Menaker calls human resources superior is key to the future of the Indonesian industry

Jakarta – Minister of Manpower Yassierli emphasized that improving the quality of human resources (HR) is a determining factor in encouraging re -industrialization and strengthening the competitiveness of the economy of Indonesia in the future. In a public lecture at the Faculty of Economics and Management, IPB University, Bogor, West -Java, Yassierli said a number of national labor challenges should be overcome immediately. From the low human capital index Indonesia (0.540 – still below average ASEAN), to the difference between education and industrial needs. “We can’t talk about future industries to living human resources in the past. Total transformation is needed now,” Yassierli said Monday (4/14/2025). Browse to continue the content to answer these challenges, the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) carries three main strategies. First, the revival of the Job Training Center (BLK) is a modern training center based on project -based learning with a focus on digital skills and future technology, such as artificial intelligence, internet or Things (IOT) and Big data. “We want BLK graduates to have real experience, not just theory,” Yassierli said. Secondly, the launch of the National Movement Productivity program involving the industrial world and professional association to accelerate the pressure of superior human resources that are competitive worldwide. Third, the development of the employment prospects for employment, which is a projection system for future labor needs that will be a reference in preparing the national education curriculum. “This reference is used so that graduates are not only smart, but also relevant and ready to work,” Yassierli continued. Yassierli also emphasizes the importance of cooperation between government, industry and educational institutions to realize inclusive and sustainable re -industrialization. “Re -industrialization is a joint job. The government can only be an orchestra, its success depends on the harmony of all parties,” he said, which was enthusiastically welcomed by the participants. (AKD/EGA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here