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achieve it is to increase vocational training through the construction of community BLKs, the
minister noted.
The community BLK program was launched in 2017 to complement the soft skills and character
education imparted to students at religious education institutions with the provision of additional
skills or hard skills.
Between 2017 and 2019, the Ministry of Manpower set up 1,113 community BLKs across
Indonesia to support government-owned BLKs in 15 provinces. The initial plan for 2020 was to
build two thousand community BLKs, but due to COVID-19, the target has been revised to one
thousand BLKs, the minister said.
Institutions that receive community BLK assistance will get financing for the construction of
workshop building units and equipment for vocational training. In 2020, 24 vocational training
courses were developed at community BLKs.
"Hopefully, this event will be the first step in our real commitment to participate actively in
accelerating the improvement of Indonesian HR competencies," the minister said.
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