Construction Workers Must Have A Certificate Of Work Competence

Illustration of a construction worker. (Doc of the Ministry of PUPR)

JAKARTA - Director of Institutional and Construction Resources of the PUPR Ministry, Nicodemus Daud explained that currently the government is intensively increasing the competence of MSMEs in the construction sector, as one of the steps to accelerate development and drive the national economy.

Efforts that are currently being carried out are implementing a policy on the use of certified construction workers in every construction. This refers to Law Number 2 of 2017 concerning Construction Services.

“Every construction worker must have special skills, such as light steel frame and roof installation workers, Aladdin or wall and floor roofing, and others. This must be accompanied by a construction work competency certificate," Nico said in a written statement, Wednesday, June 8.

In front of the administrators of the Indonesian National Association of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Building (HUNI), Nico said that the PUPR Ministry is currently drafting a Ministerial Regulation (Permen) which is a derivative of Law Number 2 of 2017 concerning Construction Services in conjunction with Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation. .

In this design, it will be regulated regarding the supervision of every infrastructure development project, both government and private, which requires providers to use certified construction workers issued by a designated institution.

The local government will later carry out the supervisory function in the regulation.

Responding to this, the General Chair of HUNI, Sudrajat said, around 1,000 construction workers from thousands of HUNI members spread throughout Indonesia currently have a certificate of competence for construction workers issued by LPJK.

Sudrajat also explained that most HUNI members have a background as light steel applicators (construction workers), be it roof trusses, wall frames, metal roof tiles or light steel-based instant houses.

However, Sudrajat continued, his party remains open to accepting construction workers with other fields of expertise such as electricians, plumbing, welding and others related to building construction, especially housing.

"HUNI was established on the basis of concern for fellow construction workers in various parts of the country. Our mission is to increase the competitiveness of MSMEs, especially construction workers in the country. HUNI was established to accommodate construction workers in general who are spread across all regions in Indonesia," concluded Sudrajat.