ILO Jakarta Special Edition on Bintuni December 2017 Unlocking the Economic Potential Bintuni Bay Area Youth to youth empowerment: Unlocking the potentials of Bintuni Bay Area, West Papua The programme provides internship opportunities for university students to upgrade and improve the operational systems and human resources of local companies by providing assistances in designing a better working system, including necessary instruments required by the companies. This programme is conducted in collaboration with Student Job, a youth network, and the Association of Advancement of Small Business (PUPUK). 2 THIS special edition of “Human Stories and Best Practices” documents and compiles inspiring and life- changing experiences from university students of Java island participating in the internship programme to share knowledge and expertise with people of Papua in Bintuni Bay Area, particularly Papuan youths. To promote employability and entrepreneurship among Papuan Teluk Bintuni Regency youths in Bintuni Bay Area of West Papua, the ILO and BP, one Area: 20,841 km² of the world’s leading oil and Province: West Papua gas companies, has developed Youth to Youth Empowerment. a public-private partnership. Population: 60,489 (2014) This programme focuses on The aim of this partnership is to knowledge sharing and skill strengthen and enhance business development from university management and development students/college graduates ...... the ILO and BP has of three companies facilitated and to assist the Papuan youths in developed an internship established by BP in Bintuni area. Bintuni Bay Area. programme named Youth Under the Tangguh Indigenous The programme provides to Youth Empowerment. Development Programme internship opportunities for (TIEDP), BP in collaboration with university students to upgrade its local implementing agency, and improve the operational a leading electronic company has facilitated the development systems and human resources of based in the capital city of and start-up of enterprises, these companies by providing Jakarta. namely: assistances in designing a better Under the internship programme, • PT Subitu Inti Konsultan (PT working system, including six university students are sent to SIK), a business development necessary instruments required by West Papua to provide assistance service and training provider. the companies. This programme is conducted in collaboration and build the management • PT Subitu Kreasi Busana (PT with Student Job, a youth system in industrial engineering, SKB), a garment business. network, and the Association of human resources, marketing Advancement of Small Business communications, accounting and • PT Subitu Karya Teknik (PT (PUPUK). business legal. Meanwhile, a total SKT), an air conditioning of 12 young Papuan technicians service business. In addition, the programme are sent to Jakarta to join the provides skills training air conditioning service skills opportunity for Papuan youth training. ] To further improve and enhance working at PT SKT to enhance business management, their technical skills in air administration and development, conditioning service at the the ILO and BP has developed training center of Yayasan an internship programme named Matsushita Gobel Indonesia, 3 Abdul Rahim Bauw: Continue learning and strive to be more skilled Being able to join the skills training in Jakarta has made Abdul Rahim the first certified technicians in Bauw striving for more. He wishes to continue learning and improving his Papua. This has also made PT SKT working skills as an air-conditioner technician. the first company in Papua with certified technicians that provide Abdul Rahim Bauw, 23 years professional air-conditioning old, one of the indigenous services with after-service and – Papuan technicians at the PT sale supports. Subitu Karya Teknik (PT SKT), “The technicians are now an air conditioning service more independent and skillful. business located at Bintuni Bay Before I have to accompany Area, carefully places his air- and guide them performing conditioning cleaning equipment their tasks. Now, they already back to the storage room. He can manage and perform their neatly arranges the equipment tasks themselves. They can also and reports his working schedule directly interact with customers for administration. and solve the problems they face Abdul is one of 12 young Papuan with the customers themselves,” technicians who just returned explained Achmadi, Operational from the capital city of Jakarta Manager of PT SKT, who is after joining the 3-week skill in charge of supervising the training and certification at technicians. the training center of Yayasan I have learned new skills Everyday Abdul is capable Matsushita Gobel Indonesia, and gained new knowledge of performing two orders, a leading electronic company depending on the location. based in Jakarta. when participating in the skills training. I liked the As an unemployed youth Abdul went to Jakarta with his five training atmosphere and before working at PT SKT, he fellow workers, joining the first really appreciates the skills appreciated