Jakarta Education Agency, Monday (10/14), launched the Teaching Factory program at SMKN 26, SMKN 1, and SMK Strada Jakarta.

they are now able to produce high-quality, high-tech products

This teaching factory is a program of cooperation and partnership between schools and industry players. For these three schools, the cooperation is carried out with PT Multicom Persada International and PT Microvision Indonesia.

Acting Jakarta Regional Secretary's Community Welfare Assistant, Suharini Eliwati, said this program shows the transformation of vocational schools in Jakarta into schools that are able to produce human resources ready to compete.

"This is something to be proud of. Not only ready to work when they graduate, they are now able to produce high-quality, high-tech products," she said.

Eli continued, the Tefa program is also a real form of improvement efforts made by the ranks of the Jakarta Provincial Government towards schools in the fields of curriculum, programs and other sectors. This achievement is also the result of collaboration between the Regional Government, Central Government and business circles.

She hopes that the products produced can continue to be developed through various innovations. Therefore, she asked the Education Agency to register the products produced by students to the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights.

"Their products must be branded and recognized as intellectual property rights. We hope that our children will grow into a strong generation and always collaborate with various parties," she added.

Acting Jakarta Education Agency Head, Purwosusilo, explained there are total 559 SMKs in Jakarta; 73 state schools and 486 private schools. About 110 of them have held industry class cooperated with 281 industries.

"The program is launched today at three schools," he explained.

Purwo added that there are a number of requirements that must be met before launching Tefa in a school. Starting from improving the competence of teachers and students by participating in training by industry partners to the existence of trained human resources who provide assistance as production supervision.

The three schools that launched Tefa, namely, the assembly of interactive flat panels and video walls at SMK Negeri 26 and Tefa assembling Videotrons at SMK Strada in partnership with PT Microvision Indonesia.

Meanwhile, Tefa at SMK Negeri 1 assembles laptops and computers with industrial partner PT Multicom Persada International.

"We will gradually implement it in other schools that have collaborated to open industrial classes to become Tefa," he stated.