Mengkaji Upaya Pemerintah Melalui Program Kartu Prakerja dalam Perspektif Pemberdayaan di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

The presence of the Kartu Prakerja program’s in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
seems to have indeed left several new kinds of problems which in essence ara related to
the fate and needs of small society especially those affected by layoffs, economic
difficulties, declining income, etc. In principle. The true of Kartu Prakerja is a bridge that is
able to connect the society with a variety of new skills training. Beside of that, the
government also expects the creation of a more capable and empowered society to
simultaneously reduce excessive dependence on others. The access facilities to various
training video tutorials, as well as the form of cash assistance provided by Kartu Prakerja
program, actually quite spoil the society. But the problem is that not all small society can
feel the opportunity, because the quota limitations per wave and the system is also
implemented through the selection stage. Coupled with lawsuits from several public
observers who essentially lamented the effectiveness of trillions of funds to be applied to
the Kartu Prakerja program, because it’s not efficient. This study seeks to assess the
effectiveness of the Kartu Prakerja program in the perspective of empowerment, as well as
impacts found in the field so far