VALERIA (Vocational Higher Education Transformation in Indonesia)

About the training

The 2023–2024 DIES NMT training is slated to take place within the landscape of Indonesian higher education. There are over 4,000 higher education institutions nationwide, with over 300 classified as vocational higher education. Out of these, around 50% are privately owned, and 80% of these private institutions, following the national accreditation ranking system, hold either a C accreditation or lack accreditation altogether. Demographically, regions with academically vocational solid higher education institutions are primarily concentrated in Java.

Addressing the quality disparities among vocational higher education institutions, especially private ones, is a critical and urgent need. Leaders, particularly those lacking formal training and experience in higher education management, find it challenging to enhance the quality of these institutions, elongating the transformation process. The DIES training is strategically crafted to expedite the capacity building of these leaders. This, in turn, is anticipated to accelerate the overall progress in enhancing the quality of vocational higher education institutions in Indonesia, especially those residing outside Java and Sumatra.

The objectives of the workshop are as follows:

To provide participants with knowledge on the current issues in the Indonesian higher education landscape and correlate them with their role and function.
To equip participants with soft skills in managing higher education institutions to improve institutional performance.
To give participants the practical skills to adapt to changes in higher education policies.
To improve the project management skills of the participants through case studies.
To disseminate information on relevant funding opportunities for institutional capacity building.

Official website: https://valeria.pcr.ac.id/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE6E7S_DWqM&feature=youtu.be

Expected learning outcomes

By the end of the training, the participants are expected to:

to understand the stakeholders’ POV on the position and competitiveness of vocational institutions in Indonesia,
to have a strong comprehension of university governance structure and functional management in their institution,
to adapt and manoeuvre through the rapid policy change in the higher education environment,
to make measurable transformation of their institution through the tools provided during the training and
to develop partnerships and networks among participants.

Target group

Participants are vocational higher education leaders from all over Indonesia who manage vocational education. The target group is Directors, Vice Directors, Deans, Vice Deans, Department Heads, Study Program Heads, and Division Heads of vocational higher education institutions in Indonesia. We emphasise bringing in the participants from unaccredited vocational higher education institutions across Indonesia. Participants were accepted through a selection process run by the activity committee. The number of participants targeted to participate in the program is 24 people.

Training dates

Workshop I: 3rd- 7th December 2023
Workshop II: 27th- 30th May, 2024

Training committee

Eddy Yusuf

Muhammad Ihsan Zul

Istianah Muslim

Yohana Dewi Lulu Widyasari

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