KAI Commuter Jalin Gets Japanese Nabtesco Corporation To Improve HR Skills

Cooperation between KAI Commuter and Nabtesco (Photo: KAI Commuter)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia or KAI Commuter collaborates in the field of education and training for the maintenance of KRL Commuter Line facilities with Nabtesco Corporation, Nabtesco Service, and Nabtesco Service Southeast Asia.

The cooperation was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or a memorandum of understanding by KAI Commuter President Director Asdo Artriviyanto with the Japanese in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, October 8.

Asdo said that this mutually beneficial cooperation can improve KAI Commuter's human resource skills (HR) in the maintenance of KRL facilities.

Previously, KAI Commuter together with the Commissioner and President Director of PT KAI (Persero) Didiek Hartantyo had the opportunity to visit Nabtesco Kobe Factory in Japan last year. Didiek's arrival to discuss this cooperation plan, with training aspects that focus on the aspects of Production Management, Work Etos, and Digital Transformation.

"KAI Commuter will soon send employees to undergo education and training to increase knowledge about treatment, troubleshooting system braking, train doors, and other relevant areas," he said.

Asdo also added that the signing of the MoU aims to develop cooperation in the railway sector by utilizing existing potentials.

"So, there will be routine meetings and discussions with the Nabtesco Corporation for the exchange of information and evaluation of the implementation of this MoU," he said.

In addition to collaborating in the field of education and training, Asdo said that in the last five years KAI Commuter has also collaborated with the Nabtesco Corporation in the field of the Partang Maintenance and Procurement of Train Facilities, with a total contract value of around 148 million Yen.

Nabtesco Corporation itself is a leading rail parts manufacturer, one of which is EMU (KRL) facilities owned by KAI Commuter, such as KRL series 05 Tokyo Metro, 7000 Tokyo Metro, 6000 Tokyo Metro, 205 JR, 203 JR and 8000 Tokyu.

With this collaboration, continued Asdo, KAI Commuter hopes to continue to learn how to carry out the maintenance of a series of KRL from Japan owned by KAI Commuter.

"KAI Commuter would like to thank you for the cooperation with the Nabtesco Corporation that has been carried out and is going well. This collaboration was carried out for railway progress in Indonesia, as well as to be better at serving Commuter Line users," concluded Asdo.