Indonesia and Singapore agreed to extend cooperation in investment and vocational education, especially in the economic sector.
Indonesian Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Monday (Feb 19) that Indonesia has encouraged Singapore to proceed developing industrial parks in North Kalimantan, North Sumatra and North Sulawesi under an integrated concept much like the one utilized in Kendal Industrial Park in Semarang, Central Java.
The park, which was launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Joko Widodo in 2016, has to this point attracted 39 firms with a combined investment of $360 million and employed greater than 1,950 people. It is a three way partnership between Singaporean and Indonesian developers.
Asia News Channel reports, firms come from industries starting from furniture to food packaging. A technical college in the economic park, which is predicted to coach expert employees to service the project, can be nearly complete.
“Singapore is one of the neighbouring countries that play a strategic role in the interests of Indonesia and the region,” Minister Airlangga said, as quoted by Compass.com.
The industry minister said Singapore had played a task in the event of the furniture polytechnic at KIK, which is ready to begin operating this 12 months with the first-class of 96 students.
“This is in step with the President’s order to equip each industrial zone with [a vocational education facility],” he said.
Jakarta Post announced that 25 vocational secondary school principals from across the country will take part in a leadership training programme to be held from February 19 to March 3 on the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in Singapore.
