SURABAYA \u2014 Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq State Islamic University (UIN\nKHAS) Jember has officially launched a Professional Certification Body\n(LSP) after obtaining a licence from the National Professional\nCertification Agency (BNSP). The LSP is expected to help assure the\nquality of graduates and strengthen students\u2019 competitiveness in the job\nmarket.<\/p>\n
The launch marks a step by UIN KHAS Jember towards recognising\nstudents\u2019 competencies through certificates issued under BNSP-licensed\ncertification schemes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank God, after receiving the licence certificate from BNSP, we are\nofficially announcing to the academic community, especially students and\nthe public, that UIN KHAS Jember now has its own LSP. This institution\nwill help ensure that graduates are ready to compete in the job market\nby holding competency certificates,\u201d said Prof Sahiron Syamsuddin,\nDirector of Islamic Higher Education (PTKI) and Acting Rector of UIN\nKHAS Jember, at the launch in Surabaya, East Java.<\/p>\n
Prof Sahiron said the LSP was expected to increase public confidence\nin UIN KHAS Jember and the quality of its graduates. Competency\ncertification means students may hold not only an academic degree at\nundergraduate, master\u2019s or doctoral level, but also a competency\ncertificate relevant to their study programme and expertise.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith these two valuable documents\u2014a degree and a competency\ncertificate\u2014we hope UIN KHAS Jember graduates will find it easier to\nsecure work because they have specific skills recognised through a\nBNSP-licensed competency certificate. This gives graduates added value\nas they face competition in the world of work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A long-term effort to improve graduate quality<\/strong><\/p>\n UIN KHAS Jember Vice-Rector I Prof HM Khusnul Amal said the\nestablishment of the LSP was the result of a long effort and reflected\nthe university\u2019s responsibility to ensure that students gain\ncompetencies suited to the needs of society and the workplace.<\/p>\n He said competency certification was important so that students\ncompleting their studies would have not only academic knowledge, but\nalso skills tested and assessed under certification schemes.<\/p>\n \u201cWith this BNSP competency certificate, we demonstrate that UIN KHAS\nJember graduates are, God willing, ready to contribute to society. They\ncan put their acquired knowledge to use and access jobs suited to their\ninterests and expertise, supported by proof of competency\ncertification,\u201d Prof Amal said.<\/p>\n He explained that setting up the LSP had involved several stages,\nincluding raising awareness of the importance of a BNSP-licensed\nprofessional certification body, training competency assessors, a full\nassessment and an initial competency test witnessed directly by\nBNSP.<\/p>\n \u201cReaching the point where we have our own LSP has certainly been a\nlong and exhausting struggle. Together with the LSP team, led by Dr\nMahmudah, and all its staff, we prepared day and night so that UIN KHAS\nJember could have a BNSP-licensed LSP,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He said the team\u2019s cooperation, solidarity, division of\nresponsibilities and unity had ultimately enabled UIN KHAS Jember to\nestablish its own LSP.<\/p>\n \u201cThank God, through continued cooperation and unity, today we have\nbeen able to launch the UIN KHAS Jember LSP. After the launch, we will\ncontinue improving certification services by testing students who meet\nthe competency-assessment requirements,\u201d Prof Amal added.<\/p>\n BNSP encourages the development of certification\nschemes<\/strong><\/p>\n BNSP Commissioner Dr KH Mohammad Nur Hayid welcomed the launch of the\nUIN KHAS Jember LSP and congratulated the university\u2019s leaders and\nacademic community on the achievement.<\/p>\n Gus Hayid said he hoped the BNSP licence would provide an opportunity\nto improve teaching quality and the system for assessing graduates. This\nwould give UIN KHAS Jember graduates measurable, recognised competencies\nand make them better prepared to compete for jobs and serve their\ncommunities.<\/p>\n \u201cOn behalf of BNSP, I am very pleased that UIN KHAS Jember now has\nits own professional certification body. With this LSP, students who\nmeet the requirements can have their competencies assessed through the\nuniversity\u2019s internal LSP, within the scope of its licence,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n He said professional assessments conducted in line with competency\nstandards would give graduates an advantage in accessing employment\nopportunities and serving the community.<\/p>\n Gus Hayid, who is also Deputy Secretary-General of the Nahdlatul\nUlama Executive Board (PBNU), added that BNSP would continue supporting\nthe development of LSPs, including UIN KHAS Jember\u2019s, by expanding\ncertification schemes in line with the needs and graduate profiles of\neach study programme.<\/p>\n He said developing certification schemes was an important task\nfollowing the launch. Every study programme was expected to propose new\nschemes so that students across faculties could have their competencies\nrecognised in their respective fields.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter this launch, the next task will of course be to develop\ncertification schemes. I hope all study programmes and departments in\nevery faculty will submit new schemes in the future, in line with their\nintended graduate profiles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n With more certification schemes, Gus Hayid added, students would have\na wider choice of competency tests suited to their interests and\nexpertise.<\/p>\n \u201cGod willing, with new schemes, all students will eventually be able\nto take competency tests suited to their interests and abilities, and\nthen obtain recognition through BNSP competency certificates in\naccordance with the applicable rules,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The launch of the UIN KHAS Jember LSP was held alongside the\nuniversity\u2019s leadership coordination meeting. Attendees included\nuniversity leaders, vice-rectors, deans, vice-deans, heads and\nsecretaries of study programmes, and LSP management.<\/p>",
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