Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post , Tangerang Sat, 03/01/2008 City
Abdul Hamid, 82, had to rely on a walking stick to attend his grandson's graduation Wednesday.
"It's difficult for me to walk lately, but I'm so proud of my grandson," he said.
Endang Sutrisna, 20, is one of 68 trained sailors who graduated from the Seafarers Education and Training Center (BP2IP) in Karang Serang, Tangerang.
Endang and his fellow graduates already have jobs lined up on commercial ships. Hamid considers his grandson lucky, because "it's hard to find a decent job these days".
The graduates were the first to complete the two-year Archipelago Sailing Technological Program (DTPN).
All graduates have been recruited by shipping companies such as PT NYK Line Indonesia, PT Pelayaran Tempuran Mas, PT Taruan Cipta Kencana, PT APPL Indonesia, PT Sumber Bakat Insani and Japan-based PT Asahi Shipping.
BP2IP Tangerang has been in operation since 2004 and is one of seven maritime education and training centers managed by the Transportation Ministry's education and training institute.
Its programs focus on education and training in archipelago maritime technology, on par with high school studies.
To meet the increasing demand for young sailors, especially from overseas shipping companies, BP2IP launched its four-semester training and education program in 2006.
Forty-two of this year's graduates took nautical classes, while 26 others took technical classes.
"Sailing and nautical technologies continue to develop and we continue to face challenges creating competent human resources who can work effectively and efficiently, anywhere, and this is why the DTPN program was started," training and education institute head Dedi Dermawan said.
The DTPN program takes two years to complete. Students spend the first year studying on campus and the second year practicing at sea.
BP2IP principal Suwondo said the center also trained hundreds of students from vocational maritime schools from Jakarta, West Java, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Sumatra and Lampung.
It has also collaborated with 22 national shipping companies and seven international ones, he said.
"Half of the 4,095 BP2IP graduates have been recruited by foreign countries such as Japan, England, the Netherlands and Thailand, and they are currently working for international liners.
"The challenge we will still face in 2009 will be improving our financial resources to run sailing education and training. The Tangerang regency administration has helped us by constructing roads improving access to our campus," Suwondo said.
Graduates can also choose to continue their studies at the Institute of Maritime Studies in Cilincing, North Jakarta.
Abdul Hamid, 82, had to rely on a walking stick to attend his grandson's graduation Wednesday.
"It's difficult for me to walk lately, but I'm so proud of my grandson," he said.
Endang Sutrisna, 20, is one of 68 trained sailors who graduated from the Seafarers Education and Training Center (BP2IP) in Karang Serang, Tangerang.
Endang and his fellow graduates already have jobs lined up on commercial ships. Hamid considers his grandson lucky, because "it's hard to find a decent job these days".
The graduates were the first to complete the two-year Archipelago Sailing Technological Program (DTPN).
All graduates have been recruited by shipping companies such as PT NYK Line Indonesia, PT Pelayaran Tempuran Mas, PT Taruan Cipta Kencana, PT APPL Indonesia, PT Sumber Bakat Insani and Japan-based PT Asahi Shipping.
BP2IP Tangerang has been in operation since 2004 and is one of seven maritime education and training centers managed by the Transportation Ministry's education and training institute.
Its programs focus on education and training in archipelago maritime technology, on par with high school studies.
To meet the increasing demand for young sailors, especially from overseas shipping companies, BP2IP launched its four-semester training and education program in 2006.
Forty-two of this year's graduates took nautical classes, while 26 others took technical classes.
"Sailing and nautical technologies continue to develop and we continue to face challenges creating competent human resources who can work effectively and efficiently, anywhere, and this is why the DTPN program was started," training and education institute head Dedi Dermawan said.
The DTPN program takes two years to complete. Students spend the first year studying on campus and the second year practicing at sea.
BP2IP principal Suwondo said the center also trained hundreds of students from vocational maritime schools from Jakarta, West Java, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Sumatra and Lampung.
It has also collaborated with 22 national shipping companies and seven international ones, he said.
"Half of the 4,095 BP2IP graduates have been recruited by foreign countries such as Japan, England, the Netherlands and Thailand, and they are currently working for international liners.
"The challenge we will still face in 2009 will be improving our financial resources to run sailing education and training. The Tangerang regency administration has helped us by constructing roads improving access to our campus," Suwondo said.
Graduates can also choose to continue their studies at the Institute of Maritime Studies in Cilincing, North Jakarta.
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