Ecosystem of Reliable Vocational Training Institutions in East Nusa Tenggara Supports Workforce Development
Jakarta – The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) has stated that the Government is committed to ensuring reliable vocational training services, including in East Nusa Tenggara Province, to remain relevant to community needs and an evolving labour market.
Yaya Sutarya, Director of Courses and Training at Kemendikdasmen, announced in Jakarta on Saturday that the ministry has undertaken socialisation of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Regulation Number 24 of 2025 concerning Vocational Training Institutions. This regulation serves as the new legal framework for conducting vocational education in Indonesia.
“This regulation establishes standards for vocational training provision as a quality assurance measure. These standards encompass graduate competency standards and vocational institution governance standards, formulated to guarantee quality learning services and professional, accountable, and sustainable institutional management,” he stated.
Yaya emphasised that through these various standards, vocational training institutions in Indonesia, particularly in East Nusa Tenggara Province, are expected to produce graduates who are competitive in both national and international labour markets.
He explained that the Kemendikdasmen’s approach to vocational training institutions operates through the Employment Skills Education (PKK) and Entrepreneurship Skills Education (PKW) programmes.
“By 2026, our service target is 9,000 students from out-of-school or school-dropout youth aged 17 to 25 years in the PKK programme and aged 15 to 25 years in the PKW programme, who will subsequently receive mentoring to become young entrepreneurs capable of strengthening local economies,” Yaya said.
According to a representative of the East Nusa Tenggara Regional Federation of Vocational Training Institutions (FPLKP NTT), the province possesses extraordinary natural tourism potential. “For too long, young people in East Nusa Tenggara have only been observers. FPLKP NTT is ready to collaborate with the central government, regional government, and vocational training institutions across East Nusa Tenggara to develop skilled young entrepreneurs who will manage the province’s tourism potential on a global scale,” the representative stated.
Governor of East Nusa Tenggara Province Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena expressed appreciation for the effective collaboration between Kemendikdasmen, the Regional Government, the East Nusa Tenggara branch of FPLKP, and vocational training institution operators.
“We are confident that good cooperation and coordination among all vocational education ecosystem stakeholders can produce competent young people from East Nusa Tenggara, particularly women, across various sectors as required by today’s labour market,” Melkiades stated.