Kartu Prakerja: Benefits, How to Register and Its Advantages
Since the pandemic, the Pre-Employment Card has become one of the topics frequently discussed in the media. The pros and cons of this Pre-Employment Card have emerged in various circles. As a form of support from the government, many people certainly want to register as participants.
Not everyone can obtain the Pre-Employment Card. However, this program is also considered too forced. As a program that was actually planned from the presidential election period, the Pre-Employment Card has instead become part of the social safety net during the pandemic.
What is the pre-employment card?
The Pre-Employment Card is a program aimed at Indonesian citizens aged 18 and above who need work or entrepreneurship competencies. Recipients of the Pre-Employment Card also include but are not limited to the following groups.
- Job seekers (not in school or newly graduated)
- Workers/laborers who have experienced termination of employment
- Workers/laborers who need competency improvement
- Micro and small business actors
The Pre-Employment Card program is also a manifestation of cooperation between the government and the private sector to serve the community. Participants who have followed the Pre-Employment Card program are expected to improve their competencies at a low cost. However, the Pre-Employment Card cannot be granted to the following groups.
- State Officials
- Leaders and Members of the Regional House of Representatives
- Civil Servants
- Indonesian National Army Soldiers
- Members of the Indonesian National Police
- Village Heads and village officials
- Directors, Commissioners, and Supervisory Boards of state-owned enterprises or regional-owned enterprises
The Pre-Employment Card program started in April 2020 and is still open for registration. As of November 2020, participant registration has entered the 11th wave. Participants are allowed to choose the desired training to learn new things.
How to register for the pre-employment card
How to register for the Pre-Employment Card during the pandemic? To register as a participant in the Pre-Employment Card, follow these steps.
- Open the portal https://www.prakerja.go.id/ to create an account
- Enter your full name, email address or phone number, and password
- Check your email for verification
- Verify through the email sent
- After verification, log in with the account you created
- Go to the dashboard, then verify your ID card with valid personal data
- Complete your personal data and upload your ID card photo while taking a selfie with the ID card
- Enter your phone number for verification
- Fill out the survey declaration to complete the verification process
- Participants will be asked to take the Pre-Employment Card test
- Next, candidates will participate in batch selection and choose according to their domicile
- After registration is complete, wait for the registration evaluation process to obtain the Worker Card
Participants who have passed the Pre-Employment Card selection can take vocational training on the Pre-Employment Card training partners website. Once they have completed the training, participants will also receive a certificate according to the competencies of the training attended.
Benefits of the pre-employment card
What are the benefits of the Pre-Employment Card? The government should have launched the Pre-Employment Card program as part of President Jokowi's campaign program. This program consists of training for the workforce accompanied by the provision of incentives. The training and incentives are provided so that the workforce can start their own businesses.
Unfortunately, before the Pre-Employment Card program could run, the pandemic hit Indonesia, causing millions of workers to be laid off and even experience termination of employment. The Pre-Employment Card program was made as assistance similar to the Family Hope Program, Direct Cash Assistance, food aid, and other assistance.
The implementation of the Pre-Employment Card program should have been done offline. However, the pandemic situation required various trainings to be accessed online. Overall, here are the benefits of the Pre-Employment Card that participants can obtain.
- Training funds of Rp1,000,000 that will expire if not used within 30 days
- Post-training incentive funds of Rp600,000/month provided for 4 months
- Job survey incentive funds of Rp150,000
The training funds must be used to participate in the training available through Pre-Employment Card partners. The total amount that participants of the Pre-Employment Card program are entitled to receive reaches Rp3,550,000 for each person.
The Pre-Employment Card is recommended as a solution that can reduce training costs. Not only that, participants who have completed training are also expected to be able to find suitable jobs. With the incentives and training costs covered by the government, the training funds are referred to as semi-BLT. Participants can receive incentives after providing reviews and ratings from the training they have attended.
Each participant can only participate in the Pre-Employment Card program once in their lifetime. Therefore, participants who have had the opportunity must make good use of it. For the first 30 days, selected participants must immediately register for online training classes. If not used, their participation will be revoked, and they will not be able to receive incentive funds. Participants who do not complete the training classes will be blacklisted, preventing them from registering again in the next wave.
Latest news about the pre-employment card
The public's enthusiasm for obtaining the Pre-Employment Card is still quite high. Initially, cooperation with training partners became a polemic. The President's special staff, Adamas Belva Syah Devara, even resigned from his position as a special staff member. The training costs were also estimated to have been marked up, making them inconsistent with the production costs of the videos.
So, what is the continuation of the Pre-Employment Card until now? Evaluations conducted on the implementation of the Pre-Employment Card have been carried out. Quoting from Tempo.co, on June 30, 2020, the Executive Director of the Pre-Employment Card Management revealed that management decided to stop transactions and sales of training packages from partners.
This was done due to several evaluations of the Pre-Employment Card, one of which was the absence of a mechanism to ensure that participants had completed training after receiving incentive funds. Transactions and sales of training packages offered by partners were halted to ensure the sustainability of the Pre-Employment Card program in accordance with legal regulations.
Finally, a glimmer of hope emerged from the Pre-Employment Card program wave IV. As reported by Kompas.com, the government began to prioritize job seekers or workers affected by the pandemic. Through Presidential Regulation Number 76 of 2020 Article 31 A, it is also stated, "The provision and implementation of benefits and the selection of digital platforms and training institutions are not included in the scope of procurement regulations."
The new policy refers to the freedom of participants to choose their own training platform. Training institutions will collaborate with digital platforms. Based on this policy, participants can choose partners according to the training they desire.
The Job Creation Committee (KMK) has decided to reopen the registration for the 11th wave of Pre-Employment Card. Starting November 2, 2020, participants who have never received the Pre-Employment Card can directly create an account and follow the selection process. The quota for the 11th wave participants is nearly 400,000 people.
The Pre-Employment Card program, which is a semi-BLT government assistance program, will be beneficial for the right target participants. If you belong to the category of Pre-Employment Card participants, make sure to register and take advantage of this opportunity!
Author: Rizkita Darajat
