Jakarta, June 23 -- The Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Cooperatives have expressed their willingness to explore cooperation in training and competency improvement of cooperatives' human resources.

In a statement released in Jakarta on Monday, Manpower Minister Yassierli said that the cooperation is a manifestation of their support for President Prabowo Subianto's strategic programs, especially the management of Red and White village cooperatives.

He affirmed that his ministry has several facilities that can be utilized for the cooperatives, including around four thousand community-based job training centers.

According to the minister, cooperatives should be managed by people with standardized competencies, and not those who a...