Jokowi Wants Ganjar Pranowo's Rintisan Vocational School To Be Implemented Nationally

SEMARANG - President Joko Widodo made a working visit at SMKN Central Java, Semarang campus on Jalan Brotojoyo No 1, Semarang City, Wednesday, August 30. The free boarding school, which was initiated by the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo since 2014, amazed the President. Jokowi who was present with First Lady Iriana Jokowi accompanied by Ganjar Pranowo and his wife Siti Atikoh, toured a number of school facilities and infrastructure. First, Jokowi was immediately treated to an innovation car 3 in 1 road repairr. Car The work of the Central Java Vocational High School students was able to combine three functions of damaged road repair tools. Next, the group reviewed Japanese language classes. Here, Jokowi and Ganjar sat on the student chair while listening to student presentations using Japanese. Later, these students have the opportunity to study in Japan on scholarships. They will be forged at Takayama University College of Car Technology, for two years. In addition, Jokowi was deceived by an orphaned student named Adelia Rosehawa who is very grateful to be able to get access to free schools. Adelia lived alone after her father, mother and sister died in an accident in 2019. Dara from Cilacap Regency hopes that a free school program like SMKN Central Java can be developed nationally. After reviewing a number of facilities and infrastructure, Jokowi expressed his admiration for the school initiated by Ganjar Pranowo. "I think this is a very good initiative from Pak The Governor of Central Java. Previously, this was BLK (Work Training Center) and was shifted to SMK and specifically for underprivileged families," said the former Mayor of Solo. He explained that boarding-based schools were free of charge or free of charge. Even students get uniforms, shoes, dormitories and food. "Good. First, free of charge and actually all of them are financed from the Provincial Government starting to uniform shoes and others. Eating is also due to boarding. Second, facilities and infrastructure, Kalau saya melihat SMK di provinsi yang lain, (SMK N Jateng ini) jauh lebih bagus. Mesin CNC sampai mesin dasar semuanya ada," paparnya.Beladi itu, Presiden juga menguji jika sekolah mampu menghubungkan dan membuat kerja sama ke perusahaan atau industri. "Kemudian melink-kan dengan industri. Dan tadi juga ada courseu bahasa Jepang, untuk mendapatkan scholarship di Takayama College yang ada di Jepang. Ini juga bagus," imbuhnya.Menurutnya, keberadaan SMKN Jawa Tengah is a solution to poverty management in Indonesia. "Solving problems related to poverty," he said. On that occasion, Jokowi emphasized that free school programs such as SMKN Central Java can be implemented at the national level. "Later I will order the Minister of Education and Culture to come here to be re-evaluated so that it can be extended to other provinces for poor citizens. Yes, later let the Minister of Education and Culture come here. If I can. After the Minister of Education and Culture comes here, then we can. "put the decision. I see this well," he concluded. It is known, Central Java Vocational High School initiated by Ganjar, became the womb of education that was able to be a solution to poverty through education.

Based on data from the Central Java Province Education and Culture Office, since 2014, the school with the concept of boarding has graduated as many as 1,837 students, consisting of 825 graduates of SMKN Central Java Campus Semarang, 336 graduates of SMKN Central Java Campus Pati, and 676 graduates of SMKN Central Java Campus Purbalingga. Of these, 80 percent of them are absorbed in the world of work and universities, both at the national or foreign levels. Currently, the Central Java Provincial Government continues to widen access to free education by adding 15 SMKN Central Java semi boarding spread across various districts/cities.