Compared to last year, the number of proposals for (Vocational Matching Fund) this year has increased quite significantly, reaching 300 percentJakarta (ANTARA) - The number of proposals received under the Vocational Matching Fund program have increased by 300 percent in 2022, according to the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry.
"Compared to last year, the number of proposals for (Vocational Matching Fund) this year has increased quite significantly, reaching 300 percent," the academic director of vocational higher education at the ministry, Benny Bandanadjaja, informed here on Saturday.
The 2022 Vocational Matching Fund Program is a funding program initiated by the ministry that involves vocational college personnel and the business and industrial world (DUDI) in answering the challenges of the industrial world through the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (Freedom in Learning and Campus) ecosystem.
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The program has successfully obtained 176 design or project proposals from 70 universities that offer vocational higher education (PTPPV) and 156 industry partners.
Bandanadjaja said he hopes that the rise in the number of proposals indicates a corresponding increase in the learning methods of vocational students in Indonesia.
"One of the program's objectives is to develop student learning methods by inviting students to get directly involved in the business and the industrial world through teaching factory/teaching industry, where students get practical experience as well as project-based learning," he said.
Kedaireka, launched in 2020, is a platform for higher education institutions and industries to collaborate on creative creation and innovation.
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After higher education institutions and DUDI agree on a partnership through Kedaireka, lecturers can submit a matching fund proposal.
Under Kedaireka, the Vocational Matching Fund program has five priority themes: blue economy, digital economy, green economy, health independence, and tourism development. In addition, the program is open to other themes through proposals.
One of the ongoing matching fund projects is a traditional wooden ship revitalization project chaired by I Putu Arta Wibawa from the Shipbuilding Institute of Polytechnic of Surabaya.
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