Jakarta. November 24, 2021 – PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) through SYNRGY Academy, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program in collaboration with Binar Academy, aims to regularly develop IT talents. This Digital Talent Accelerator is a program that has been started since early 2020. Because it is designed to produce IT professionals and ready to enter the world of work, the curriculum taught is project-based learning and specially designed by digital industry practitioners.
To improve skills, recruitment and human resource management, on Wednesday (24/11) BCA and Binar Academy through SYNRGY Academy announced the collaboration with Grab Indonesia. The SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab program is initiated specifically to develop the hard skills and soft skills of Grab Driver-Partners' children in the IT sector.
“We are committed to improve the quality of education in Indonesia, one of them is through the SYNRGY Academy program. On this special occasion, through the SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab, BCA wants to provide the widest possible opportunities for the Indonesian community, especially the children of Grab driver-partners who want to enter the IT sector. Hopefully, through the learning model applied, it can help foster the intrapersonal ability of each participant in order to be able to grow into a digital talent that will be the pride of Indonesia in the future," said Inge Setiawati, Executive Vice President CSR of BCA.
In this program, BCA sponsors Grab Driver-Partner's children to participate in skills development programs, so that they can achieve both hard and soft skills. In addition, this program will develop human resources who have a good work ethic, collaboration or teamwork skills and have a mindset that is thirsty to learn.
“Nowadays, many young generation especially the children of our Driver-Partners want to work in the technology sector when they grow up. As a technology company operating in Indonesia, we also want to help the young generation to develop, preparing them with the skills required by 4.0 industry. In line with the spirit of GrabForGood, SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab is Grab's social contribution so that our Driver-Partners continue to develop in the era of the digital economy.” said Neneng Goenadi, Country Managing Director of Grab Indonesia.
There are certain conditions for prospective students to join the SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab program. Students who take part in this program are the children of Grab Driver-Partners and have graduated at least high school/equivalent. The SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab training activities are divided into two phases where the first phase is Pre-Bootcamp where students attend classes to create products in web form and collaborate with other students in groups.
While in the second phase, there are five class choices, which are Frontend, Backend, Android Engineering, Quality Assurance, and UI/UX classes combined with Product Management. The training activities in phase two runs 5 times a week for 4 months, of which 2.5 months are for discussing the material and 1.5 months for consultation with the course facilitators.
After graduating from the SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab program, students are expected to be able to create digital products with predetermined themes. The distribution of themes is held before the final project starts and completed in groups. After receiving the final project, students are given briefing in the form of a workshop according to the needs of the final project.
“This program aims to create changes and make impacts in Indonesia by opening up opportunities for the community to enter the booming digital industry through our Digital Talent Accelerator program. The curriculum for SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab is certified by Education Alliance Finland and has been adopted by leading brands from various industries,” said Alamanda Shantika, CEO of Binar Academy.
For further information about SYNRGY Academy please visit @synrgy.id on Instagram or website at https://synrgy.id/Academy.
BCA Collaborates with Grab Indonesia and Binar Academy – Some of the participants taking part in the opening of the SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab on Wednesday (11/24) through virtual event. PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) together with Binar Academy, through SYNRGY Academy, collaborate with Grab Indonesia launching the SYNRGY Academy Batch Grab program. This program is initiated specifically to develop the hard skills and soft skills of Grab Driver-Partners' children in the IT sector.
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About PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (as of 30 September 2021)
BCA is one of the leading commercial banks in Indonesia with the core business of transaction banking. BCA also offers a full range of financial services in consumer, SME, commercial and corporate segments. As of September 2021, BCA has the privilege of serving more than 26 million customer accounts, processing around 46 million of daily transactions through a network of 1,237 branches; 17,913 ATMs as well as the 24-hour internet & mobile banking systems; supported by 24/7 Halo BCA contact center. BCA’s presence is complemented by a number of subsidiaries focusing on vehicle financing, sharia banking, securities, general and life insurance, digital bank, remittance as well as venture capital business. BCA is committed to building lasting relationship with customers, putting people first, and making positive impact on society at large. With more than 25,000 employees, BCA's vision is to be the bank of choice and a major pillar of the Indonesia economy.
For more information, please contact :
PT BANK CENTRAL ASIA TBK
Corporate Secretary & Communication
Public Relations
Address : Jl. MH Thamrin No. 1
Menara BCA Grand Indonesia 20th Floor
Jakarta Pusat 10310
Phone : (021) 2358-8000
Fax : (021) 2358-8339
E-mail : corcom_bca@bca.co.id
About Grab
Grab is the Southeast Asia's leading super app based on GMV (gross merchandise value) for food delivery, ride-hailing and digital wallet services in 2020. Grab operates in delivery, ride-hailing and digital finance services in more than 400 cities in eight countries in Southeast Asia - Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Grab enables millions of people every day to connect with driver-partners and merchants to order food or groceries, deliver packages, ride-hailing solutions, make online shopping payments or access other financial services such as loans, insurance, wealth management and telemedicine, all through "all-in-one" application. Grab was founded in 2012 with a mission to advance Southeast Asia by bringing economic empowerment to everyone, and since then, Grab app has been downloaded by millions of mobile devices. Grab has a double bottom line mission: simultaneously delivering sound financial performance to its shareholders and positive social impact in Southeast Asia.
About Binar Academy
Binar Academy is an edu-tech startup pioneer that focuses on developing digital skills and talents by enhancing the learning experience through clear learning stages and diverse learning methods to support the career growth of high school graduates, college students, and people who want to change careers (career shifters). Please visit binaracademy.com for more information about Binar Academy's products and services.
