W. Australia to help set up RI maritime center<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's first maritime training center,
\ndesigned to train fishermen and upgrade their operations, will
\nsoon be built in Ambon, capital of Maluku, with the assistance of
\nWestern Australia government.<\/p>\n
Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief told reporters yesterday
\nthat the project will get underway later this year<\/p>\n
He announced that a team from Western Australia was conducting
\na feasibility study, after receiving Western Australia Deputy
\nMinister for Education, Employment and Training Ian Hill.<\/p>\n
Western Australia has pledged A$24 million in grants through
\nthe Australian International Development Assistance Bureau
\n(AIDAB) for the project, Latief said.<\/p>\n
Latief explained that the training center is aimed at
\nupgrading the fishery industry in eastern Indonesia where it is
\nstill run, in large part, using traditional methods. A second
\ntraining center is being envisaged in Medan, he added.<\/p>\n
The project was one of the results from Latief's tour to
\nAustralia late last year to promote bilateral cooperation in the
\nfield of manpower.<\/p>\n
Graeme Davy, the managing director of the Western Australian
\nCollege of Customized Training, accompanied Hill to the meeting.
\nHe said his government would help the government train Indonesian
\ninstructors to teach at the training center.<\/p>\n
\"We have a lot of experience in the fishery industry and we
\nhave many vocational colleges and training centers to support
\nthis industry,\" he said, citing TAFES, the acronym for training
\nand further education. (rms)<\/p>",
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