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THE INDONESIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROFESSION CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE (LSP API) COLLECTS WITH THE FISIP OF WIJAYA PUTRA UNIVERSITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE COMPETENCY TEST IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS

  • 28 Oct 2024
  • Berita Kampus

Surabaya, 26 October 2024 – The Indonesian Public Administration Professional Certification Institute (LSP API) under the auspices of the Indonesian Association for Public Administration (IAPA) collaborates with the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) Wijaya Putra University (UWP) to open a Competency Test Site (TUK) Public Policy Analysis. This collaboration aims to increase professionalism in the field of public policy through competency tests licensed by the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP). This activity is a form of implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Dean of FISIP UWP (Dr. Supriyanto, S.Sos., M.Sc.) and the Director of LSP API (Dr. Sri Juni Woro Astuti, M.Com) which was agreed on in previous activities. As TUK, FISIP UWP will provide complete supporting facilities and infrastructure according to established standards.

The need for competent personnel in the field of public policy analysis is increasing along with the need for professional human resources who are competent and have integrity in formulating, implementing and evaluating policies. This competency certification will help ensure that professionals have skills that are appropriate to the needs and challenges in public policy development, both at the local and national levels.

The Dean of FISIP UWP stated, "This collaboration is a real step to support increasing the quality of professionalism in the field of Public Administration, especially as a practicing public policy analyst. By becoming an official TUK, we hope to be able to make a real contribution in preparing superior human resources who are competent and ready to face challenges future policy development while encouraging the achievement of our mission in producing professional and competitive human resources in the field of public policy."

The Director of LSP API added that collaboration with FISIP UWP as one of the private universities in East Java is a strategic step to ensure quality and accuracy in the certification process. "We believe that this collaboration will further expand access for prospective policy analysts to obtain national standard competency certification and facilitate meeting the need for experts in this field," he said.

The competency test held on Saturday, 26 October 2024 was attended by 16 (sixteen) assessees from academics and practitioners from Tengku Umar Nanggroe University Aceh Darussalam, Hang Tuah University (UHT) Surabaya, Yudarta University Pasuruan, Kutai Kartanegara University (Kalimatan East) and PT Practitioners. Daksa Utama Nusantara (Kaltim).

LSP API is a professional certification body founded by the Indonesian Association for Public Administration (IAPA) and officially obtained a license from the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP) in the field of public policy analysis for schemes 5, 6 and 7 which play a role in ensuring the competence of professionals in field of public policy analysis. By collaborating with various parties, LSP API continues to strive to present an adaptive and high-quality certification scheme to meet the need for competent human resources in the field of Public Administration.