MAKASSAR – Hasanuddin University continues its efforts to maintain the quality of competency certification through its Professional Certification Agency (LSP). One example is the Batch II 2026 Workshop on Reviewing Competency Test Materials (MUK), held over two days, Friday–Saturday (22–23 May).
The event serves as a forum for updating assessors’ capacity and a space for evaluating assessment instruments so they remain in line with the standards of the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP).
Participants received direct guidance from master assessors assigned by BNSP to strengthen their understanding of drafting and validating Competency Test Materials.
Head of the Professional Certification Center/LSP Unhas, Ir. Mukti Ali, Ph.D, explained that the workshop is part of the assessor competency refresher process that must be carried out periodically under BNSP rules.
In Mukti Ali’s view, every assessor is expected not only to understand assessment mechanisms but also to be able to draft competency test instruments relevant to current certification needs.
“BNSP stipulates that assessors must keep updating their competencies. That is why, through this event, assessors are guided once more to understand their duties and to draft Competency Test Materials that meet the standards,” Mukti Ali explained.
Mukti Ali added that each assessor should ideally have at least one Competency Test Material that can be used in the assessment process. This is important so that competency testing is not carried out with the same approach for all participants.
“Every assessee has different characteristics and a different competency context. That is why the assessment instruments must also be continually updated so that the certification process is more objective and measurable,” Mukti Ali added.
The workshop also fulfills a requirement for renewing assessor licenses. Under BNSP rules, assessors must have experience of at least two assessment planning activities and two involvements in assessment validation, or Contributing to Assessment Validation (MKVA).
Currently, LSP Unhas has 65 certification schemes, of which 55 are active and have been implemented across various competency fields. The other 10 schemes are still being adjusted and awaiting permits in the relevant sectors. LSP Unhas has 211 competency assessors.
Through this workshop, LSP Unhas hopes all assessors will produce Competency Test Material instruments that are ready for use in the assessment process.
The step is seen as important for maintaining certification quality while ensuring that graduates receive competency recognition that is adaptive to the needs of the workplace and the development of professions. (*/dhs)
Editor: Ishaq Rahman
This article is an English translation of the original Indonesian report.