Hamdan Azis (UT School Director), Abdul Karim (East Kalimantan Province PSMK Supervisory Coordinator), F. Budi Santoso (Principal of SMKN 1 Semarang), Himawan Sutanto (SRCOM Department Head UT), Saryadi (Act Director of Mitras DUDI Kemendikbudristek)
Semarang, 6-8 June 2022 – To support improving the quality of vocational education and link & match with the industrial world as well as create a young generation who are ready to work and have independent character, PT United Tractors Tbk (UT) held the National Coordination Meeting of UT Fostered Schools (RAKORNAS SOBAT) which was attended offline by 73 vocational schools and 6 polytechnics/vocational schools, as well as more than 300 participants attended online which was held on 6 – 8 June 2022 at SMK Negeri 1 Semarang. The event was attended by the Acting Director of Mitras DUDI-Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek), Head of the East Kalimantan Education and Culture Office, Coordinator of East Kalimantan Vocational High School Supervisors, Principal of SMKN 1 Semarang, SRCOM Manager, and Director of UT School.
The agenda for the webinar and sharing sessions that were delivered were on the theme of education, The Spirit to Reduce Plastics, Innovation & Inspiration Talk, Work Industry Culture, Work Continuing Education, and Entrepreneurship then continued with a discussion between UT and the Fostered Schools, closed by the socialization of the E-Catalog of the products sold by UT.
Abdul Karim (East Kalimantan Province PSMK Supervisory Coordinator) tried VR preventive maintenance of heavy equipment and a photo session of the 2022 RAKORNAS SOBAT participants
In addition to webinars and discussions, there was also an exhibition of Virtual Reality products, the Electric Simulator created by UT School team, launching SOBAT products such as SOBAT digital platform, SOBAT Competition, photo, videos and posters competition, as well as the socialization of the Module Making competition and Learning Media.
The implementation of the SOBAT National Coordination Meeting is based on the alignment of the vision and mission of the UT CSR Program with the Forested Schools, increasing collaboration with the Industry, and as an event for the 2022 SOBAT Roadshow. “We hope that the 2022 RAKORNAS SOBAT can be mutually synergistic and collaborative entities in dealing with problems in the world of vocational education, so that SOBAT can become a barometer of link & match programs in Indonesia.,” said Budi, Principal of SMK Negeri 1 Semarang.
The SOBAT National Coordination Meeting also invited speakers, including Dr. Asep Taryana, S.TP, MM. Lecturer of the Business School of IPB University, Kus Ani Andayani, ST, M.Ed as Analyst for student development in the secondary education sector at the Puspresnas Vocational School, Herlambang as Program Manager for Vocational Development, PT Astra International Tbk, Teguh Setiono as President Director of PT Kamaju, Galih Akup S from UT School, Robi Tubagus Y from LSP ABI, Aditya Supriyadi (SOD), Rahmad Hedarto (Corporate University UT), Singih (CST), and Syamsudi Arifin (Head of SMK PGRI 2 Ponorogo).