The Ministry of Manpower has trained 180 prospective counselors to be assigned to help recipients of the Job Loss Insurance (JKP) Program to look for jobs and attend trainings to hone their skills.

“The ministry has also trained 180 prospective counselors that came from all over Indonesia to provide counseling service,” the ministry’s public relations head, Chairul Fadhly Harahap, told ANTARA here on Friday.

“This service is provided to recipients seeking a job and will attend training for the purpose of reskilling, upskilling, and entrepreneurship,” he explained.

According to Harahap, counsellors will provide recommendations for training programs that are apt for the JKP Program’s recipients.

As a part of the JKP Program, the ministry is also opening registration for job training institutions (LPK) to serve as the government’s partners in conducting training for the program’s recipients.

The registration is open from January 6 to January 12, 2022.

Meanwhile, the government plans to unveil the JKP program in February 2022.

JKP is a social insurance program for members of the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) that have faced work termination and are keen to get back to work.

The program encompasses the provision of cash aid for six months as well as information access on work opportunities and work trainings.

The value of cash aid is 45 percent of the wage for the first three months and 25 percent of THE wage for the next three months.

“Every aid distribution process will utilize JKP’s landing page available within the Manpower Information System,” Harahap noted.

The Ministry of Manpower has readied regulations, facilities, and infrastructure to support the job loss insurance program.

Source: Antara News