Ministry of Labor Transforms BPVP into Adaptive and Modern Mini-Campuses
The Ministry of Labor (Kemnaker) is accelerating the transformation of Vocational and Productivity Training Centers (BPVP) across Indonesia into adaptive, modern mini-campuses that will have a real impact on the community.
This step is part of the Ministry’s efforts to strengthen human capital development, aligned with the needs of the workforce and industrial developments.
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Minister of Labor (Menaker) Yassierli stated that the mini-campus concept is designed to transform BPVP from mere training centers into integrated vocational education centers that adapt to the needs of the labor market and are capable of building a sustainable ecosystem for competence development.
“The Mini Campus concept is designed to make BPVP more than just a training center. In the future, BPVP will develop into an integrated center for vocational education that responds to the needs of the labor market and operates independently,” said Yassierli during the opening of the event marking the kick-off of the BPVP transformation strategy in Bekasi, West Java, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
According to Yassierli, thanks to the Mini Campus concept, BPVP will grow into a center for vocational education with modern facilities, infrastructure, and advanced technology. As a result, graduates will possess not only technical skills but also the capacity for innovation, competitiveness, and the readiness to enter the labor market.
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“With the support of modern facilities and infrastructure, BPVP will be able to train a workforce that is not only skilled but also innovative, highly competitive, and ready to be absorbed into the business world and industry,” he said. Yassierli is optimistic that this transformation will strengthen the role of BPVP in addressing future labor market challenges while simultaneously accelerating the supply of competent workers in various strategic industrial sectors.
“I aim for an absorption rate of at least 80 percent for graduates of vocational training programs at the Mini Campus,” he emphasized.
To support this transformation, the Ministry of Labor continues to expand public access to vocational training by offering tens of thousands of free training packages, certified by the National Agency for Vocational Certification (BNSP) and integrated into the SIAPKerja portal.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of Vocational Training and Productivity Development (Binalavotas), Darmawansyah, emphasized that the transformation of BPVP is a crucial part of the efforts to create a vocational training ecosystem that better aligns with the needs of national economic development.
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According to him, BPVP must become a center for competence development that closely aligns with the needs of the business community, responds to changes in the labor market, and offers concrete benefits to the community.
“This transformation is not only a change in structure, but also in working methods, work orientation, and service culture,” he said.
Through the transformation of BPVP into mini-campuses, the Ministry of Labor hopes that the vocational training centers will adapt better, become more innovative and results-oriented, thereby training high-quality talent ready to compete in the national and international labor market and meet the staffing needs of the Indonesian industry. ***REL
