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Ketapang, 13 October 2025 — Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic), through the Center for Quality Assurance and Learning Development, held a two-day Curriculum Revision Workshop on 13–14 October 2025 in the 2nd Floor Hall of the Politeknik Negeri Ketapang Directorate Building.
The focus of the event was centered on “Evaluation and Reconstruction of Vocational Curriculum Based on Outcome-Based Education (OBE) in Accordance with the Needs of the Business and Industrial World (DUDI) in the Framework of Implementing Permendiktisaintek Number 39 of 2025 concerning Higher Education Quality Assurance.”
The workshop was officially opened by the Vice Director for Academic Affairs, dr. Anto Susanto, S.ST., M.P., representing the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang. In his remarks, he emphasized the importance of curriculum as the primary foundation for improving the quality of education.
“The quality of education fundamentally depends on a well-designed curriculum. Hopefully, with a solid curriculum, Politap can produce graduates who possess not only robust knowledge, but also qualified skills and excellent character. Good educational quality is a shared responsibility, not only of Politap, but also of partners and alumni,” he said.
The event featured Ir. Ahmad Riyad Firdaus, S.Si., M.T., Ph.D. as the keynote speaker, who delivered material on the formulation and alignment of Vocational Curriculum Based on Outcome-Based Education (OBE) to align with the needs of the business and industrial world (DUDI).
Workshop participants included the Vice Directors, Heads and Secretaries of Departments, Department Quality Assurance Teams, Study Program Coordinators, lecturer representatives from all study programs, and invited partners of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang.
Through this event, participants are expected to gain understanding and implementable strategies in developing curricula that are adaptive to industrial dynamics and oriented toward measurable learning outcomes.
Over the course of the two-day event, the activities were interactive, featuring presentation sessions, discussions, and drafting curriculum designs more relevant to workforce demands. The outcomes of this workshop are expected to be a concrete step in strengthening the internal quality assurance system and producing competent, adaptive, and highly competitive graduates. (finn)