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Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic), in collaboration with the Medan Center for Human Resources Development and Research of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, organized Technical Guidance and SKKNI-based Certification in the field of Informatics. A total of 5 competency certification schemes were tested: junior networking administrator, junior graphic design, junior technical support, junior web programming, and junior mobile programming. The event took place on the Politeknik Negeri Ketapang campus from 12 to 16 November 2019 and was attended by 73 participants.
This SKKNI-based Technical Guidance and Certification activity was officially opened by the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Endang Kusmana. In his opening address, Endang stated that in this globalization era, we must recognize the importance of competency certification as formal recognition for a workforce equipped with qualified skills and capabilities that meet established work standards.
The Director of Politap stated that the competency testing at Politap was the first initiative conducted to improve graduates' competencies according to industry needs while enhancing graduate competitiveness. The opening of the technical guidance and certification exam was also attended by the Head of BBPSDMP Kominfo Medan Drs. Irbar Samekto, M.Si, examiners from LSP Komputer Jakarta, Vice Directors, Heads of Departments across Politap, the Head of the Politap Cooperation Working Group, technical guidance instructors from Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, and all certification exam participants.
Eka Wahyudi, Head of the Department of Information Technology at Politap and person in charge of the Competency Test Center (TUK), stated that 73 participants took part in the competency test, 69 of whom were Politap students and graduates. Alhamdulillah, out of the 73 participants, the overall passing rate reached 82.19%, while the passing rate specifically for Politap students and graduates reached 85.51%.
Meanwhile, Vice Director for Academic Affairs of Politap Adha Panca Wardanu, in his closing remarks, expressed hope that the collaboration between Politap and the Medan Center for Human Resources Development and Research of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics would continue to grow as part of improving human resource quality, particularly in communications and informatics. The Vice Director for Academic Affairs added that this competency testing activity is one of the programs that Politap will continue to develop. According to him, following the Information Technology Study Program, in 2019 competency testing will continue for the Road and Bridge Construction Engineering Technology Study Program, the Mining Technology Study Program, the Plantation Product Technology Study Program, and Agroindustry.