Vocational freshmen of the public vocational school SMKN 26 Jakarta recently have taken the final examination of EKONID鈥檚 German Dual Vocational Education and Training (GDVET) Program in Industrial Mechanics
Conducted in cooperation with the partner companies such as Mercedes-Benz Indonesia, Siemens Indonesia, MAN Energy Solutions, and Barata Indonesia, the 20 apprentices had been practically trained in these companies for 2,5 years, being theoretically taught in industrial mechanics by SMKN 26 based on a German standard curriculum.
The German standard final practical examinations for apprentices trained by Mercedes-Benz Indonesia and Siemens Indonesia were successfully held in November 2020 at the companies鈥� locations. Following those companies, the examinations for apprentices trained by Barata Indonesia and MAN Energy Solutions were held in April 2021.
As certifier and Head of the Examination Board of the GDVET program, EKONID had prepared the examinations together with the companies. All people involved, had been tested negative of COVID-19 before and wore face masks during the examinations to comply with the required health protocols. Apprentices having passed the examinations receive a German standard certificate issued by EKONID and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), located in Berlin, Germany.
With the experience and qualification the apprentices acquired in the frame of the GDVET industrial mechanics program, they are ready to fulfill the needs of qualified human resources in the industrial world.