People's Schools Can Be Strategic Human Capital Investment Towards Indonesia's Gold 2045

JAKARTA - The People's School program initiated by the government of President Prabowo Subianto is considered a potential strategic instrument in accelerating the development of human resources (HR) in Indonesia.

Employment social security observer Teguh Purwanto said that the program not only expands access to education for children from poor and extreme poor families, but also becomes an effort to equalize the quality of national human resources.

According to him, investment in the education sector has a long-term economic impact because it contributes to increasing labor productivity and national competitiveness.

"This program provides equal opportunities for children who have economic limitations to obtain a better education and achieve a brighter future," said Teguh through a written statement received by VOI, Sunday, May 31.

He assessed that the success of the People's School is not only determined by infrastructure and curriculum, but also the quality of educators who are the spearhead of the program implementation.

Therefore, the government needs to ensure adequate social protection for teachers and workers in the People's School environment.

Teguh appreciates the government's move to place teachers of the People's School in the ASN PPPK scheme.

According to him, the policy provides legal certainty as well as access to employment social security programs such as Occupational Accident Insurance (JKK), Death Insurance (JKM), Old Age Insurance (JHT), to retirement.

"Investment in the welfare of teachers is a direct investment in the quality of educational output. The impact will come back in the form of superior and competitive human resources," he said.