Important vocational training to increase workforce absorption
Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Yassierli emphasized that vocational training is an important factor in increasing labor absorption, especially by strengthening the link and match or suitability between the competencies of graduates and the needs of the industry.
“One of our current challenges is that there is still a gap between the competence of job seekers and the needs of the industry. This gap must be bridged through quality vocational training,” said Minister of Manpower Yassierli at the review of the 2026 Batch I National Vocational Training (PVN) at the Serang Center for Vocational Training and Productivity (BBPVP), Banten.
The Minister of Manpower emphasized that training programs need to be further strengthened to match the needs of the sector so that graduates are ready for work. He also asked teachers to improve the quality of learning and ensure that participants have the skills needed in the workplace.
In line with these efforts, the employment absorption of vocational training graduates at BBPVP Serang was recorded at 82 percent in 2025. This achievement shows that the training carried out is in line with the needs of the sector.
The Minister of Manpower hopes that these achievements can be maintained and improved so that training alumni in the Ministry of Manpower centers will increasingly be able to meet the needs of the sector by strengthening ties and agreements.
During the visit, the Minister of Manpower directly inspected a number of training workshops at BBPVP Serang to ensure that the training process was appropriate to the needs of the industry.
He also discussed the implementation of training and drop-in interview activities that put participants in direct contact with business and industry, as part of efforts to accelerate workforce absorption.
He also conducted interviews with vocational training participants to absorb their aspirations and learn directly about their experiences during the training.
Through this dialogue, he ensures that the program being implemented actually delivers real benefits in improving participants’ skills and readiness to enter the labor market.
One of the PVN participants, Mohamad Adam Firdaus (24), admitted that he had a different learning experience while attending the training at BBPVP Serang. He is a training participant in the Electrical Mechanical Engineering Workshop.
“The facilities here are supportive, the instructors are also very good and the material is easy to understand. There are even things I didn’t learn in vocational school,” he said.
For your information, BBPVP Serang held PVN Batch I in 7 vocations with a total of 18 programs arranged based on the needs of the industry including Welding Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Business Administration and Management, Fashion Technology and Agro-Industrial Processing Technology.
The composition of the training program includes 5 Welding Technology programs, 5 Electrical Engineering programs, 3 Production programs, 2 ICT programs, 2 Business and Management programs and 1 Fashion Technology and Agro-industrial Process Technology program each. ***rel
