JAKARTA - KP2MI signed cooperation agreements with three universities and AIPNI on Sept. 10 to prepare prospective migrant workers for overseas jobs.

The Ministry of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection said in its Sept. 10 announcement that the agreements were signed at its Jakarta office with Universitas Cenderawasih, Universitas Esa Unggul, MNC University and Asosiasi Institusi Pendidikan Ners Indonesia (AIPNI).

The cooperation covers education and training, competency development, certification, information on overseas job opportunities, labour-market mapping and safe-migration services.

KP2MI said the partners will also exchange information on placement and protection and work to align vocational curricula, instructors and competency standards with demand in destination countries.

“Competencies must be aligned with the needs of destination countries,” Migrant Worker Protection Minister Mukhtarudin said. He said the aim was to prepare workers who can compete and add value in international labour markets.

The agreement involving AIPNI has a specific nursing focus. KP2MI said it includes information and education on overseas nursing opportunities and safe migration, curriculum and training alignment, foreign-language preparation, understanding of international workplace culture and support for competency certification to international standards.

AIPNI describes itself as an association of Indonesian higher-education institutions offering nursing bachelor’s and professional Ners programmes. Its role in the cooperation is intended to connect nursing education more closely with overseas health-sector requirements.

The agreements come as KP2MI expands the role of university-based Migrant Centers in preparing workers for overseas employment.

In August, the ministry said the centers were being strengthened as delivery partners for its SMK Go Global programme, linking training and certification with overseas labour demand, placement and worker protection.

The Sept. 10 agreements establish frameworks for cooperation rather than evidence that all of the planned programmes are already operating. KP2MI said the next step is implementation through education, training, labour-market-needs mapping, certification and stronger safe-migration services.

“This cooperation is an important moment to strengthen the readiness of Indonesian nurses so they have competencies, language skills and an understanding of international standards and workplace cultures,” AIPNI chair Agus Setiawan said.