Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower is moving forward with training programs for future managers of the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDMPs), aiming to support the government's target of 15,000 operational cooperatives by August 2025, the minister said.

Speaking to ANTARA here Wednesday, Minister of Manpower Yassierli said the initiative is a collaborative effort to strengthen cooperative management through certified training programs.

"We have launched pilot projects in Solo and Bekasi, focusing on building certified competency for cooperative managers," he said.

The ministry has rolled out training for over 80,000 cooperative personnel across 21 vocational training centers (BPVPs) and 286 job training centers (...