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KETAPANG – Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) (Ketapang State Polytechnic, Politap) hosted and facilitated a series of collaborative activities involving Cargill – Kalimantan and the Ketapang Regency Government (31/1).
This event featured three main agendas: the Signing of the Scholarship Program MoU Between Cargill – Kalimantan and Politeknik Negeri Ketapang; Collaboration between Save The Children & the Ketapang Regency Government for Economic Resilience, Youth Empowerment, and Sustainable Sanitation Programs; and the Symbolic Handover of the BPJS Program Between Ketapang Regency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, Cargill – Kalimantan, and Vulnerable Workers.
The event was held in the Hall of the Directorate Building of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang under the theme “Investing in People & Prioritizing Education to Accelerate Progress Towards Sustainable Development”. It was attended by various stakeholders from the Ketapang Regency Government, including the Regional Secretary, Commission II of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD), Agency Heads, Sub-district Heads, Danramil, Kapolsek, and School Principals. In addition, representatives from Save The Children, GAPKI, BPJS Kesehatan, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, and Cargill scholarship student beneficiaries were also present.
The event opened with remarks from the leaders of each institution involved in the collaboration, namely the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Deputy General Manager of Cargill – Kalimantan, Chairperson of Save The Children Foundation, Director of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Ketapang, and the Regional Secretary of Ketapang Regency.
The Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Irianto Sastro Prawiro, noted in his speech that Politeknik Negeri Ketapang has actively established partnerships and collaborated with numerous industry stakeholders, especially in agriculture and mining. In this case, the partnership established with PT Cargill is in the form of a scholarship program.
“Since 2018, Politap has partnered with PT Cargill to grant scholarships to local high school and vocational school graduates in Ketapang Regency, with the spirit of helping local talent studying at the Politap campus gain scholarship support from industry, while ensuring that graduates can be directly absorbed by industries across Ketapang Regency.”
On this occasion, the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang expressed gratitude to PT Cargill for the collaboration maintained over the years.
“To PT Cargill, we express our deepest gratitude, as this scholarship program greatly supports the development of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang.”
He continued, “We will certainly carry forward all this spirit of collaboration by strengthening our excellent network connecting the local government, industry, and stakeholders within Ketapang Regency and beyond.”
The event then proceeded with the signing of the MoU and the symbolic handover of collaborative programs between the parties. (Finan Su)