KP2MI Builds Skilled Migrant Worker Ecosystem Through Migrant Centre

The Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) has inaugurated a Migrant Centre at the Batam Tourism Polytechnic (BTP) campus in Batam as a step to strengthen the upstream ecosystem for preparing skilled and globally competitive Indonesian migrant workers, particularly in the hospitality and tourism sector. The inauguration is part of the government’s efforts to build a more structured pathway for preparing migrant workers, from education and training to procedural placement in the international job market. “We will certainly build an upstream ecosystem for skilled migrant workers. And this is where the focus lies, in hospitality,” said Minister for P2MI Mukhtarudin after inspecting the campus facilities on Monday, according to a KP2MI statement on Tuesday. Mukhtarudin emphasised that the collaboration between the government and Batam Tourism Polytechnic represents an ideal synergy between the regulator and educational institutions in producing migrant workers with competencies that meet global market demands. According to him, the government is currently optimising various available instruments, including through a memorandum of understanding between KP2MI and 12 ministries as well as a number of leading universities in Indonesia. He explained that these ministries have various official polytechnics operating in the fields of mining, tourism, health, transportation, and fisheries for ship crews, enabling them to become part of the chain for strengthening the quality of Indonesian human resources. “The government creates a climate that facilitates the real sector. Placements are carried out through official schemes prepared by the government, whether Government to Government (G-to-G) or other procedural schemes,” Mukhtarudin explained. On this occasion, he also highlighted Batam’s strategic position, which directly borders Singapore. The geographical location is considered to offer significant opportunities for the development of skilled workers ready to compete in the international market. According to Mukhtarudin, the benefits generated are not only in the form of human resource downstreaming but also capable of driving regional economic growth and increasing people’s purchasing power. “The impact is not just human resource downstreaming, but in the context of driving the economy and people’s purchasing power. Therefore, the ecosystem is good, reducing unemployment, improving welfare, and providing a multiplier effect on economic growth,” said Mukhtarudin. Besides inaugurating the Migrant Centre, Mukhtarudin also encouraged BTP to form its own Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company (P3MI). This step is considered realistic given the quality of BTP graduates who have participated in various international internship programmes at renowned hotels in Asia. With the existence of a P3MI, BTP is expected to be able to provide integrated services that connect education, training, and job placement within a single ecosystem. “I suggest you immediately form and prepare the P3MI. So that there is a one-stop service at BTP. People will just think about studying at BTP, because there the pathway to work abroad procedurally has been prepared. The domestic is prepared, the overseas is prepared,” said Minister Mukhtarudin.