JAKARTA - In order to improve the skills and competitiveness of the younger generation, the social company PT Bisa Ruang Nuswantara (BIRU) together with the leader of the largest household appliance retailer in Indonesia, PT Daya Intiguna Yasa Tbk (MR.D.IY Indonesia) presents the Teaching Factory. This is a program that integrates learning in schools with real industrial experience at SMKN 1 Katapang, Bandung Regency, West Java.
The younger generation who will be the focus in the future learn a lot through this program. Some of them include Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine training, increasing teacher capacity, as well as ongoing support from BURE and MR.D.I.Y Indonesia.
The flagship products to be produced are the Alugoro hammer (demonstration), a simple but vital tool in the construction, mining, and manufacturing sectors. Performed collaboratively by applying circular economic principles that utilize recycled materials, this product has added value while reducing environmental impacts. These programs are provided so that students can get direct experience in the industrial world while obtaining official certification.
Together MR.D.IY Indonesia, BURE emphasized its vision to empower the younger generation to be ready to face the future, have global competitiveness, and be able to contribute to long-term growth. This Teaching Factory is a blueprint for industrial collaborations education that creates skills, products, and real opportunities. By equipping students and teachers through competencies relevant to industrial needs, we prepare them for work today, as well as forming a future workforce foundation. We hope this model can be expanded nationally to encourage more inclusive growth and have a sustainable impact," explained Kanya Stira Sjahrir, BURE's Chief Executive Officer in a written broadcast, August 26.
BIRU's collaboration with MR.D.IY Indonesia is also a form of commitment to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth and SDG 4: Quality Education and circular economic principles that are increasingly adopted by the global industry. More than just training, this Teaching Factory program combines vocational learning with real industrial experience for three months, strengthens student skills and teacher capacity so that it is relevant to the needs of the job market.
Edwin Cheah, President Director of MR.D.I.Y. Indonesia revealed that this collaboration is a positive step to strengthen the foundations of the younger generation with experience, competence and collaboration.
MR.D.IY. Indonesia has a commitment to grow together in a sustainable way with the Indonesian people. We also believe that the progress of Indonesia's young generation is a shared responsibility. For this reason, our collaboration with BURE is a tangible manifestation of MR.D.I.Y. Indonesia's great commitment to our role and capacity to build the nation. This inaugural collaboration is also part of our big program, namely MR.D.I.Y. For Indonesia. We hope that this positive initiative can be well received by SMKN 1 Katapang, Bandung Regency and help to strengthen the competitiveness of competent and inclusive vocational graduates, while increasing job readiness, strengthening local innovation, and supporting sustainable economic innovation.
Dr. Edy Purwanto, MM, Head of the Vocational High School Development Division (PSMK) of the West Java Provincial Education Office, who was also present at the inauguration ceremony of the Teaching Factory program, conveyed a positive response to this collaboration.
We welcome the collaboration initiatives of BIRU and MRDIY Indonesia in presenting the Teaching Factory at SMKN 1 Katapang. This program is a real step in preparing the younger generation with relevant skills from an early age, as well as being a model for other schools to strengthen educational relations with the industrial world. With support like this, we are optimistic that vocational graduates will be better prepared to compete and contribute to regional and national development.
SMKN 1 Katapang is a school that implements the Teaching Factory model because of its strong commitment to vocational education, its openness to collaboration with industry, and its readiness to empower students/i with relevant skills and encourage inclusive growth at the local level.
This collaboration not only presents new learning space, but also opens the way for the younger generation to dream bigger and go further. BRU and MR.D.IY Indonesia believe that every positive initiative in vocational education is a form of support for the nation's future.
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