Indonesia launches training, certification for 29,830 KDMP managers

Cimahi (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Cooperatives is preparing qualified human resources for the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDMP) through managerial training and competency certification for 29,830 prospective cooperative managers.

Cooperatives Minister Ferry Juliantono said on Friday that the training and certification follow a series of capacity-building activities focused on character development, leadership, and nationalism.

"The Ministry of Cooperatives is strengthening managerial competency through training as a second preparatory stage. The third stage will be competency certification intended to ensure professionalism standards," he said in Cimahi, West Java.

Juliantono said that the nearly 30,000 prospective managers would undergo management and financial training from July 17 to 29, adding that the closing ceremony is scheduled for July 31.

He said the learning materials are designed to equip trainees with soft skills for effective communication and relations with cooperative operators, supervisors, village governments, and the wider public.

The minister also outlined plans for talent mapping to ensure manager placements align with each village’s needs, characteristics, and business potential, aiming to maximize cooperative development and growth.

Meanwhile, Deputy for Talent Development and Cooperative Competitiveness Destry Anna Sari said the ministry intends to use AI-enabled systems to help managers strengthen their skills while identifying strategies to optimize each village's potential.

She noted that the managerial training program involves 61 educational institutions and features 451 classes to nurture high-quality managers for thousands of village cooperatives across Indonesia.

The ministry, she continued, has formulated a 90-hour curriculum encompassing 12 modules, 42 learning materials, and 10 competency units accredited by the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP).

Anna noted that the training addresses aspects including business viability, cooperative governance, financial management, marketing, digitalization, effective communication, and adaptive entrepreneurship development.

Underscoring the ministry's commitment to professional cooperative management, she added that participants who fail the competency certification will be required to retake the assessment until they meet KDMP standards.

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Translator: I. Nugraha, Tegar Nurfitra

Editor: Bayu Prasetyo

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