One of the objectives of CRSSP is to prepare high-skilled human resources who ready to work and comply with the request of geospatial information marketplace. Our graduates are prepared with a range of transferable skills for their future career including intellectual knowledge, practical skills, computer literacy, analysis and managerial skills, as well as social and communication skills. This will make them fit easily to offers for wide range of career opportunities in geospatial information sector.
The job market for graduates in the field of geospatial information at this time is very prospective, and even can be said to be at its peak. The employment absorption of geospatial information field (i.e. cartography, remote sensing and geographic information system) in Indonesia is very high, both by state and national private institutions. Based on the tracer study sample conducted in 2015, the average employment waiting period of CRSSP graduate is under 3 months (Table 1), and 81 % of CRSSP students have started their employment before the graduation ceremony (Table 2).
| Waiting time | Person | Percentage |
| Immediate
Less than 3 months Between 3-7 months Between 7 months – 1 year Between 1-2 years More than 2 years |
17
14 3 0 2 0 |
47
39 8 0 6 0 |
| Total | 36 | 100 |
Table 1. Full-time employment waiting time
| Time to get the employment | Person | Percentage |
| Before graduation
After graduation |
29
7 |
81
19 |
| Total | 36 | 100 |
Table 2. Time to get the employment
According to the tracer study, most of CRSSP graduates (40%) work in private sector for consultancy services related to the geospatial information industry (Table 3). In this type of work the program’s graduates usually start their employment in a contract basis in a private consultant and then become a full-time employee once they achieve their milestone. This type of work is preferred by program’s graduate because they can implement their knowledge and skills competence in such institution. The second most preferred employment is become a government officer both for national or local level. This type of job gives a more security and stability in terms of employment status compare to the others.
| Institutions | Person | Percentage |
| Government (national/departmental)
Government (local) Government (BUMN/BHMN) Private sector (services) Private sector (manufactures) Entrepreneurship Others |
8
4 1 14 3 2 3 |
23
11 3 40 9 6 9 |
| Total | 35 | 100 |
Graduates of the CRSSP have a great opportunity to work for government agencies and the private sector, among others:
a. Kementerian Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi,
b. Kementerian Kehutanan,
c. Kementerian Dalam Negeri,
d. Kementerian Energi dan Sumberdaya Mineral,
e. Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan,
f. Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum,
g. Kementerian Kesehatan,
h. Kementerian Perumahan Rakyat,
i. Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup,
j. Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS),
k. Badan Pertanahan Nasional (BPN),
l. Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG),
m. Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksan Nasional (LAPAN),
n. Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN),
o. Badan Koordinasi Keluarga Berencana Nasional (BKKBN),
p. Badan Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB),
q. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI),
r. Jawatan Topografi TNI AD,
s. Dispotrud TNI AU,
t. Dishidros TNI AL,
u. Dinas-dinas Sektoral/Teknis di tingkat daerah maupun nasional, universitas, dan sebagainya,
v. Private sector; surveying/mapping/software consultant (PT. Waindo SpecTerra, PT. EXAMAP, PT. Earthline, PT. Kurnia Sylva Consultindo, PT. Tigenco Graha Persada, etc). Plantation (PT. Sinar Mas, PT. Medco Plantation Indonesia, etc). Mining, Banking. WWF, Forest Watch Indonesia. Riau Pulp and Paper (Riaupulp). NGO, etc.
