SMKN 2 Tanbu to Educate TKI Malaysia's Children

By Imam Hanafi

Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (Antaranews) - State-run Vocational High School (SMKN) 2 Simpang Empat, Tanah Bumbu, will immediately educate children of Indonesian migrant Workers in Malaysia as a form of caring for the birth of the high quality nation and integrity.

"We are very concerned about the fate of children of our brothers who are fighting in neighboring countries, especially regarding their education," said Head of SMKN 2 Simpang Empat, Tanah Bumbu, Ribut Giyono, in Batulicin on Sunday.

With creativity and predicates it carried, Ribut determined to make the leap of innovation which is not commonly done by most educators in Indonesia.

Ribut claimed, that his school has bagging the title as the school with the fastest growth, the quickest school with ISO, the leading nursing majors, and leading obstetrics majors, as well as the school with the highest public service values ??in South Kalimantan.

Schools with the highest National Examination scores in South Kalimantan, school with honors of the South Kalimantan Integrity Zone, SMK 2 Simpang Empat will work closely with the Indonesian School of Kinabalu City (SIKK).

SIKK, Ribut said, is the only Indonesian school with state-run status in Sabah, Malaysia. The school serves the educational process of early childhood program (PAUD) to high school. SIKK become the cornerstone of Malaysia's leading education services.

Other countries than Indonesia has no formal education institutions in Sabah , Malaysia . This is a manifestation of the success of the Indonesian government, in this case the Consulate General in Sabah, Malaysia, in the ministry of education for the children of migrant workers in Malaysia.

Beginning November 2013, Ribut as Head of SMKN 2 Simpang Empat, Tanah Bumbu, in coordination with the Consul General in Sabah, Malaysia, Soepeno Sahid, to convey the idea of ??schools partnership  with SIKK Sabah.

Consul General agree and support the idea of ??SMKN 2 Simpang Empat to contribute and play an active role in educating the children of Indonesian migrant workers (TKI), especially in Kinabalu, Sabah.

The draft of memorandum of understanding (MoU) between SMKN 2 Simpang Empat with SIKK Sabah will soon be signed by both parties, and the partnership in real terms will be implemented in January 2014.

This is a real step by SMKN 2 Simpang Empat for realize its vision as an educational institution that is not only care about the community around it, will but spread to explore in Indonesian community in Sabah.

Head of SIKK Sabah, Dada Hermawan, stating his willingness to partner with SMKN 2 Simpang Empat, in services in the field of education will make a good moment for the early realization of the hope for a wonderful future generations of the Indonesian people , especially for the citizens of migrant workers in Sabah Malaysia.