Determining the Role of Indonesian Education for Preparing Human Resources

The maritime sector encompasses a wide range of areas, including the manufacturing sector, which supports the acquisition, building, and maintenance of ships and their components, the maritime defence industry, the marine management industry, and much more. In the realm of vocational education and at the tertiary level, educational institutions, beginning at the secondary school level, play a critical role. Graduates of these educational institutions are competitive and may be found in a variety of professions in the industrial world. There needs a breakthrough from the government so that the absorbed workforce does not lose their jobs by taking steps to improve labour competency and productivity through standardization and harmonization competency certification through cross-sectoral cooperation and the private sector, strengthening coordination between stakeholders, namely the government, business, workers, and regional governments.