Skills for Employment in Indonesia

Results achieved as of the end of the Project (December 2019) include: (1) strengthened the capacity of 34 polytechnic institutes through improved quality and alignment of their programs with the job market’s needs; (2) the number of students enrolled in the study programs in five priority sectors (manufacturing infrastructure mining and energy agri-business and agro-industry tourism) increased by 45% to 25 718 (of which 34% female students); (3) the number of polytechnic graduates entering the workforce in the five priority sectors increased by 61% to 6 704 graduates (of which 32.9% women); (4) established 31 Professional Certification Bodies and 230 Competency Testing Units in assisted polytechnics; (5) the number of certified students from all study programs reached 37 416 students (of which 40% women) meeting the National Professional Certification Board standard; (6) 82 industry-endorsed polytechnic revised curricula and 421 signed partnerships with employers/industry associations for skill development services;(7) 22 Centre of Technology established in 20 polytechnics to support partnerships with industry and improve education relevance; and (8) improved accreditation level of 25 Polytechnic’s study programs.