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        "id": 1844188,
        "msgid": "government-prepares-competent-workforce-to-support-investment-in-mandalika-sez-1783362010",
        "date": "2026-07-06 23:32:10",
        "title": "Government Prepares Competent Workforce to Support Investment in Mandalika SEZ",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is focusing on developing a skilled workforce to match the growing investment in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone. A recent focus group discussion aimed to identify labour needs and align vocational training with industry demands. This initiative is part of a broader economic stimulus package to boost productivity and accelerate employment absorption.",
        "content": "<p>The government is committed to preparing competent human resources to\nsupport investment growth in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK).\nThis commitment was realised through a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on\nthe Identification of Labour Needs and Training in the Mandalika SEZ,\nheld in Lombok on Friday (3\/7). The event was organised by the\nDirectorate General of Vocational Training and Productivity of the\nMinistry of Manpower, together with the Secretariat General of the\nNational SEZ Council. \u201cFor me, Special Economic Zones are one of the\nmain instruments in driving economic growth. When we talk about economic\ngrowth, one of the answers is SEZs, because they were established by the\ngovernment to accelerate economic growth,\u201d said Manpower Minister\nYassierli in a statement in Jakarta on Monday. The FGD served as a forum\nto identify workforce competency needs, assess the readiness of\nvocational training institutions, and design training programmes aligned\nwith the needs of industries in the Mandalika SEZ. The collaboration\nbetween the National SEZ Council Secretariat and the Ministry of\nManpower is part of efforts to support the national economic growth\ntarget of 5.4 percent in 2026 by increasing labour productivity and\nstrengthening the link and match between vocational training and\nbusiness needs. This human resource strengthening is also in line with\nthe Semester II 2026 Economic Stimulus Package, which places vocational\ntraining and apprenticeships as important instruments to increase\nproductivity and accelerate labour absorption. The government has\nallocated a budget of Rp6.26 trillion to support the implementation of\nthe apprenticeship programme starting in July 2026. Investment\nrealisation in the Mandalika SEZ continues to show a positive trend. Up\nto the first quarter of 2026, the area recorded a cumulative investment\nof Rp6.06 trillion with a workforce absorption of 20,862 people. This\nachievement shows that the acceleration of investment must be balanced\nwith the provision of competent labour so that industry needs can be met\nand investment can be realised immediately. During the FGD, Yassierli\nemphasised that the development of the Mandalika SEZ requires competent\nhuman resource support, especially in the hospitality sector, in line\nwith increasing investment and tourism activity in the area. Amid\nvarious economic challenges, he noted that the apprenticeship programme\nis one solution to strengthen the readiness of the workforce to enter\nthe job market. In the previous National Apprenticeship Programme,\naround 100,000 participants took part, and approximately 30 percent of\nthem received job offers from the companies where they apprenticed.\nAccording to the Manpower Minister, this achievement shows that the\napprenticeship programme is an effective instrument to bridge the\nworkforce into the industry. He also highlighted the still high level of\nlabour mismatch in Indonesia, both vertical and horizontal. Therefore,\njob-ready training designed specifically according to real industry\nneeds is considered an important step to produce a competent and ready\nworkforce.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-prepares-competent-workforce-to-support-investment-in-mandalika-sez-1783362010",
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