the needs of industry with the
competencies of vocational and technical education graduates. Through this
agreement, education and industry will collaborate to harmonize curricula, open
access to internships and training, and strengthen the absorption of competent
local workers.
The Central Java
Provincial Government's Manpower and Transmigration Office will recruit and
place workers according to industry needs. The Central Java Provincial
Government's Education and Culture Office will adjust the curriculum and
learning programs based on industry input. Both offices will also collaborate
on monitoring and evaluating the program to ensure its effective and
sustainable implementation.
The signing of the
agreement took place during a series of events at the Kendal SEZ and Central
Java Future Forum 2025, witnessed by the Governor of Central Java, the Regent
of Kendal, and the Kendal SEZ, and KIP Management. For business entities, this
collaboration will certainly provide tangible benefits in the form of access to
a trained workforce, strengthening the company's image as an industry that
cares about local human resource development, while also strengthening
strategic relationships with local governments and educational institutions.
KIP Executive
Director Juliani Kusumaningrum said that this collaboration is an important
pillar for the development of a competent industrial ecosystem. “Increasing
human resource capacity is one of the main pillars of industrial growth.
Through collaboration between the government, educational institutions, and
business entities in KIP, we want to ensure that strengthening investment goes
hand in hand with improving the quality of the local workforce,” she said.
Signatories to the
agreement included PT Royal Regent Indonesia, PT Borine Technology Indonesia,
PT Eclat Textile International, PT Polygroup Manufaktur Indonesia, and PT
Sasakura Indonesia. The involvement of business players from various sectors,
ranging from electronics, textiles, to toy manufacturing, reflects the
commitment of industry players in the Kendal SEZ to play an active role in
developing local human resources while strengthening Central Java's position as
a center of manufacturing industry growth in Indonesia.