Heaptalk, Jakarta — The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) through the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) officially launched the 2024 Microcredential Program for Digital Business, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Jakarta (03/13).
Entitled ‘The Future of Education: Microcredential and Digital Entrepreneurship’, the training program is presented to meet the growing needs of digitalization in the business sector. This program targets 500 participants with 700 certifications issued, both national (SKKNI) and global standards. On this occasion, the Human Resources Development Agency also signed cooperation agreements with four universities who will join the program as organizing partners, spanning Syiah Kuala University, Singaperbangsa Karawang University, Tidar University, and Jenderal Sudirman University.
In more detail, this Microcredential program will equip participants with the latest skills and knowledge to face challenges and opportunities in dynamic digital business. For 16 weeks, participants will receive free training with flexible learning and the support of experienced instructors. Carried out online using the self-paced learning with instructor method, this training is divided into two batches with the first batch in April-July and the second batch in August-November.
The curriculum in this phase is designed comprehensively to be adaptive to current developments by five universities, namely the University of Indonesia, SBM ITB, Binus University, Padjadjaran University, and Unindra, chaired by Prof. Eko Budiardjo, professor of Computer Science (Software Engineering) at the University of Indonesia.
Aiming to produce 600,000 digital talents per year
According to the Head of the Communication and Information Technology Human Resources Development Agency, the Ministry of Communication and Information Hary Budiarto, this Microcredential training is part of the digital talent scholarship program to produce digital talents following President Joko Widodo’s mandate. “The fulfillment of digital talent is assigned to the Ministry of Communication and Informatics and the Ministry of Education and Culture which oversee both state and private universities,” Hary voiced at the Microcredential training program launching in Jakarta (03/13).
Based on report from the World Bank and McKinsey published in 2015, Indonesia needs 9 million digital talents by 2030. Hary explained, “If we divide it per year, Indonesia must produce 600,000 digital talents per year. Ministry of Communication and Informatics with a limited budget is trying to produce 200,000 digital talents. Hence, our target every year is 200,000 talents, while for the remaining 400,000 talents we ask for university study programs under the Ministry of Education and Culture. Finally, Indonesia can produce 600,000 talents a year.”
Thus far, Indonesia has produced 2 million digital talents out of a total of 9 million targeted talents. According to Hary, this number is under Malaysia’s talents number, which currently has around 3 million digital talents. “We still have a lot of homework to do. Therefore, we launched this microcredential training to produce digital talents regardless of the educational field. This digital talent is not only limited to universities in the field of informatics engineering, information systems, or digital business, but those who work in the fields of law, economics, or political science, can also do microcredentials in this digital business field,” concluded Hary.
