PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION PROGRAM PLANTER
Head of BPH Unpri: In the Next 2-3 Years, Unpri's Faculty of Agrotechnology Will Be the Best in Indonesia
Dean of the Faculty of Agrotechnology, Universitas Prima Indonesia (F.Agro Unpri), Seno Aji, S.Pd., M. Eng. Prac., said that the development and growth in the number of students in the past 2 years has been very encouraging and the management believes that the community still has a strong desire to study in the field of agriculture in general, and plantations in particular.
"In relation to this, F.Agro Unpri is implementing the Planter Profession Orientation Program (POPP) for 73 new students, which is implemented for 6 effective days," said Seno Aji, S.Pd., M. Eng. Prac., to reporters, Tuesday, September 23, 2014, on campus.
Seno Aji said, this program is an induction training program, which has 3 main objectives. First, the Natural Selection Process, where in this case, new students are introduced to the requirements of the Planter Profession which prioritizes discipline, spirit, and love of gardens, the mindset of professional planters. The education carried out is Mental and Physical, from morning to night for 6 days. Natural selection is that students are allowed to voluntarily withdraw, if they are unable to feel that they are not up to the challenges of being a planter profession.
The second objective is Cultural Standardization. Considering, new students come from various regions, multi-ethnic and tribal, different schools and quality of education, different visions and missions, then this POPP is a vehicle to build the same direction, the same attitude, a strong corps, building a culture and ethics of polite and modest students.
And the third, Self-Leadership. The Planter profession is a profession that is full of leadership. This profession is faced with dominant issues, namely managing people. Therefore, developing self-leadership potential from the beginning of entering college is a foundation that must be possessed by F.Agro Unpri students.
"They must be able to have a big vision about the Planters Profession. They must have the basic abilities of a garden leader, namely character, courage, communication skills, being able to provide examples, and finally being able to make real contributive works," said Seno Aji.
Seno Aji also explained, starting from September 15 to 20, 2014, POPP can be completed well, safely and the evaluation of the program's success is very good. 73 prospective new students were declared to have graduated as F.Agro Unpri students, Academic Year 2014/2015. The closing was also attended by the parents of students, where parents must also have the same perspective, and understand the education and academic system at F.Agro Unpri.
Seeing the increasingly high expectations of the community, said Seno Aji, the manager and academic community of F.Agro Unpri, determined and committed to doing the best for the sons and daughters of Indonesia, to strive hard to make F.Agro Unpri the best higher education, capable of producing Indonesian plantation workers.
Meanwhile, the Head of BPH Unpri, Dr. Tommy Leonard, S.H., M.Kn., is confident that in the next 2 to 3 years, F.Agro Unpri will become one of the best in Indonesia.
"Faculty of Agrotechnology Unpri, as part of the Unpri entity is committed to making the Faculty of Agrotechnology a leading faculty, as a higher education that is able to produce competent, dignified, professional plantation workers (planters), and contribute optimally to the national plantation industry," said Tommy.
Tommy also said, as a real manifestation related to this vision, since the beginning of the new student admission process, F.Agro Unpri has carried out a strict screening method, adjusted to the interests and standards for future industry needs.
"Industry demands related to the qualifications of plantation leader positions, are always a reference in curriculum development, development of lecturer standards, and teaching and learning process methodology at the Faculty of Agrotechnology," said the father of one convincingly.