Pengembangan Model Peningkatan Kompetensi Pekerja Domestik Indonesia di Malaysia

Abstract

. ASEAN Economic Community is an ASEAN Economic Integration in free trade system all around ASEAN. Indonesia as one of ASEAN Country has a role to compete with other countries, but one of the problems is competitiveness issues. Unskilled domestic workers from Indonesia being the background of miscommunication, workers abuse and many criminality problems in Malaysia. But in fact, placing Indonesian domestic workers in other countries is the best solution to unemployment issues in Indonesia. This study aimed to analyze the problematic situations and create a model that may affect the competency strategies to increase the competitiveness of Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia. Data from the experts was analyzed using Rich Picture and The House Model. The result showed that in planning the vision for five years term is needed to Enhancing the relevant Governmental Authorities, Establishing the individual reputation and Collaborating between Government and agencies involved. This strategies had been formulated to increase the human resource competencies with Competency-Based Training (CBT). Training and development conducted in Indonesia before placement in abroad is the ways to build workers' quality and then could compete with domestic workers from the Philippines and other countries in Malaysia. The research findings are expected to have implications on government and institutions in the process competency based training models. The government was expected to make the findings as a reference for the Competency-Based Training (CBT) to Indonesian domestic workers fairly and effectively to support its competitiveness strategies.