CDAC Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, together with PT Pelindo Multi Terminal, held a public lecture on career preparation entitled “Future Skills for Future Jobs: A Strategic View of PT Pelindo Multi Terminal.”
This event was opened directly by UMSU Chancellor Prof. Dr. Agussani, MAP, represented by WR 1 Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arifin, M.Hum on Thursday (7/3) at the UMSU Auditorium on Jalan Muchtar Basri No.3 Medan.
Pelindo Multiterminal HR Director Edi Priyanto S.KM, MM, was present as a guest speaker. Also accompanying the Vice President of Learning and HR performance of Pelindo Multi Terminal, Mulyawati, S.E., M.M., Chair of CDAC and the Head of Bureau and hundreds of UMSU students were present.
This public lecture was held with UMSU and PT Pelindo, who had previously signed an MoU. Prof. Arifin conveyed this when opening the activity.
“Many work programs have been realized between UMSU and Pelindo. Hopefully, this cooperative relationship will improve in the future,” said WR 1.
He said public lectures need to be known by students to determine how jobs will be needed in the future.
Then, CDAC Chair Sukma Lesmana, S.E., M.Si, in his report, said that the purpose of this public lecture was in line with UMSU’s goal of caring about the quality of its graduates, namely producing competent graduates who were accepted into the industrial world.
This view aligns with Pelindo’s commitment to continue encouraging sustainable development, one of which is realized through the Pelindo Edutalks program with UMSU.
Then Pelindo Multi Terminal HR Director Edi Priyanto S.KM., MM, in his presentation, said that a number of challenges in the digital era will arise in various sectors, including in ports, and one of them is disruption, a massive change in the system, and a newer business order due to new innovations and creativity.
“Disruption and uncertainty only require strength, and there are only three keys, namely ‘I know, I want, and I am able’, because the key to change is in the person; change is a process, not an event that is done once or twice,” said Edi.
In the context of job evolution, Edi also said that today’s young generation must be able to identify the shift in job demands from the industrial era to the digital and information era. This includes understanding that some skills will remain relevant in the future.