UNISSULA Provides Short Courses, Professional Development, and Vocational Training for the General Public

Universitas Islam Sultan Agung (UNISSULA) provides short courses, professional-development programmes, and vocational training opportunities for people who are not formally enrolled as university students.

During the 2025 reporting period, UNISSULA organised structured professional programmes and skills-based training for external participants, including lecturers from other universities, healthcare practitioners, professionals, community members, entrepreneurs, and other non-student learners.

These programmes support lifelong learning, employability, professional development, practical skills, and continuing education.

UNISSULA provides both programmed training activities and ad-hoc vocational or professional training, allowing the university to address both recurring learning needs and specific community or professional development needs.

Programmed Professional Education: PEKERTI 2025

One of UNISSULA’s structured professional-development programmes in 2025 was the PEKERTI training programme.

The programme was organised from 21 to 25 July 2025 and was open to lecturers from both public and private higher-education institutions.

Participants were not limited to UNISSULA staff.

The programme was delivered through:

• Zoom;
• UNISSULA’s Sinau Online platform;
• structured learning materials;
• guided instruction; and
• competency-oriented activities.

The programme covered a broad range of higher-education teaching competencies, including:

• strategies for improving the quality of higher education;
• lecturer competency development;
• education as a system;
• learning theory and motivation;
• adult learning;
• learning outcomes;
• innovative learning models;
• implementation of soft skills in teaching;
• instructional design;
• communication and basic teaching skills;
• learning methods;
• Semester Learning Plans;
• lesson planning;
• assignment methods;
• learning media;
• team teaching;
• assessment principles;
• preparation and analysis of test items; and
• microteaching.

Participants received electronic learning materials and certification upon successful completion.

This programme represents a structured professional short course for external participants who were not enrolled as degree students at UNISSULA.

Professional and Vocational Training for Pharmacy Preceptors

UNISSULA also organised professional training for pharmacy practitioners and preceptors.

Through the Professional Pharmacist Education Programme, UNISSULA provided training aimed at strengthening the competence of external pharmacy professionals working in:

• hospitals;
• pharmaceutical industries;
• community pharmacies;
• public health centres;
• pharmaceutical distribution facilities; and
• other professional practice settings.

The programme covered areas including:

• the role of preceptors as educators and professional role models;
• professional communication;
• conflict management;
• interprofessional education and collaboration;
• pharmaceutical quality assurance;
• facilitation skills;
• evaluation; and
• managerial competencies.

Participants came from professional institutions and practice settings outside UNISSULA.

This activity demonstrates UNISSULA’s role in continuing professional education and vocational development for external healthcare practitioners.

Free Certified Language Courses for the Public

UNISSULA also provides structured language-learning programmes for the public through the CILAD Language Scholarship 2025.

The programme offers online foreign-language learning to members of the university community and the general public throughout Indonesia.

Participants learn with experienced instructors and native speakers through structured educational activities.

Participation is provided free of charge, and successful participants receive certification.

The programme helps participants improve:

• foreign-language skills;
• communication ability;
• intercultural competence;
• professional confidence; and
• employability.

Because the programme is available to non-students and leads to certification, it represents an important lifelong-learning and professional-development pathway.

learning opportunities beyond its formally enrolled student population.

Skills-Based Community and Vocational Training

In addition to structured professional courses, UNISSULA also provides ad-hoc vocational and skills-based training through community-service and professional-engagement activities.

Training themes include:

• digital skills;
• entrepreneurship;
• MSME development;
• financial literacy;
• digital accounting;
• technical services;
• sustainable agriculture;
• hydroponic technology;
• equipment operation;
• digital marketing;
• e-commerce; and
• applied technology.

These activities are intended to give participants practical skills that can be used directly in employment, entrepreneurship, or community economic activities.

Training in Digital Financial Management for MSMEs

In 2025, UNISSULA academics conducted a digital financial-management training programme for MSMEs in Ndudak Sidodadi Village.

The programme aimed to improve the ability of local MSME operators to use simple digital accounting tools, including:

• SI APIK;
• BukuKas; and
• Microsoft Excel.

The programme used a structured methodology including:

• observation;
• technical training;
• mentoring;
• practical exercises

The programme involved 23 participants and demonstrated measurable improvements in participants’ financial and digital skills.

Participants’ ability to install and operate SI APIK increased from 20% before the intervention to 90% after the programme, while understanding of basic financial-recording concepts also increased substantially.

Although this activity was community-based rather than campus-based, it demonstrates UNISSULA’s wider vocational-training capacity and continuing engagement with non-student learners.

Technical and Entrepreneurship Skills Training

UNISSULA has also implemented technical training programmes aimed at increasing employability and entrepreneurial capability.

An example is technical and e-commerce training for community members in Gebangsari, Semarang.

The programme provided training in:

• air-conditioning maintenance and repair;
• technical troubleshooting;
• startup development;
• e-commerce; and
• digital marketing.

Participants were community members rather than enrolled students, and the programme was designed to strengthen economic independence and technical skills. 41935-107008-1-PB

The programme also provided practical instruction in equipment maintenance and online marketing, enabling participants to develop service businesses and use digital platforms for business promotion. 41935-107008-1-PB

This activity was implemented before the 2025 reporting year, so it is presented as evidence of continuity in UNISSULA’s vocational-training approach rather than as primary 2025 evidence.

Programmed and Ad-Hoc Training Provision

UNISSULA’s lifelong-learning model combines two forms of provision.

Programmed Training

Structured or recurring programmes include:

• PEKERTI professional development;
• CILAD language courses;
• selected OBE-certified courses; and
• other planned professional-development programmes.

These activities follow defined schedules, learning materials, learning outcomes, and certification mechanisms.

Ad-Hoc Vocational and Professional Training

UNISSULA also conducts targeted training in response to specific professional or community needs.

Examples include:

• pharmacy preceptor training;
• MSME digital financial-management training;
• technical skills programmes;
• digital marketing;
• entrepreneurship; and
• applied technology training.

This combination enables UNISSULA to offer both planned continuing education and responsive skills development.

Participants

Beneficiaries of UNISSULA’s professional and vocational learning programmes include:

• lecturers from public and private universities;
• healthcare professionals;
• pharmacy preceptors;
• entrepreneurs;
• MSME owners;
• community members;
• professionals;
• alumni; and
• other non-student learners.

These participants do not need to be enrolled in a UNISSULA degree programme to benefit from the university’s educational expertise.

Contribution to Lifelong Learning and Employability

UNISSULA’s vocational and professional programmes contribute to:

• continuing professional development;
• improved employability;
• practical skills development;
• professional certification;
• digital literacy;
• entrepreneurship;
• workforce competence; and
• lifelong learning.

The programmes allow participants to update their skills, gain new professional knowledge, and improve their capacity to participate in changing labour and economic environments.

2025 Evidence of Provision

Evidence of UNISSULA’s vocational and executive education activities includes:

1. PEKERTI 2025, a structured professional-development programme for lecturers from PTN and PTS;
2. Pharmacy Preceptor Training, providing professional development for external healthcare practitioners;
3. CILAD Language Scholarship 2025, providing structured certified language learning to the public;
4. selected certified learning activities through OBE UNISSULA;
5. digital financial-management training for MSMEs;
6. community and professional skills-development activities; and
7. vocational training in digital, technical, entrepreneurial, and professional competencies.