OCW in implementation of CMA with private cloud computing-based to help informatics students to obtain professional certification in Indonesia

Abstract

This paper focuses on the use of technology in education field. It is one of the alternative strategy to increase students' ability in certified informatics field in Indonesia. This paper explains how to create the infrastructure of e-learning (virtual classroom) by using Open Course Ware (OCW) with Cloud Computing-based to help informatics students to take the certification test. Furthermore, according to the regulation of National Professional Certification Institute (NPCI), PCI is prohibited to conduct training, PCI is only allowed to conduct competency test. It makes students difficult to take the competency test, since there is no training. Morever, the training is only conducted in big cities in Indonesia, while informatics study program is spread in all over Indonesia. From the problems above, there should be efforts to resolve it. The OCW is considered as a new platform in the field of educational technologies. It is expected to help informatics students to obtain certificate of competency, and also to fulfill the Minister of Education and Culture Regulation number 81 of 2014 regarding the diploma, certificate of competency, and professional certification of Higher Education. Certification is one of the SKPI documents that must be obtained by candidate degrees.