Academy Community Already Initiated

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Providing community college that has a legal basis in the Law No. 12/2012 On Higher Education is not new at all. During this time, hundreds of vocational schools in Indonesia and the college has organized continuing vocational education at the diploma level.

Billy Priowirjanto Day, Chairman of the Expert Community College (AK), in Jakarta, Tuesday (26/02/2013) explains, holding AK in Indonesia has been initiated through continuing vocational education (PVB). There are 300 SMK the subkampus and 14 colleges organizers PVB.
"Academy community will be developed in all areas, also from existing PVB. Currently being prepared PP and the Education Minister about the implementation of Regulation AK," said Billy.
Billy pointed PVB D1 levels in the Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) Indian Institute of Technology Bandung, education is not entirely on campus. Graduate student SMK / SMA / MA study on campus for two months. Furthermore, student internships in companies while still making statements online. "In fact, the students also practice directly to entrepreneurship," said Billy.
According to Billy, holding AK to improve education students in secondary education to higher education. Through the AK, the Indonesian people have the opportunity to access higher education.
Shilmawati, Coordinator SMK 57 Jakarta said PVB, PVB school offers diploma programs 1 and 4 for the hospitality, cookery, F & B service, and MICE. SMK 57 Jakarta became one of the High School subkampus Pariwiata Sahid. "The PVB at SMK 57 Jakarta making our students can continue their education to diploma. Alumni can enhance their education while also working," said Shilmawati.
Alumni of the school have access to work in various hotels in Malaysia to the Middle East. Alumni who work could lead PVB education with distance education. Government policies to increase AK in various areas, especially in pockets of industry, as well as sharply highlighted by the organizers of private colleges (PTS).
In the implementation of the national congress organizers PTS III Association Board of Indonesia (ABPTSI) in Jakarta, the government was also asked to pay attention to the existence of private universities that exist in remote areas. "We ask that the government did not establish AK in a place where the private sector has a lot or PTS-based vocational education. If this is done by the government, sooner or later it will threaten the existence and vitality of PTS," said Chairman Thomas Suyatno ABPTSI.
AK is a college-level vocational education diploma or a diploma and a two in one or more branches of science and certain technology-based or local advantage or to meet special needs.
Sources: http://edukasi.kompas.com/read/2013/02/26/0826111/