PANGKALPINANG --- Education is the key to improving the quality of human resources. For this reason, PT Timah has played an active role in supporting the education sector in the company's operational areas for decades.
The educational programs implemented by PT Timah since 2000 include the Pemali Boarding School Program, which is a high school education scholarship for junior high school students in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Riau Province, and Riau Islands Province.
This scholarship program is designed to support high-achieving and high-potential students who come from families in low-income communities around the mining area. Education is carried out at SMAN 1 Pemali, Bangka Regency.
The PT Timah education scholarship program for the high school level has lasted for 24 years, this is an effort by the members of the MIND ID Mining Industry holding company to not only provide educational costs but also support the needs of students who receive scholarships.
Through a scholarship program that aims to provide educational opportunities to communities around the mine. This step was taken as a form of the company's positive contribution to the development of education and the welfare of local communities.
The various benefits of this scholarship program are not only limited to students and their families but are also expected to create a positive impact on the local community as a whole.
Through the scholarship class program, PT Timah seeks to empower local communities, education is considered the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, and this scholarship program is a real step to improve the quality of human resources.
The scholarship class program, which is carried out on an ongoing basis, reflects PT Timah's commitment to sustainable development carried out through the Environmental Social Responsibility (TJSL) program.
To date, the Pemali Boarding School program has produced 815 alumni who have been active in various fields. The benefits of this program have also been felt by the recipients.
"By focusing on education, PT Timah recognizes that long-term investment in human resources is one of the important steps to achieve sustainable development," said PT Timah Head of Corporate Communications Anggi Siahaan.
In 2024, PT Timah will again open the Pemali Boarding School program with 211 students registering. This program was welcomed enthusiastically by students.
One of the students who received the PT Timah Tbk Scholarship Program, Naurah Ashira, admitted that she was very happy and grateful to PT Timah Tbk for providing an educational scholarship at SMAN 1 Pemali.
"There are many benefits to be felt from the PT Timah Tbk scholarship program, especially how it can help parents," he said.
"The PT Timah Tbk scholarship class program can help improve the quality of human resources around the mine. This program helps us to achieve our goals as long as we are willing to work hard in studying," he said.
Likewise, Dzakwan Ariqah, a student from Manggar, East Belitung Regency, said he was very grateful to be able to receive the PT Timah Tbk scholarship class program.
"I feel that I have developed into a much more independent and responsible person. I am motivated to study seriously in a very competitive environment, so I am motivated to always learn better every day," he said. (*)
