Jakarta, March 21 -- The government supports various efforts to increase technology mastery and the creation of a qualified workforce, with competency certificates of expertise, to support development of the construction industry.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution noted in Jakarta, Thursday, that this policy must be applied since there are several still seeking jobs in the construction industry and had yet to be absorbed in the world of work.

"To this end, there is also a need to increase the competence of students, especially in higher education, through training institutions," Nasution remarked during the opening of the Indonesian Construction Expert Week.

According to the minister, various activities focusing ...