he Indonesian and Swiss governments launched on Tuesday a cooperation to develop a dual polytechnic system by applying skill for competitiveness (S4C) education.
“Apart from aiming to improve human resources competency to help polytechnic graduates be compatible with the industry, this program also aims to prepare for the application of Industry 4.0,” said Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto when launching the S4C program in Jakarta on Tuesday in a statement.
Industry 4.0 refers to the use of automatic machines and data exchange in manufacturing technologies.
Airlangga said four polytechnics and one academy were being developed under the cooperation.
There are the Morowali Metal Polytechnic in Central Sulawesi, the Kendal Wood and Wood Manufacturing Polytechnic in Central Java, the Cilegon Petrochemical Industry Polytechnic in Banten, the Jember Fish Manufacturing Polytechnic in East Java and the Bantaeng Metal Industry Academy in South Sulawesi.
He said the cooperation was based on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Airlangga and Swiss Economic, Education and Research Minister Johann N Schneider-Ammann on the sidelines of the 2018 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in late January.
Airlangga said the cooperation covered a number of activities, including management improvement, lectures and training, curriculum improvement, as well as technical support for the implementation of vocational education.
“They have expressed their commitment to finance the first phase of the project for four years,” he said, adding that the Swiss government had allocated Rp 110 billion (US$7.99 million) for the cooperation. (bbn)
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