Jakarta, May 26 -- The Ministry of Industry said it is strengthening the quality of industrial vocational education and training through the Master Trainer program to create competent human resources capable of supporting national industrialization and meeting industrial needs.

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, in a statement here on Tuesday, said that the manufacturing industry remains the backbone of the national economy, both in terms of its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) and labor absorption.

Therefore, strengthening industrial human resources based on the needs of the industrial world is a government priority.

"Successful vocational education must be based on real needs in the production room throu...