JAKARTA - The Indonesian government strengthens cross-border collaboration through training for African sailors through organizing international training for 13 Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) member countries.
Head of the Transportation Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDMP) Djarot Tri Wardono said the training included the International Maritime Organization (IMO)-based Training of Trainers (ToT) program.
Djarot said the program was not only an opportunity to increase maritime human resource capacity, but also part of Indonesia's efforts to expand cross-border cooperation networks.
"The background is due to the realization of the delivery of the delegation of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) forum regarding cooperation between South-South and Triangulation," he said in a discussion with the media, in Jakarta, Friday, October 17.
Djarot said this activity was attended by 84 participants from 13 MOWCA member countries who were selected through the selection process. Among them are Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal.
"Currently we are in preparation for the arrival of 48 BATCH 2 participants on October 19, 2025," he said.
Furthermore, Djarot said participants were trained to become professional coaches and maritime testers according to IMO standards, through the curriculum of the Course 6.09 Model and Course 3.12 Model. He said training materials include theory, international standard simulator-based practices.
"So there is Rp. 18 billion given to us for 2 batches. So there are 2 trainings that we do, namely training of trainers, then training of experts. So training for judging and training for training," he said.
Djarot also expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) for his trust in managing funds and providing training for African sailors.
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"I would like to thank the Ministry of Finance for trusting us with the funds to be managed and to train our colleagues from West Africa and Central Africa," he said.
Through this program, continued Djarot, Indonesia strengthens maritime diplomacy, including the development of maritime human resources, not only domestic needs, but a real contribution to global shipping stability and safety.
"So actually the goal is to strengthen our role in the international community. Then we as partners are international maritime organizations in our activities," he said.
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