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Politap Extends Study and Work from Home

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Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) has extended study and work from home in accordance with the Decree of the Head of the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) Number 13A of 2020 dated 29 February 2020 concerning the extension of the status of certain emergency disaster conditions due to the coronavirus disease outbreak in Indonesia, Circular Letter of the Acting Director General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture Number 262/E.E2/KM/2020 dated 23 March 2020 concerning learning during the Covid-19 emergency period, the Appeal of the Regent of Ketapang Number 360/0108/BPBD-A/2020 dated 18 March 2020 dated 18 March 2019 concerning early vigilance and response to covid-19 transmission, and the Decision of the Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Politap) Management Virtual Meeting dated 26 March 2020.

The management meeting led by the Director and attended by Vice Directors, Heads of Departments, Study Program Coordinators, Department Secretaries, Heads of Centers, Heads of UPT, and Heads of Subdivisions evaluated studying and working from home; several matters decided in the meeting that formed the core of the circular letter were:

  1. Extending the validity period of Politap Director Circular Letter Number B/4/PL39/SE/2020 on follow-up actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (covid-19) and Politap Director Circular Letter Number B/5/PL39/SE/2020 on procedures for employees working from home related to preventing the spread of coronavirus disease (covid-19), until 9 April 2020,
  2. Teaching and Learning Processes, midterm exams, Field Work Practice guidance, and Final Project advising are carried out non-face-to-face by making maximum use of online systems from various platforms/applications considered optimal for these activities,
  3. Academic and administrative staff continue to carry out Work From Home (WFH) and Social Distancing as an effort to prevent the spread of covid-19 infection, while still paying attention to duty rosters established by unit heads and regularly reporting to direct supervisors,
  4. Politap students are instructed not to go to public places and interact with crowds.

Vice Director for General Affairs and Finance, Encik Eko Ripkowaty explained that Politap management is currently formulating a work-from-home system covering planning, implementation, and reporting. Encik added that this condition is a new experience for everyone, thus requiring time to adjust work-from-home management; however, she noted that work-from-home planning is being formulated more purposefully with more realistic work targets.

 

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