Don't Be Afraid, Vice President Ma'ruf Ensures That The Pre-Employment Card Program Lasts Until 2022

Illustration-Citizen beneficiaries showing pre-employment cards (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin said the government will continue the Pre-Work Card Program until at least 2022 as an effort to improve the quality of Human Resources (HR) to face post-pandemic global competition.

"God willing, in 2022 we can also budget for this program, because our workforce increases every year and post-epidemic job demands demand better human resources, more skills," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in an online economic dialogue quoted by Antara, Jakarta, Friday. , March 5.

The pre-employment card is a form of government assistance to the community so that they can transform with various changes in the world of work.

"Because it is impossible or uncertain for them to be able to carry out the transformation on their own, the government is helping by continuing to carry out training programs and training through this Pre-Work Card," added Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.

The Vice President explained that the government continues to improve the work system for the Pre-Work Card Program, which was stopped on the recommendation of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"In 2020, Rp. 20 trillion is budgeted for 5.48 million (people), then in 2021 it was originally budgeted for only Rp. 10 trillion, but later increased to Rp. 20 trillion. That was indeed stopped on the recommendation of the KPK, but then improvements were made," he said. Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.

The Pre-Work Card Program is a training assistance scheme accompanied by providing incentives to the community. The assistance and incentives are intended for citizens aged at least 18 years old who have the status of job seekers, new graduates, victims of termination of employment, and entrepreneurs.

Each program participant will receive assistance worth IDR 3,550,000 with details for training IDR 1,000,000, post-training incentive IDR 600,000 per month for four months and IDR 150,000 survey incentive.

Currently, the Implementing Management of the Pre-Employment Card Program will open acceptance of Wave 13 participants with a quota of 600,000 people. The opening for Wave 13 is carried out after the results of the selection for Wave 12 have been announced.