TY  - JOUR
T1  - Labor Competency Certifications: Opportunities and Challenges within on
Industry in Preparation for Asean Economic Community
AU - Sewu, Pan Lindawaty S. AU - Sirait, Yohanes Hermanto 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 18
SP  - 4674
EP  - 4680
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2017.4674.4680
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.4674.4680
KW  - Labor competency certification
KW  -ASEAN economic community
KW  - law No. 3 of 2014 of Indonesia
KW  -Impact
KW  -AEC
KW  -industry
AB  - In current global context, especially to industries, competency certifications of labor have become
increasingly important issues. According to Law No. 3 of 2014, government will make standard of national
working competency of Indonesia. This standards cover technical and management competency. This study
first examines various policies in order to achieve those standards such as through education, training and
internship by accredited institutions. This policies include the policy in national level or lower level. It then
attempts to assess the impact of regional agreement such as ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) to the needed
of certification of labor. This impact can be measured by observing government in responding AEC. It also
explores the potential opportunities and challenges of standardization in competency on labor and labor
candidates which would ensure skills and abilities of labor. It is important to identify the opportunities and
challenge in order to optimize the result of AEC. The study concludes with some important tasks of government
in preparing a better institution to fulfill needs of certification of labor including to convincing local and
international industries on Indonesia’s labor competency. Indonesia also need to harmonize those certification
so that labor competency recognized by employer.
ER  -