SMK Coding is a free certified training program designed by the Ministry of Communication and Information of the Directorate General of Informatics Applications for vocational school students majoring in Software Engineering.

In 10 meetings every Saturday and Sunday for 5 weeks, participants will be provided with:
- Programming skills that suit industry needs (Android, Firebase, IoT)
- Network access to industry experts and tech communities
- Soft-skills in workplace know-how (this is one important aspect that employers looking for but are not included in the school's curriculum)

After the program ends, participants will get the chance to hone their skills in "Dojo" located in their cities where they will get guidance from senior programmers in executing real IT projects.

This way, we hope that the vocational school graduates which enrolled in this program becoming more well rounded and get ahead from the industry.

http://smkcoding.id

• Indonesia

• Youth
• Remote and rural communities
• vocational school students

This program can be held by any schools (not only vocational schools) who want to upgrade their students' knowledge, technical know-how, and soft-skills to suit the industry demand.

We have created the industry-driven curriculum to be implemented in trainings which consist of hard-skills (android, IoT, firebase) and soft-skills (career preparation workshops). The curriculum and learning materials are composed with the help from several certified coding schools in Indonesia, Google Developer Experts in Android, and also talent recruiter company.

In preparing the program before it is held nationally, we have executed the pilot project in 2 cities: Surabaya (the city that held Startup Nations Summit this year, whose city government is very supportive with digital talent development initiatives) and Malang (a city which has several best vocational schools in IT). The enthusiasm in each cities is great, many schools are even proposing their own customisation of the program.

Also, we have map the stakeholders (vocational schools, digital startups, developer community, corporates) in potential cities that can take part in running the program.

So, not only this program is replicable, but also is proven to be needed because of the stakeholders demand.

As we aim for every student has the equal opportunities in learning and developing their skills, we will to publicise the best projects that made by this program participants which coming from various places in Indonesia, especially the rural ones. This will show that when students empowered with the knowledge and skills needed, no matter where they are coming from, they can unleash their utmost potential.