Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Manpower minister Muhaimin Iskandar has expressed concern due to the increasing number of unemployed university graduates in the country.
While speaking at a graduation ceremony at the InterStudi Communications High Learning Institute (STIKOM) here Saturday, Minister Iskandar said the number of unemployed graduates has been on the rise each year, with available jobs not being filled by university graduates.
"The paradigm and curriculum of the higher learning institutes must be totally reviewed," he urged.
He further said institutes need to have plans to make their graduates ready to work and become reliable workers.
According to data released by the National Statistics Agency in August 2012, 110.8 million people in Indonesia were employed, but most, or 53.88 million (48.63 percent), had only elementary school educations, while 20.22 million others (18.25 percent) were junior high school graduates. (IGT/T007)
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While speaking at a graduation ceremony at the InterStudi Communications High Learning Institute (STIKOM) here Saturday, Minister Iskandar said the number of unemployed graduates has been on the rise each year, with available jobs not being filled by university graduates.
"The paradigm and curriculum of the higher learning institutes must be totally reviewed," he urged.
He further said institutes need to have plans to make their graduates ready to work and become reliable workers.
According to data released by the National Statistics Agency in August 2012, 110.8 million people in Indonesia were employed, but most, or 53.88 million (48.63 percent), had only elementary school educations, while 20.22 million others (18.25 percent) were junior high school graduates. (IGT/T007)
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