Ady TD Achmad, Yanuar Pribadhie
The Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration has issued Decree No. 326 of 2013 which introduces Indonesian National Work Competency Standards (SKKNI) for the banking sector.
These standards are for employees in the credit, funding and services, and bank operations sections of banks. This is a response to and in preparation for the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community.
“Competency is needed because the future challenges for bankers will be more intense,” said Abdul Wahab Bangkonsa, Director General of Development, Training, and Productivity at the Ministry.
SKKNI, Abdul continued, will provide two main advantages. First, it will act as a reference for developing education and training programs and curriculum including competency certification. Second, it will also enhance the opportunity for Indonesian workers to compete for regional and international jobs as well acting as a filtering mechanism for foreign workers in Indonesia.
Timboel Siregar, Secretary General of the Indonesian Workers Organization, views the Government’s effort in issuing SKKNI for banking workers positively, even though he sees this policy as somewhat late.
Timboel further emphasized that the Government must ensure that each bank has sufficient budget for improving the quality of its human resources.
“Bank Indonesia has issued a set of rules requiring banks to allocate at least 5 per cent of their annual budget to improve the quality of human resources. Unfortunately, those rules are not well implemented,” said Timboel.
Timboel suggests that the Ministry more strictly enforce the rules and engage the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to monitor proper budget allocation by banks for their human resources development.
“This is important to ensure that the quality of bankers is in line with banking competency standards,” concluded Timboel.
(hot/kc)
Ady TD Achmad, Yanuar Pribadhie
The Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration has issued Decree No. 326 of 2013 which introduces Indonesian National Work Competency Standards (SKKNI) for the banking sector.
These standards are for employees in the credit, funding and services, and bank operations sections of banks. This is a response to and in preparation for the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community.
“Competency is needed because the future challenges for bankers will be more intense,” said Abdul Wahab Bangkonsa, Director General of Development, Training, and Productivity at the Ministry.
SKKNI, Abdul continued, will provide two main advantages. First, it will act as a reference for developing education and training programs and curriculum including competency certification. Second, it will also enhance the opportunity for Indonesian workers to compete for regional and international jobs as well acting as a filtering mechanism for foreign workers in Indonesia.
Timboel Siregar, Secretary General of the Indonesian Workers Organization, views the Government’s effort in issuing SKKNI for banking workers positively, even though he sees this policy as somewhat late.
Timboel further emphasized that the Government must ensure that each bank has sufficient budget for improving the quality of its human resources.
“Bank Indonesia has issued a set of rules requiring banks to allocate at least 5 per cent of their annual budget to improve the quality of human resources. Unfortunately, those rules are not well implemented,” said Timboel.
Timboel suggests that the Ministry more strictly enforce the rules and engage the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to monitor proper budget allocation by banks for their human resources development.
“This is important to ensure that the quality of bankers is in line with banking competency standards,” concluded Timboel.
(hot/kc)