FINAL REVIEW FOR SELECTION 2013

This year we have a greatful moment during selection Youth Exchange Program (PPAN) that was happened almost in same time at 33 provinces among Indonesia. There are six PPAN consist of China-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (ChiIYEP), Indonesia-Malaysia Youth Exchange Program (IMYEP), Indonesia-Canada Youth Exchange Program (ICYEP), Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (AIYEP), Indonesia-Korea Youth Exchange Program (IKYEP) and the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP). Beside those programs, there are also two new programs namely ASEAN-India Youth Exchange Program and ASEAN-Korea Youth Exchange Program. However, both programs have not belong to PPAN yet because the recruitments are in different phases.

Bangka Belitung Archipelago Province are lucky to have ChiIYEP, IMYEP, IKYEP and SSEAYP this year. The selection was divided into three phases:

CHIYEP (Soft Personality)

The first phase in ChiIYEP selection that took part during April 14-16. We accepted around 30 applications before the deadline. For the first round we have document screening and first interview to choose top 10 candidate including 5 male and 5 female. There was a very competitive in top 10 especially for male candidates. We consider that ChiYEP have a very short time preparation. Another consideration is we will not have many chance to train the candidate during a month preparation and Pre Departure Training. Thus, we should have priority for candidate who have good knowledge about China, track record in art and culture and experience culture shocked in multicultural environment. Finally, we choose Mohammad Fadhillah and Mira Karina for ChiIYEP that will be held during May-June. Another aspect that could support our decision is both candidates has the most applicable Post Program Activity where Mira will implement a religious program in Pangkalpinang and Fadhil will donate some of his scholarship fund to run small project in Kelapa Kampit. Perhaps, they both are still ordinary in some factors. However, their soft personality is something that makes them deserve for it.

SSEAYP (Leadership and Social Contribution) 

The second phase, April 20-22 was SSEAYP selection that was held together with KPN selection. There was 4 participants of SSEAYP. All of them have their own unique. SSEAYP that will be held on October-December this year is a program that concern to Leadership, Mutual Understanding and Social Contribution. The special requirements are experiencing as a leader in organization, active in social activity, post program activity oriented and having high potency in art and culture. Considering those criterias, also supported by Physicology -Test, we finally choose Rosalin Y. Maruf as main candidate. Runner up is Rahma Arinda who also has big potency in her 20 years old. 

IMYEP (He is not only lucky but also has the attitude) 

The last phase, April 25-27, we have IMYEP and IKYEP. For IMYEP we are lucky to have the only one suitable candidate namely Edwin Dwijaya who match with the program craracter. He has the attitude and personality as well as english proficiency. In art and culture he may not be expert, but we appreciate his effort to prepare it. 

IKYEP (Outstanding Candidates) 

In IKYEP, we choose top 5 that will be reported to KEMENPORA. There are Bella Barokah, Rizky Astriningtias, Primalita Putri, Monalisa, and Diah S. We faced more challenges after choosing top 2. Rizky/Tias is one of most outstanding participants we have this year. Overall she has great potency. We saw another outstanding younger candidate namely Bella. In our opinion, Tyas is more mature with a higher track record and experience in multicultural environment. Like a glass, Tyas is almost full and Bella has more empty space. Finally this factor become our consideration. How big program will effect the improvement of person after the program? IKYEP is a short program with about 20 days duration (10 days in Korea and 10 days in Indonesia). If we give it to someone who already mature, we afraid that person could not feel “life changing experience” effect. Otherwise, we see another person who has great potency but still need more chance to improve, we believe the program will be more suitable to the person. In this case, we still love Tyas, but we could not send her to IKYEP. Her character perhaps could match with long duration program such as AIYEP and ICYEP which has varios activity inluding community service and work placement. We finally choose Bella. In her 19 years old, we believe she could contribute to program with her potency. The program itself could be her chance to improve and explore her self. 

PAYBACK FOR IT  (HUNDRED MILLIONS RUPIAH PROGRAM) 

It is not how we put the score then we send you to travel abroad. It is how we choose right person that will represent young generation of Bangka Belitung to be part of the Government Program. It spends a lot of fund that could be more than 100 million Rupiah for a person in a program. When we send the candidate, we should ensure that they have qualification that could contribute to the program. Also, we should analyse how big program will effect to support their passion and future goals so we could see "Life Changing Experience" effect from the program. One of the most important factors, we should consider how big the possibility of candidate to contribute to PCMI, and DISPORA in a short and Bangka Belitung in a long time period after they finish program. The last but not the least, lucky factor always takes role in every part of our life. It is how God makes the decision for all of us. We are just the creature to deliver that decision.

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