PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – Indonesia continues to maintain its position as the world’s largest palm oil producer, with crude palm oil (CPO) production reaching up to 45.5 million metric tons (MT) per year.
The palm oil industry is a crucial pillar for improving the welfare of independent smallholders and significantly contributes to the national economy.
Additionally, the industry has a massive impact on employment, supporting millions of livelihoods. “To advance the palm oil industry nationally, competent human resources are essential,” said Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita during the inauguration of a palm oil seminar themed “Sawit Generasi Emas: Membangun Masa Depan Berkelanjutan” at Politeknik ATI Padang, held online on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
“The Ministry of Industry will continue to develop future professionals in the palm oil sector through vocational education,” he added.
To achieve the vision for the downstream sectors of the palm oil industry, developing skilled human resources is crucial. This initiative is mandated by Presidential Regulation Number 74/2022 on National Industrial Policy, which focuses on reinforcing the production of functional and nutritious food, various non-food products, and vegetable-based fuels derived from palm oil.
Agus also emphasized that palm oil human resource development would be the strategy to inclusively and sustainably develop the economy.
Head of Industrial Human Resource Development Agency, Masrokhan also said, the good industrial vocational education would create competent human resource, reinforce (many) industries which are tough and competitive in the globe.
Palm oil industries also significantly play the roles to reduce green-house gas target up to 31,89% in 2030, as same as in the document – Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (E-NDC).
“This seminar would deliver chance for the experts, practitioners, and other stakeholders to share their knowledge, experiences, and innovative solutions about palm oil industrial development, starting from technology issues, human resources, and social and environmental aspects,” he said, as in the official statement to Palmoilmagazine.com, Wednesday (22/5/2024).
Masrokhan hoped the palm oil seminar would also deliver insight and new inspiration to realize palm oil as the successful sample in maintaining the balance of economy, environment, and the social.
Palm oil seminar in Politeknik ATI Padang would be part of series of industrial vocational fair (IVF) Region Sumatera. The IVF involved educational units in Ministry of Industry in Sumatera to conduct some activities, such as, seminar, exhibition, and job fair. It was the same time with the 50th anniversary of Politeknik ATI Padang that created competent human resource in agro – industries.
In Sumatera, there have been some educational units of Ministry of Industry, for instance, Politeknik ATI Padang, PTKI Medan, SMK-SMTI Aceh, SMK-SMAK Padang, SMK-SMTI Padang, and SMK-SMTI Bandar Lampung. In the series of IVF, Industrial Human Resource Development Agency also provided registration for the schools and politeknik that Ministry of Industry manages through jalur penerimaan vokasi industri (JARVIS) in 2024. Every candidate of student should register to the schools and campus in the same way, through jarvis.kemenperin.go.id. (T2)
