Govt to build int’l vocational schools
JAKARTA: The government says it will develop vocational schools of international standards in a bid to meet foreign labor market demands for Indonesian graduates with good English competency.
National Education Ministry director for vocational school development Joko Sutrisno said here Monday that Indonesia recently received a request for 200 graduates from automotive vocational schools to work abroad, but could send only 90 people because of the others’ limited English-speaking ability.
He said 85 percent of vocational school graduates entered the labor market while the other 15 percent continued their studies at university.
Those from business and management, information technology, hotel and tourism, and mining and craft schools were the most highly sought for overseas employment, he said.
The government has set a target of a 40:60 ratio of vocational school to high school students by 2009 in order to meet the labor market demands.
“The ratio now stands at 43:57,” Joko said. –JP
Source: The Jakarta Post
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