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Ten Days of Learning Crocodile Tanning, Participants are Ready to Practice Their Knowledge
BANDUNG (1 December 2021) - The Crocodile Tanning Entrepreneurship and Vocational
Guidance Attention Activity has been held for 10 days, from 21 – 30 November
2021.
It was held in collaboration with Prof.Dr. Soeharso Surakarta Center and the Jayapura Social Welfare Education and
Training Center (BBPPKS).
At the beginning of the activity, participants
received an injection of motivation from the Special Staff of the Minister of
Social Affairs, Luhur Budijarso, and the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural
Technology, IPB, Slamet Budijanto.
Luhur Budijarso invited the participants to be
enthusiastic and diligent in participating in this activity to achieve
success.
Furthermore, Participants received theoretical and
practical knowledge on how to tan crocodile skin from Pardiyanto, a person who
has been in the crocodile skin craft business for 25 years. Pardiyanto taught
the participants from the process of liming crocodile skin, giving color to
crocodile skin, to drying crocodile skin. Until finally the crocodile skin is
ready to enter the production stage.
Not only getting the knowledge of crocodile skin
tanning, but participants also get additional knowledge, such as marketing and
self-confidence to succeed. The knowledge was obtained from the Papua Province
Industry and Trade Office, the Indonesian Cross-Cultural Institute, and the
Jayapura BBPPKS.
Participants seemed very enthusiastic and happy in
participating in all sessions in this activity. “As long as I am here
participating in the activity, I am very happy and I am grateful to Pak
Pardiyanto who has always taught me in this activity. I am very happy,"
said Ismail Doyoway, a participant from Mamberamo Raya Regency.