Quality Education: Graduates Ready to Work and entrepreneurship

Jakarta, KOMPAS - Alignment of education and the world of work not only to prepare graduates who are ready to work because they have the skills or expertise needed in the industry. Alignment of education must also be able to train graduates to become independent entrepreneurs who can provide employment for himself or others.
"Alignment of education and the world of work became an important focus at the moment, said Hamid Muhammad, Director General of Non-Formal and Informal Ministry of National Education, in the release of some 16 professors from universities to study entrepreneurship in the United States on Friday (8 / 1) night in Jakarta.
Hamid said, urging alignment done because the higher one's education the lower the self-sufficiency. This is reflected in the rising unemployment of educated in secondary education and higher.
For entrepreneurship education, Hamid said, not only developed in schools and colleges. Education outside the school such as literacy, institutional courses, and public education will also be developed.
In Indonesia there are approximately 100,000 institutions and courses 5000 Learning Community Activities Center (PKBM) which also need a touch of alignment.
Ciputra, founder of the University of Ciputra Entrepreneurship Center (UCEC) says, by providing opportunities for faculty to get entrepreneurship education in the best place, the opportunity to spread entrepreneurship on campus and the greater community. Therefore, the Kauffman Foundation, entrepreneurship training institutions in the United States, Indonesia supports the desire to disseminate and establish entrepreneurship education.
"If the train analogy, Indonesia has many 'cars'. Due to the limited locomotive, the cars less and less interested. We need to multiply the engine, namely that entrepreuneur more jobs, "said Ciputra.



Source: KOMPAS newspaper, Monday, January 11, 2010.