SPPI Training Refocused on Managerial Skills, Military Elements Scaled Back
Sumedang (ANTARA) - The Chief of Presidential Staff, General (Ret.) Dudung Abdurachman, stated that the government has directed the evaluation of the Indonesia Development Driver Bachelor (SPPI) training towards strengthening managerial material as an effort to refine the programme’s implementation.
During a visit to Sumedang, West Java, on Tuesday, Dudung said that the efforts to improve the programme’s implementation are the result of ongoing evaluations, ensuring that the training is more oriented towards the participants’ needs.
“The evaluation has taken place. Physical activities have been eliminated or reduced as much as possible, and the focus has been placed on cooperative management, as these individuals are future prospective managers,” he said.
Dudung also noted that the government is simplifying the duration of the training as a result of the evaluation, alongside adjustments to the briefing materials.
He emphasised that the evaluation of the briefings provided to SPPI participants is designed to produce prospective cooperative managers who possess the ability to manage organisations and businesses professionally.
“The briefing will likely consist of both theoretical and practical training regarding management, and I have received information that the duration will be shortened,” he added.
Dudng also explained that the basic military material previously provided to participants was intended as an introduction to state defence as part of the concept of total people’s defence, rather than combat training as experienced by soldiers.
According to him, this introduction aims to provide a fundamental understanding of the national defence system and citizen preparedness, without equipping participants with combat tactics or operations, which remain the sole prerogative of military personnel.
He added that evaluations of the SPPI training implementation will continue to ensure that the materials provided are increasingly aligned with the programme’s objectives, namely preparing human resources with managerial capabilities to ensure professional management.