Part-time job program

Part-time job program

A total of 12,893 high school students yesterday started a
program to work as part-time employees during the holiday -- an
activity coordinated by the Jakarta chapter of the Education and
Culture Ministry.

The students are assigned to 20 government offices and 14
private companies from Oct. 24 to 29. There are four programs
offered: entrepreneurship, public presentation, social activities
and those hired as employees.

According to Kusnan Ismukanto, head of the office, most of the
students are interested in the entrepreneurship program because
they feel their knowledge can be used in real jobs.

Kusnan also said that the number of companies participating in
this year's program is 34.5 percent lower than last year because
of the abbreviated holiday. (yns)