Ready to Face Global Demand?

 Human Resource Facing Global Demand 

Globalization and free trade make business competition more intense. At the macro level, the government needs to improve human resources competence through education quality improvement programs, while at the micro level, companies need to adopt the appropriate vision, mission and strategy.

A training on human resource discussing about facing global demand with a theme 'Ready to Face Global Demand?' was held by Stube-HEMAT Sumba in GKS Lambanapu on September 28-30, 2018. It was attended by forty trainees consisting of students from several campuses such as Unkriswina Sumba, STT GKS Lewa, STT Terpadu Waingapu, Nursing Academy of Waingapu and PDD East Sumba.

Ruben Nggulindima, S.Sos., M.Pd, the secretary of education departement of East Sumba presented a topic on ‘The role of local government in improving human resources'. Nowadays the regional government of East Sumba Regency is pushing to increase elementary school buildings by implementing one elementary school per 4 kms, one junior high school per 5 kms, as well as improving educators’ quality by providing training for teachers and increasing teachers’ welfare.

The office of manpower and transmigration sent Donatus Hadut, SH, the secretary, to deliver a material on preparing reliable workforce in facing global markets and labor opportunities. Currently in Sumba there are eight hundred job opportunities available to work at PT Muria Sumba Manis (MSM) which opens the second largest sugar cane plantation and factory in Indonesia. This project will recruit around seven thousand people until 2019 and the recruitment is still in process. For those who want to work at PT MSM the opportunity is open now and it is also facilitated by the department of manpower and transmigration.

Umbu Ho Ara, SE. M.Si, with a topic on ‘Encouraging the competitiveness  of the regional economy in facing global markets’ explained about competitiveness by creating the ability to face the challenge of international market competition and increasing real income. Globalization bore International Monetary Fund (IMF) which increases interdependence, World Bank, freedom and ability of individuals and companies to initiate economic transactions. Free market globalization becomes a market that cannot be intervened by state policy.

At the end of the training, Shantaria A.R Nodu, a training participant said, "I am new to know about  Stube-HEMAT Sumba however I feel very happy to participate in it, because I learn deeper about human resource in facing global challenges. Besides that, I am proud because I was chosen as participant among students in Sumba. Hopefully in the next training I have another opportunity to take part".

The expectation coming out of the training is the government and the private sectors can work together better to develop Sumba. Through this training, students are enabled to observe available opportunities to develop themselves, even to open jobs for others. (YAW).