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Minister of Social Affairs: LKS as a Concrete Form of Human Resource
WEST MANGGARAI (29 November 2020) - The Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of
Indonesia Juliari P Batubara had the opportunity
to visit a Social Welfare Institution located in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to be
precise in Santa Maria Helena, Santo Damian Binongko and Abdi Kasih.
During
this visit, the Minister of Social Affairs saw firsthand the LKS Accreditation
process by the Social Worker and Social Extension Professional Development
Center (Pusbangprof) through the Social Welfare Institution Accreditation Board
(BALKS) as an independent institution for institutions in the field of social
welfare, whether owned by the government, local government, and the community.
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According
to the Minister of Social Affairs, this LKS takes the form of a concrete
development of the human resources of the beneficiaries.
"Prepare
our human resources, not just normal people that we prepare, our brothers who
need social welfare services we must also strengthen their capacity," said Juliari,
Sunday, 11/29/2020
Furthermore,
the Minister of Social Affairs also said that this accreditation is important
because it determines the feasibility level and standardization of social
welfare management and a form of appreciation and legitimacy from the government
to LKS.
Meanwhile,
on the same occasion the Head of the Education Agency for Research and Social
Counseling (BP3S) Syahabuddin conveyed that one of the activities carried out
by the Peksos and Pensos Pusbangprof was to carry out evaluation and accreditation.
"In
our activities we receive a lot of very useful input for the Social Welfare HR
and LKS who have received benefits," said the Head of BP3S.