Indonesia plans to become a maritime powerhouse, an idea that is certain to demand a highly skilled workforce: what are the ramifications for education and training?

Pictured: workers in hard hats and hi-vis vests. Credit: Mufid Majnun via Pixabay.

By David Sexton of the Partnership for Australia Indonesia Research at the Australia-Indonesia Centre

Republished with permission. Read the original article here.

Indonesia has a large export task with oil and gas, minerals including coal and nickel and aquaculture produce such as seaweed.

In this context, it is perhaps natural that Indonesia would seek to enhance its status as a maritime power. The...

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