The establishment of community -based BLK is a form of effort to spread work training institutions so that they can be accessed by citizens who live far away from the available work training institution locations
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah launched the stage 1 development of the Community-based Vocational Training Center (BLK) in 2021 as part of efforts to improve the competency of the nation's human resources.

"The establishment of Community-based BLK is a form of effort to spread work training institutions so that they can be accessed by citizens who live far away from the available work training institution locations," Fauziyah said in a statement released here on Saturday.

The launch was marked by the signing of the 2021 Community-based Vocational Training Center contract between the Manpower Ministry and the aid recipient institution.

The establishment of the BLKs was a breakthrough by President Joko Widodo that began in 2017, Fauziyah said.

As of 2020, the Manpower Ministry has established 2.127 Community-based BLKs across Indonesia, she informed.

After the program and the budget were adjusted, the Ministry aimed to construct 787 BLKs by 2021. In stage I, around 520 Community-based BLKs will be built, and in stage II, around 267 institutions will be built, she said.

It is expected that with the establishment of the BLKs, the improvement of human resources' competency can be made more effective and through the addition of skilled as well as qualified workforce, the minister explained.

For the 2021 Community-based BLK program, the Ministry has increased the number of training branches by 24, Fauziyah added.

"With the addition to these training branches, I want there to be a link and match with the industry and the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) around the Community-based BLKs," she remarked.

She also urged the aid recipient institution to conduct the construction process in accordance with the technical guideline that has been published.

The directorate general of the ministry's vocational training and productivity guidance will strictly oversee the entire process and ensure that the construction is done in a transparent manner, she added.

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