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KETAPANG – Tuesday (23/07/2022). Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) fulfilled an invitation to the Ketapang Regency Education Issue Mapping Workshop at Hotel Grand Zuri Ketapang, which took place over two days on 22-23 August 2022. This activity was initiated by USAID (The United States Agency for International Development) in collaboration with the Regional Government of Ketapang Regency, particularly the Ketapang Regency Education Office.
This event was attended by related agencies such as Bappeda, the Education Office, Balitbang, Sub-district Heads, and representatives from Elementary, Junior High, Senior High Schools, and Higher Education. Politeknik Negeri Ketapang attended as a representative of Higher Education, represented by Adha Panca Wardanu and Firmanilah Kamil.
This activity was organized in order to map out issues and challenges in education, particularly the Mean Years of Schooling and Expected Years of Schooling in Ketapang Regency. The objective is to formulate key strategies so that impactful changes to improve the quality of education can be implemented.
Mr. Alexander Wilyo, S.STP., M.Si., as Regional Secretary of Ketapang Regency in his remarks highlighted the low Human Development Index (HDI) of Ketapang Regency at 67.43, which is below the provincial HDI figure of 67.9. In addition, the average length of schooling in Ketapang Regency is still low at 7.48, as is the expected length of schooling at 11.78.
Based on the issues discussed, strategies have been formulated to address educational challenges in Ketapang Regency. The goal is to achieve 12-year compulsory education supported by IT-based, comprehensive, and equitable infrastructure, educators, and educational staff. The follow-up to this activity will be the establishment of a drafting team for Ketapang Regency's "Ayo Sekolah" movement guidelines. (Finan Su)