Central PWI Commitment To Hold Free UKW: Starting From Central Papua And Riau

Central PWI journalistic training for journalists in Central Papua and Riau which will be held on Monday (15/4/2024). (Special)

JAKARTA - A total of 60 participants came from Central Papua and Riau Provinces who would take the competency test of journalists (UKW) for Central PWI facilities in the two areas were so enthusiastic about participating in journalistic or pre-UKW training, which was held via zoom meeting, Monday (15/4).

One of the participants from Nabire, Erens, was very active in discussing the delivery of journalistic training materials by the speakers of the Head of the Education Division, M. Nasir.

Responds and enthusiasm of participants were also from PWI Riau. Among them are Syamsidir, and other participants.

According to the Director of LUKW PWI, Dr. Firdaus Komar, who was present to monitor the implementation of pre-UKW Journalistic Training, it was mandatory to be followed by participants who would take part in UKW.

"Because there are two provincial PWIs, namely Riau and Central Papua, which will receive the central UKW PWI allocation this time, whose implementation time coincides, and the pre-UKW is combined into one package," said Firko.

Central Papua Province, which will hold UKW in the capital Nabire for five classes on April 18-19 2024, will be continued in Riau Province for six classes on April 23-24 2024 and then followed in South Sumatra for 8 classes on April 26-27 2024 and in Riau Province for six classes, on May 3-4, 2024.

In addition to the four provinces, when the Central PWI LUKW has prepared the Provincial PWI which is ready to hold UKW, namely South Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, East Java, Surakarta, West Papua.

Chairman of the Central PWI Hendry Ch Bangun, in his opening remarks on journalistic / pre UKW training, said that UKW in Central Papua and Riau continued the implementation of UKW which had been held in 10 provinces.

"The Central PWI management and I guarantee according to our commitment to hold free UKW in 38 provinces including one special area of Surakarta," said Hendry.