UNS — The Vocational School (SV) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, through the Diploma in Agribusiness Study Program, held a Training and Competency Certification for Agribusiness Management Scheme Level 5 in Production. The training is conducted in collaboration with the Independent Agricultural and Rural Training Center (P4S) Okiagaru Ikamaja and the Bogor Ambissi Agribusiness Professional Certification Institute (LSP).
The training took 5 (five) days to complete, from Monday (30/8/2021) to Friday (3/9/2021). The Dean of SV UNS, Drs. Santoso Tri Hananto, M.Acc., Ak., symbolically opened the training at Building C, Faculty of Agriculture (FP) UNS. During the event, participants and speakers must apply strict health protocols.
“Hopefully, this activity will become a regular agenda for the Study Program. Not only in the Diploma of Agribusiness Study Program but other Study Programs alike. Together we can improve our graduates’ profile,” said Drs. Santoso.
The training is designed to improve the quality of human resources in the Study Program. This event is expected to improve the quality and competence of the Diploma of Agribusiness graduates. Thus they will be ready to compete in the employment world, especially in the field of agribusiness management.
Raden Kunto Adi, S.P., M.P., as the Head of the Diploma in Agribusiness Study Program and the person in charge of this activity, expressed his gratitude to the Director-General of Vocational Education Kemdikbudristek and all parties who supported and facilitated this activity.
“We thank you for holding this training and certification. Hopefully, after this training, our human resources will be even better,” he said.
Training and competency certification are part of the Vocational and Professional Competency Training Assistance Program in 2021 organized by the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Vocational Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemdikbudristek). The training was attended by 7 (seven) lecturers of the Diploma in Agribusiness Study Program, among other are Raden Kunto Adi, S.P., M.P., Edi Paryanto, SP, M.Agr., Hardian Ningsih, SP, MP, Rysca Indreswari S.Pt., M.Sc., Rizki Puspita Dewanti, SE, M.Sc., Dr. Muji Rahayu, SP, MP, and Dr. Ir. Endang Setia Muliawati, M.Sc.
The competency certification test is carried out after the training is finished, Saturday-Sunday (4-5/9/2021). The lecturers participating in the certification test share their positive responses. One of them, Edi Paryanto, SP, M.Agr., felt very enthusiastic and quite happy with the overall event. Even though the training was organized in an on-site (offline) manner from morning to evening, Edi Paryanto always attending and participating in the whole series of activities with high enthusiasm.
“I am very enthusiastic and happy to participate in this training and competency certification because I can gain new knowledge, which I can share with students, especially the Diploma in Agribusiness students. Hopefully, there will be more training and competency certification for Lecturers in the future,” said Edi Paryanto on the sidelines of exam preparation.
Humas UNS
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