Malinau Regency Holds Technical Guidance on Credit Points to Ease Civil Servant Promotions

The Malinau Regency government in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, organized a technical guidance session focused on the credit point system for functional officials. This initiative aims to address the primary obstacle many civil servants face in their promotion process: the complex and evolving regulations surrounding credit point proposals.

Mekhendri, head of the Malinau Regency Personnel and Training Agency (BKPP), stated that promotions are a right and a form of state recognition for civil servants' achievements. He highlighted that frequent regulatory changes often confuse employees, leading to delayed promotion proposals not due to poor performance, but to a lack of technical understanding in document preparation. "There are still employees who are late in getting promoted not because their performance is lacking, but because they do not technically understand the preparation of credit point proposal documents according to the latest provisions," Mekhendri said.

This delay impacts not only individual civil servants' rights but also the overall performance of the organization. To tackle this, BKPP collaborated with the Regional VIII Office of the National Civil Service Agency (BKN) in Banjarmasin to provide direct expertise. Vicke Natalia, a resource person from BKN, praised Malinau's commitment to improving ASN management and deemed the event crucial for career development and standardizing understanding of the credit point mechanism.

Malinau's Regional Secretary, Ernes Silvanus, stressed the need for professional and digitally-based personnel management. He lauded the synergy between BKPP and BKN, viewing the guidance session as an adaptation to electronic systems. Silvanus noted that the credit point system remains a challenge, especially for non-teacher ASN who are less accustomed to it, and urged all regional perangkat to actively assist their staff.