the competent batch of skill training from end development and certification of September to early October instructors that had ensured opportunities that he has 2017 for installing, maintaining all the trainees be capable in received. and repairing home appliance following and understanding After four months being the SKT air conditioner. Meanwhile the training materials. technician, he desires to continue under the second batch, another learning and improving himself. six technicians were sent to “I strive to continue improving learn more about industrial air on the Indonesia’s National Work my skills. I want to go to the next conditioners in October 2017. Competence Standard (SKKNI) level and improve my repairing by the National Authority for His hard work yielded a result with skills. I want to be a more skilled Profession Certification (BNSP). Abdul being the best student worker,” he wished. ] and the highest score. He has The certification has made Abdul also passed the examination and his other 11 fellow workers and has gained a nationally recognized certification based 4 Muhammad M. Habibi: Smoother transition from university to the world of work The internship programme in During the internship, he Bintuni Bay Area of West Papua was assigned to develop has changed the perception of an instrument of selection Muhammad M. Habibi about and management of human Papua. He is even transformed and resources for the two start-up becomes more appreciative with companies established and the Papuan culture. facilitated by BP: PT Subitu Inti Konsultan (PT SIK), a business When learning about the 3-month development service and internship opportunity in Bintuni training provider and PT Subitu Bay Area, West Papua, without Kreasi Busana (PT SKB), a any hesitation, Muhammad M. garment business. Habibi, 23 years old, sent his application and turned down He soon learned that it was not other job offer that he received. easy to develop and introduce a Majoring in psychology, he was a more systematic human resource fresh graduate from Diponegoro management for the indigenous University, Semarang, Central Papuan workers. Most of the Java. workers have a low educational level, are not used to work The internship programme is a schedules and habits as well as joint ILO-BP programme named have a lack of understanding Youth to Youth Empowerment, about work ethics. aimed to assist Papuan youth in Bintuni Bay Area with knowledge “Punctuality, working schedules sharing and skill development and absenteeism were the most by university students/college challenging matters for the local graduates. This programme workers here. They need to be is conducted in collaboration constantly assisted, particularly with Student Job, a youth at the beginning and I learned network, and the Association of that I should convey my Advancement of Small Business messages about various official (PUPUK). matters in terms and languages that they could understand,” told Habibi. During his interaction with I never imagined that I local Papuans, he learned would go to Papua for that most of the workers were an internship. This is the highly motivated to learn and experience of a life time to work. He also learned that and I could not pass this. Papuans were the opposite of I want to enrich myself by stereotypes that he often heard learning, interacting and in his hometown, Semarang. adapting with Papuan “The more I know them, I culture and condition. was surprised how kind and 5 approachable they are. They are following working procedures and according to the schedule,” he also motivated to learn. They schedules. Before it was common admitted. just need to be assisted more to have high absenteeism after Learning from his experience constantly and they need time to pay day. Now, they understand during this 3-month internship, get used to working schedules that they have obligation to the Habibi believes that he is now and habits. I also learned so company and customers,” he said more ready to enter the real world much from them and be more Armin Kaitam, 23 years old, one of work. “I have blessed to have appreciative with their way of of young Papuan technicians of this opportunity. This is my first living and culture,” he added. PT SKT, said that he has been experience dealing with human Achmadi, Operational Manager working for PT SKT for four resource issues. If I can survive of PT SKT, appreciated the months. Every day he can perform here in Papua, I will definitely assistance given to strengthen one or two orders, depending survive in Java. This experience the office management system. on the location. “I have learned has made my transition from He admitted that some habitual about work responsibilities to university to the world of work changes have happened. “The be in and out of the workplace easier,” he concluded. ] technicians are more discipline in M. Ken A. Irwansyah: Breaking the traditional customs, empowering local women An opportunity to empower local a garment printing business, in helped improving the operational women in Bintuni Bay Area of Bintuni Bay Area, West Papua.