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Improving Industrial Internship in Indonesia through In-Company Trainer Trainings

Indonesia
Initial vocational education and training
20.08.2024
Enhancing the quality of trainers is crucial for developing a workforce with industry-relevant skills. Swisscontact’s skills development initiatives in Indonesia aim to achieve this by focusing on various relevant areas. One of those is the training of private sector employees, known as in-company trainers (In-CT), who will coordinate and deliver in-house training for interns and other staff.

During its Phase I (2018-2023), Swisscontact’s Skills for Competitiveness (S4C) project has conducted a series of In-CT trainings, with 275 participants from 154 companies from all over Indonesia. Now, in S4C’s second phase under the Swiss Skills for Competitiveness (SS4C) Program, the In-CT training continues to make strides forward to adjust the current content even more from German standards to be aligned with the Indonesian contexts.

The In-CT training-related initiatives also includes capacity building opportunities for trained In-CTs to provide consistent learning quality for staff and trainees, many of which come from vocational education and training (VET) institutions.

A work (standard) in progress

Conducting a series of discussions is the start of the comprehensive process of implementing new ideas. It began with a focus group discussion (FGD) on the Dual VET System of Indonesia National Work Competency Standard (SKKNI) in June. The one-day session was co-hosted with the Indonesian Ministry of Industry (MoI)’s Agency of Industrial Human Resources Development (AIHRD) and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN).

"Competent and certified In-Company Trainers are needed to ensure the implementation of quality work practice or internship in the industry."
Hitono Prio, Assistant Deputy for Labor Productivity Improvement, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.

The FGD, with over 30 participants from companies with certified master trainers, highlighted the need to standardize in-company trainer competencies through the In-CT program. This effort aligns with Presidential Regulation No. 68 of 2022 on the Revitalization of Vocational Education and Training, which promotes industry adherence to competency standards. Recognized nationwide by the Ministry of Manpower, these standards will validate In-CTs who implement the dual VET system in their workplaces.

Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN)'s Adi Mahfudz Wuhadji delivered his opening remarks.
"Indonesia's vocational education and training must not only strive to higher quality but also remain relevant to the evolving labour market. We must remain optimistic and committed to building the competence of vocational human resources."
Adi Mahfudz Wuhadji, Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Vocational and Certification

In conclusion, the FGD called for a review team to perform gap analysis between the ASEAN In-CT standards and any existing ones in Indonesia, to see how updates can be made and to assess whether there’s a need to develop a new standard.

This process is going to build upon the results from In-CT trainings done during S4C Phase I, which include better structure and planning for industrial work practices as well as improved technical understanding for interning students. Once issued, the updated competency standards are to be endorsed by the National Standardization Agency of Indonesia, which would assure its adoption and implementation by VET institutions and private sector companies across the country.

Focus group discussion (FGD) on the Dual VET System of Indonesia National Work Competency Standard (SKKNI).

Refreshment training of trainers

The initiatives for standardization do not only apply to designing national competency standards, but also to ensuring that the In-CTs could deliver quality teaching and updated, industry-relevant materials. A Master Trainer Refreshment session is an answer for that.

Facilitated by seven senior master trainers, including three SS4C Senior Program Officers, a session held earlier in June brought together 23 master trainers who were trained during S4C Project Phase I. The refreshment session, initiated by the German Agency for International Cooperation TVET System Reform (GIZ TSR), was an avenue to exchange participants’ experiences from conducting training and internships. It also became a fitting opportunity to update their knowledge and skills as master trainers.

In-CT Refreshment: SS4C Senior Master Trainers took part in facilitating Master In-CT Refreshment session in June.

The session also discussed the need to incorporate gender equity and equality as well as social inclusion in the dual VET system to make sure that no one is left behind. Furthermore, the development of a hybrid training, blending offline, online and self-learning for the In-CT and Master Trainer Training was planned.

"As we update each other with our insights, we also believe in the importance of realigning them with the Training of In-Company Trainer International Basic Version, so that we can achieve standardized quality output for the training participants."
Saesario Indrawan, SS4C Senior Program Officer for Private Sector Cooperation and the facilitator of the session

Fifi Novalita Sari, a master trainer in an e-commerce company, agrees. “This refreshment is a great opportunity for us as master trainers to equalize our understanding and sharing experiences with each other in our respective companies. Since the regulations and materials are not set in stone, there are always additions or adjustments over the years,” she noted.

Stakeholders are committed to collaborating on dual VET system initiatives in Indonesia.

As these initiatives are ongoing, so is Swisscontact’s commitment to elevate in-company training efforts throughout the course of the SS4C Program. By aligning with industry demands and establishing relevant standards for training implementation and materials, the program not only enhances the competency of trainers, but also ensures that vocational education remains relevant to the evolving labour market in Indonesia.

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2024 - 2027
Indonesia
Initial vocational education and training, Upskilling and Reskilling
Swiss Skills for Competitiveness (SS4C)
SS4C is to strengthen the incentives and capacities of public and private dual vocational education and training (dVET) providers at the micro- and meso-level so that the skills of graduates match the needs of industry, thereby improving small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) productivity and contributing to more competitive SMEs in Indonesia competing on the global market. 
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2018 - 2023
Indonesia
Initial vocational education and training, Upskilling and Reskilling
Skills for Competitiveness (S4C)
Indonesia has charted impressive economic growth since overcoming the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. It has become the largest economy in the ASEAN community with a GDP per capita of USD 3’603 in 2016. Today, Indonesia is a key player on the global stage as the world’s 4th most populous nation, the world’s 10th largest economy and a member of the G-20. Poverty has been halved since 1999 to 10.9% in 2016 (World Bank, 2017). While this is good news in principle the poverty rate decline has slowed down since 2012: 28 million Indonesians still live below the poverty line today, while 40% of the total population are considered vulnerable of falling back into poverty with incomes only marginally above the poverty line.One of the major challenges the country faces today is the structure and dynamics of its labour market. On the one hand, the 1.7 million youth who enter the workforce each year outpace the growth in the number of jobs and result in a demand supply mismatch and people ending up in informal employment. On the other hand, technological progress: the complexity and nature of skills required on the labour market are not adequately matched with the qualifications and experiences obtainable through the national skills development system and result in a skills mismatch.
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