JAKARTA: The Ministry of Migrant Workers' Protection is planning to establish 100 vocational training centres to enhance the skills of migrant workers, ensuring they are better prepared to work abroad.
"The president has requested and will support the development of approximately 100 vocational training centres," its minister Abdul Kadir Karding (pic) stated in Jakarta on Monday (Jan 6).
He explained that the centres would be built in stages, with 30 of them planned during the initial phase.
The ministry also hopes to involve the private sector in setting up job training institutes (LPK), which would complement the job training centres (BLK) managed by the Ministry of Manpower. These institutes aim to equip individuals seeking employment abroad with the necessary skills.
"We will collaborate with various stakeholders," Karding affirmed.
The cooperation will include the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology. Through this collaboration, vocational high schools, nursing schools, and other specialised institutions are expected to align their training programmes with job opportunities in international markets.
Karding expressed optimism that this cooperation will enable LPK and BLK to prepare prospective migrant workers more effectively, particularly by improving their language proficiency and other critical skills.
By enhancing these capabilities, the placement of migrant workers is expected to better match overseas job market demands.
"We believe that by strengthening these efforts, we can send more skilled workers abroad," he said. - Bernama-Antara
