Sharing Development Solutions for an Emerging Indonesia

Both long-term and short-term solutions must be used in tandem to improve worker skills Gains in the quality of Indonesian education have been low PISA scores, Indonesia 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 2003 2006 2009 2012 Reading Math Science Education improvements don't address short term concerns Even if reforms were immediately made to basic and secondary education, the benefits would only be reaped by the year... 2025 Current provision of training, both private and public, is low Firms that report offering formal training opportunities for their employees Large (100+) Medium (20-99) Small (5-19) Non-exporter Exporters (>10% of sales) Foreign (more than 10%) Domestic Indonesia EAP World 0 20 40 60 80 Share of firms providing formal training Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys 2009 Education reforms should focus on quality and skills, not just expansion of access Education reforms must be complemented with reforms in skills training and upgrading A demand-driven skills training system, with employers heavily involved in the development of competency standards

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