Workers to get better training<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Manpower Abdul Latief appealed to
\nthe private business sector yesterday to help with the
\ngovernment's plan to completely revamp its workers training
\nprograms.<\/p>\n
\"The government sees no alternative than to involve the
\nprivate sector in the drive to strengthen the quality of human
\nresources in the country,\" Latief told reporters after opening an
\ninternational seminar on training restructuring and the labor
\nmarket.<\/p>\n
The government is currently revamping its workers' training
\nschemes, including the hundreds of vocational training centers
\nwhich are managed by the Ministry of Manpower. The job of
\ntraining and equipping workers with basic industrial skills has
\nso far been carried out chiefly by the government.<\/p>\n
Latief said the restructuring is necessary to cope with the
\nsurge in demand for skilled industrial workers. He conceded that
\nthe present workers training system is inadequate.<\/p>\n
The minister said that many university and college graduates
\ndo not possess the skills that are being sought in the labor
\nmarket.<\/p>\n
\"I don't blame the graduates for the situation. But the most
\nimportant thing now is that the national education system and
\ntraining program should be restructured,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the government would push small and middle-sized
\ncompanies as well as the large ones to join in the endeavor.
\n\"They will be encouraged to invest in training their own workers
\nand to pay some fees towards the training program,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The three-day seminar, attended by about 100 experts from the
\nWorld Bank, Australia, Japan, Germany, South Korea, the United
\nStates and Indonesia, is expected to produce recommendations for
\nthe government in restructuring its training programs and
\nanalyzing the domestic labor market.<\/p>\n
Latief also disclosed that the government is planning to hike
\nthe official minimum wage levels across the nation beginning next
\nApril.<\/p>\n
He said he is waiting for proposals to be submitted by the
\nprovincial administrations on how much the minimum wages should
\nbe raised. The proposals should be in early next month and the
\ngovernment will announce its decisions before the end of the
\nyear, he said, adding that the increase, as was the case this
\nyear, would become effective on April 1, 1996.<\/p>\n
He said the increase would take into account the inflation
\nrate.<\/p>\n
Last year, the government raised minimum wages by between 10
\nand 15 percent. (rms)<\/p>",
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