Labour Minister ensures vocational graduates absorbed through industry-based curriculum

Serang (ANTARA) - The Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, has ensured that all participants of the National Vocational Training programme will be optimally absorbed by the labour market, following a restructuring of the training centre ecosystem which now utilises a curriculum based on the actual needs of the business and industrial worlds.

Yassierli made this statement during the inauguration of the 4th Batch of National Vocational Training, centred at the Serang Vocational Training and Productivity Centre (BBPVP) in Banten, on Tuesday.

“The Ministry of Manpower has moved away from the old pattern that only focused on graduate supply (supply-driven). Industry now acts as a demand orchestrator that identifies skill requirements and sets competency standards from the outset,” he asserted.

According to him, through this pattern, companies do not merely act as users of graduates, but rather as active partners involved in designing the curriculum, conducting training, and providing recruitment commitments post-training.

The focus of the training fields includes priority sectors such as welding, green skills, smart operations, agroforestry, AI digital skills, hospitality, and manufacturing.

“After completing the training period free of charge, graduates are equipped with competency certificates from the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP), which serves as concrete evidence of their skill competitiveness in the eyes of industry,” he said.

This curriculum adjustment is presented as the Ministry of Manpower’s primary solution to end the employment paradox, while simultaneously making it easier for the younger generation to secure employment, undertake entrepreneurship, or increase productivity.