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KETAPANG – Tuesday (14/02/2023). The Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence (Satgas PPKS) of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) participated in the Management Training for the Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence and Psychological First Aid.
This event was organized by the Crisis and Community Development Center (PKPK), Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Airlangga via a zoom meeting. The material discussed pertained to the experiences of PPKS Task Force members in task force management.
The occurrence of sexual violence cases in higher education has become a shared concern among the academic community globally and in Indonesia. Globally, universities are the second most common setting for sexual violence incidents.
To tackle this issue, in 2021, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia issued Regulation of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Number 30 of 2021 concerning the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence in Higher Education Environments. In addition, Law No. 12 of 2022 concerning the Crime of Sexual Violence was enacted, covering sexual violence across all domains, including university campuses.
Based on this mandate, in 2023 Politap formed a Satgas PPKS tasked with preventing sexual violence and handling sexual violence cases within Politap, and its members were inaugurated on . The task force membership consists of educators, administrative staff, and Politap students.
By actively taking part in the various training sessions provided, it is hoped that the Politap PPKS Task Force can gain a deeper understanding of its role and function as a center for the prevention and handling of sexual violence within Politap. (Finan Su)