JICA TRAIN INDONESIAN SME CONSULTANTS
The Industry Ministry, in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a Japanese government organization that provide technical and grant assistance, is holding a six-month training course for 100 small and medium enterprise consultants.
During the course, which started Monday, the participants will study a corporate evaluation system known as shindan in Japanese from 14 Japanese and seven Indonesian trainers from various universities and governmental agencies.
Director General of Small and Medium Industry Sakri Widhianto said after the opening ceremony that the participants would attend 888 hour-long sessions, including 360 hours of field activities, during the Rp 5 billion (about US$ 556,000) training course.
The trained participants would be given certificates as evaluators and consultants, and placed with SMEs across the country, he explained.
"We want the participants to become professional consultants who can give thorough consultancy services to small and medium enterprises on business management, including production techniques, finance and the work environment," he said.
He added that it was hoped that the participants, who hailed from various governmental and research agencies, as well as business associations, would be able to help SMEs upgrade their operations, and work in an effective and efficient manner.
The training course is part of the Strategic Investment Action Plan (SIAP) formulated by Indonesian and Japanese governments in June 2005.
Source: the Jakarta Post
During the course, which started Monday, the participants will study a corporate evaluation system known as shindan in Japanese from 14 Japanese and seven Indonesian trainers from various universities and governmental agencies.
Director General of Small and Medium Industry Sakri Widhianto said after the opening ceremony that the participants would attend 888 hour-long sessions, including 360 hours of field activities, during the Rp 5 billion (about US$ 556,000) training course.
The trained participants would be given certificates as evaluators and consultants, and placed with SMEs across the country, he explained.
"We want the participants to become professional consultants who can give thorough consultancy services to small and medium enterprises on business management, including production techniques, finance and the work environment," he said.
He added that it was hoped that the participants, who hailed from various governmental and research agencies, as well as business associations, would be able to help SMEs upgrade their operations, and work in an effective and efficient manner.
The training course is part of the Strategic Investment Action Plan (SIAP) formulated by Indonesian and Japanese governments in June 2005.
Source: the Jakarta Post
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