About STC
About Somatua Training Center
A vocational training institute in Timika, Central Papua. Be Excellent, Upgrade Your Skill.
A school for adults, built for work.
LPK Somatua Training Center (STC) is a vocational training institute in Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua. STC was founded by Yayasan Somatua in 2020.
On 30 November 2022, STC was inaugurated by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as the Central Papua Vocational Training Centre (Balai Latihan Kerja). STC is accredited by LA-LPK.
Trainees learn theory in the classroom and practise in the field in full PPE, guided by professional instructors, to work in mining and industry.
MottoBe Excellent, Upgrade Your Skill.
Since 2020
- 733trainees
- 23intakes
- 295trainees from 7 tribes and Indigenous Papuan communities
Milestones
- 2020Yayasan Somatua founds Somatua Training Center in Timika.
- 30 November 2022Inaugurated by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as the Central Papua Vocational Training Centre.
Accreditation
Accredited by LA-LPK, the Indonesian accreditation body for vocational training institutes.

