The RESD project is implemented by a consortium of GFA, PCS and AMC and SFUVET.

The consortium is supported by Swiss universities of applied sciences (FHNW, Ost, ZHAW).

CONTEXT

Global warming, climate change, resource management issues, and high potential to increase the production of renewable energy (RE) due to its geography, topography, and geology have motivated the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to introduce ambitious plans to increase energy from renewable sources within its energy mix to 23% by 2025 (Government Regulation 79/2014).

CHALLENGES

With the issuance of Regulation 31/2009 by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, national and international companies are ready to invest in RE power plants and thus expand the RE sector across the country. However, over the past years, regulations–in particular on pricing and ownership–as well as a reluctance due to lack of reliability caused by poor maintenance, have prevented rapid growth of the RE ratio in the Indonesian power production. Updated regulations provide the framework for the RE market to grow, but only if sufficient qualified workforce for planning, construction and operation of various RE technologies is available.

Furthermore, President Joko Widodo announced that skills development has become an even higher priority during his second term, as reflected in the current National Medium-Term Development Plan 2020-2024.

PROJECT SCOPE

§  Component 1 – Formal Education: By the end of the project, it is expected that RE specialisation programs (for relevant D3 graduates) at D4 level are developed, introduced and supervised in cooperation with polytechnics. Expected outputs include: (i) learning outcomes, structure, and preconditions for a “post graduate” one year D4 specialisation programs  in  solar  and solar hybrid and hydro RE production are defined; (ii) curricula for D4 specialisation program developed;  (iii) teaching aids and internship programs developed; and (iv) training of trainers for instructors conducted and certified.

§  Component 2 – Non-formal Education: A series of modular, non-formal RE specialization trainings leading to recognised certification (IQF levels 6-7) are developed and introduced. This will be done by: (i) defining learning outcomes, structure and preconditions for modular short-term training; (ii) developing modular trainings; (iii) adjusting D4 teaching aids; (iv) conducting and certifying ToT with at least 2 instructors/lecturers per partner institution; and (iv) assessing and reporting training results and required adjustments.

§  Component 3 – Complementary Action: This component is aimed to support Component 1 and 2 by ensuring vertical and horizontal cooperation among training providers and the RE private sector. This includes: (i) establishing a new or improving an existing web-platform on the Indonesian RE sector; (ii) organising or contributing to a 3-yearly RE conference involving development partners, Indonesian government, private sector, training institutions, certification bodies; and (iii) linking national and international training institutions, such as twinning between Swiss and Indonesian polytechnics.

PROJECT STRUCTURE

The project is led by a Steering Committee, chaired by the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Members of the Steering Committee include SECO, Directorate General of Vocational Education of the Ministry of Education & Culture, the National Professional Certification Board (BNSP), and the National Development Agency (Bappenas).

At the implementation level, a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) led by BPSDM and includes representatives from the Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation of MoEMR, participating polytechnics, and private sector associations will ensure the day-to-day running of the project.