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BUMA School trains 200 Indonesian vocational students for mining-sector jobs
BUMA trained 200 vocational students through its BUMA School program in Indonesia during the 2025/2026 school year.
The students came from 10 schools across six provinces, including areas in Java, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
The program aims to help students gain skills that match the needs of industry before they enter the workforce.
It combines technical lessons with soft-skills training, physical and mental preparation, workplace practice and certification.
All 200 students earned a basic mechanic certificate, while 170 also received mechanic competency certification from Indonesia’s National Professional Certification Agency.
Twenty students completed workplace training at BUMA’s Rebuild Center in Balikpapan.
More than 400 former participants have found work at BUMA or other companies, and the program has reached 2,236 students since it began in 2018.
BUMA School trained 200 vocational students in the 2025/2026 school year for work in the mining sector.
The students came from 10 vocational schools across six Indonesian provinces.
All 200 completed the program and received Basic Mechanic Course certification, while 170 also earned mechanic competency certification from Indonesia’s National Professional Certification Agency.
Twenty students completed industry placements at BUMA Rebuild Center in Balikpapan.
BUMA says the program is designed to align students’ skills with industry needs and improve their readiness for work.
- Who
- PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA) ran the program for 200 vocational students.
- What
- BUMA School provided technical and soft-skills training, workplace preparation and certification for mining-sector jobs.
- When
- In the 2025/2026 school year; the closing event was reported on October 29, 2026.
- Where
- The students attended 10 vocational schools in six Indonesian provinces; 20 did placements at BUMA Rebuild Center in Balikpapan.
- Why
- BUMA said the program aims to bring students’ skills closer to industry needs and prepare them for work.
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BUMA School began, according to the article.
The program trained 200 students from 10 vocational schools.
BUMA held a closing event attended by 10 school principals and 10 teachers responsible for the program.
- Participants
- 200 students
- Schools
- 10 vocational schools
- Provinces
- West Java, Central Java, East Java, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and South Sulawesi
- Basic certification
- All 200 students received Basic Mechanic Course certification
- Mechanic certification
- 170 students received certification from Indonesia’s National Professional Certification Agency
- Industry placements
- 20 students at BUMA Rebuild Center, Balikpapan
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