TIME.CO, Jakarta – Managing the implementation of the card program Pre-hiring with Microsoft Indonesia has officially launched the Talenta program TO THE Indonesia will equip 100,000 people across the country with AI skills.
This program, designed to empower Indonesian talent and workforce, is the continuation of the Skills for Jobs Indonesia initiative launched by Microsoft together with the Ministry of Coordination of Economy in early 2023. In its implementation, Prakerja and Microsoft Indonesia have collaborated with the nonprofit organizations Biji-biji Initiative and Skilvul as implementing partners.
Executive Director of Pre-Employment Card Program Management, Denni Puspa Purbasari, said that in a world where artificial intelligence is advancing at an unprecedented speed, it is easy for talent and workforce to feel overwhelmed or even threatened .
“However, at Prakerja we see AI not as a challenge, but as a vast sea of opportunities. “Imagine using AI to increase agricultural yields, streamline local market supply chains, improve e-commerce platforms tailored for local crafts, or even develop traffic management systems for busy cities” , Denni said in his statement, Thursday, September 14, 2023. .
“Upskilling and reskilling are not just trends. “They are our passport to a future in which we will optimally exploit the potential of artificial intelligence,” she added.
Through the Indonesian AI Talent program, 100,000 young talents, including alumni, recipients and registrants of the Pre-Employment Card program, can access independent learning modules in the fields of artificial intelligence, data and cybersecurity for free via the aka page .ms/talentaAIid .
The modules are specifically designed to suit all skill levels, from beginners to advanced professionals. In addition to technical skills, modules related to career preparation are also available in this program, such as how to make a CV, job interview simulations and developing soft skills in the world of work.
Of the 100,000 participants, 1,000 will receive training led by industry experts and seasoned professionals and receive Microsoft certification scholarships. Additionally, 200 participants will participate in bootcamps, innovation challenges and work connection facilities such as career fairs, to increase networking opportunities with peers and professionals in their fields.
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Graduates of the Talenta AI Indonesia program who successfully obtain Microsoft certification will also gain exclusive access to SATU Talent, a LinkedIn community that matches Microsoft certified individuals with hiring partners.
Microsoft Indonesia President Director Dharma Simorangkir cited a study by the Access Partnership, saying that using generative AI to integrate work tasks has the potential to open up $243.5 billion in manufacturing capacity in Indonesia, or the equivalent of almost a fifth of 2022 GDP.
To optimize this potential, new ways of thinking, new skills and new training are needed to ensure we are ready to embrace the future, as well as have enough talent to continue moving Indonesia forward. “That’s why we are honored to be able to continue our collaboration with the Coordinating Ministry of Economy, this time through Prakerja, to prepare Indonesian talents in today’s AI-driven era,” Dharma said.
According to him, over the past three years, Prakerja has achieved extraordinary results, helping to upskill more than 17 million job seekers, workers who have been laid off and/or workers who need to increase their skills in Indonesia.
“With the network coverage that Prakerja and Microsoft have, we hope to be able to reach more and more Indonesian talent, wherever they are located. “We sharpen our respective capabilities to support inclusive digital economic growth in Indonesia,” Dharma continued.
The launch of the Indonesian AI Talent program, which took place at the headquarters of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, was carried out simultaneously with the launch of other new Pre-Employment training, as introduced directly by the Coordinating Minister for Economy Airlangga Hartarto .
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