Hello Indonesian hivers, how are you guys? I hope everything goes as we expect. In my first post, I would like to share my internship experience at a government agency office in Pangkep Regency, South Sulawesi, that’s the Environmental Service. This office is located on Matahari street, Pangkajene District. I took the internship program at the agency because I’m a 7th semester forestry student. I thought the scope of the duties and authority of the environmental service covered the area and scope of the forest so I decided to do an internship there for 45 days.
Halo hiver indonesia sekalian, bagaimana kabar kalian? Aku harap semuanya berjalan sesuai yang kita harapkan yahh. Pada postingan pertama ku ini, aku ingin membagikan pengalamanku magang di salah satu kantor instansi pemerintahan di Kabupaten Pangkep Sulawesi Selatan, yakni di Dinas Lingkungan Hidup. Kantor ini terletak di Jl. Matahari Kecamatan Pangkajene. Aku mengambil program magang di instansi tersebut karena kebetulan aku adalah mahasiswa Kehutanan semester 7. Aku pikir ranah tugas dan wewenang dinas lingkungan hidup mencakup kawasan dan lingkup hutan jadi aku memutuskan untuk magang selama 45 hari di sana.
Environmental service office
No doubt the process of applying for an internship permit was not as easy as I expected. The program that I run is an independent internship, so the management, licensing and participation matters is done by myself. The first thing is to submit an internship permit proposal to the head of the department, if the proposal has been approved, they will appoint a lecturer as an internship facilitator who will assist in terms of consultation. After several days of waiting, the letters of recommendation that have been completed then submitted to the national and political unitary agency in the area where we will intern in this case is Pangkep area. The process takes 4 days. The task of the national and political unitary agency is to make a recommendation letter based on a letter brought from my faculty. After the letter is ready, they will write to the Environmental Service regarding my willingness to do an internship there. The entire process was completed on Friday October 7th 2021.
Tentu proses pengajuan izin magang tidaklah semudah yang aku harapkan. Program yang aku jalankan adalah kegiatan magang mandiri, jadi semua hal pengurusan, perizinan dan keikutsertaan serba aku lakukan sendiri. Pertama-tama adalah mengajukan proposal izin magang ke kepala departemen, apabila proposal telah disetujui, maka mereka akan menunjuk satu dosen sebagai sarana fasilitator magang yang akan membantu dalam hal konsultasi. Setelah beberapa hari menunggu, surat rekomendasi yang telah selesai selanjutnya di ajukan ke badan kesatuan bangsa dan politik di daerah tempat kita akan magang dalam hal ini daerah Pangkep. Proses itu memakan waktu 4 hari. Tugas dari badan kesatuan bangsa dan politik adalah membuat surat rekomendasi berdasarkan surat yang dibawa dari fakultasku. Setelah suratnya jadi, maka mereka lah yang akan menyurat ke Dinas Lingkungan Hidup mengenai kesediaanku yang akan magang di sana. Seluruh proses tersebut selesai pada tanggal 7 Oktober 2021 hari Jumat.
The first week of the internship
The first week of the internship was the most difficult for me, because at that time it was the phase of adjusting to the office atmosphere. The obstacle I faced was my inability to mingle quickly with all the employees in the office. Really hard to get along when all the staff are joking around with each other. Their sense of humor is completely different from mine, so I just laugh along when they throw in some crancy jokes. Regarding my duties and responsibilities. In the first week I was only given the task of conducting guidance and data collection of street laborers on the employment website in order to extend their working period. In addition, I also carry out administrative activities such as typing assignment letters, absences and letters of accountability.
Minggu pertama kegiatan magang berlangsung adalah hal yang paling sulit bagiku, karena di saat seperti itu adalah fase penyesuaian dengan suasana kantor. Kendala yang aku hadapi adalah ketidakmampuanku berbaur cepat dengan seluruh pegawai-pegawai di kantor. Benar-benar sulit untuk bergabung ketika seluruh pegawai bersenda gurau satu sama lain. Selera humor mereka benar-benar berbeda denganku, jadi aku hanya ikut tertawa apabila mereka melempar candaan yang bersifat garing. Mengenai tugas dan tanggung jawabku. Pada minggu pertama aku hanya diberi tugas dalam melakukan pembinaan dan pendataan tenaga buruh jalanan di website ketenagakerjaan dalam memperpanjang masa kerja mereka. Selain itu, aku juga melakukan kegiatan administrasi seperti pengetikan surat tugas, absen dan surat pertanggung jawaban.
Data collection activities with Laborers
In the second and third weeks, the focus of my work started to lead to waste activities. The seniors who acted as chaperones took me to the waste collection site at the main waste bank "Padamampu." At the waste bank, I was taught how to sort waste properly to support the 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) program and waste management strategies to reduce the impact of global warming.
Pada minggu kedua dan ketiga, fokus pekerjaanku mulai mengarah ke kegiatan persampahan. Para senior yang berperan sebagai pendamping membawaku ke tempat penampungan sampah di bank sampah induk “Padamampu.” Di bank sampah tersebut, aku diajarkan mengenai cara pemilahan sampah yang baik untuk mendukung program 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) dan strategi pengolahan sampah dalam mengurangi dampak pemanasan global.
waste sorting process
Apart from processing waste, I also learned valuable lessons in making organic compost from organic waste such as fallen leaves and used domestic food.
Selain mengolahan sampah, aku juga mendapatkan pelajaran berharga dalam hal pembuatan pupuk kompos organik dari sampah-sampah organik seperti dedaunan yang telah gugur dan bekas makanan domestik.
Compost processing
After gaining sufficient knowledge and skills regarding solid waste and composting. It's time to socialize with Al-Hikmah Elementary school children. This activity was carried out interactively and was accompanied by school teachers and parties from the Department of the Environment. At this rate, we emphasize learning about waste management strategies in reducing the impact of global warming. Also about simple composting for children.
Setelah mendapatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan yang cukup mengenai persampahan dan pengomposan. Saatnya melakukan sosialisasi dengan anak-anak sekolah Dasar Al-Hikmah. Kegiatan ini dilakukan secara interaktif dan didampingi oleh guru sekolah dan pihak-pihak dari Dinas Lingkungan Hidup. Disini kami menekankan pembelajaran mengenai strategi pengelolaan sampah dalam mengurangi dampak pemanasan global. Juga mengenai pembuatan kompos secara sederhana bagi anak-anak.
Waste socialization with elementary school children
In the fourth week until the last week. A bigger task was delegated to me. This task contains responsibility and prudence in making decisions. My internship chaperones gave me task of determining the area of Green Open Space within the scope of Pangkajene district through polygon delineation technique on Google Earth as shown below. In my opinion, work like this requires extra seriousness and caution because if there is a mistake in determining the area of green open space, the impact will be a violation of private areas belonging to other people. For example, if I digitized a green area in an area that turned out to be land owned by local residents, this could trigger a conflict, so I have to be extra careful and need assistance when I want to do digitization.
Pada minggu keempat sampai minggu terakhir. Tugas yang lebih besar dilimpahkan kepadaku. Tugas ini berisi tanggung jawab dan penuh kehati-hatian dalam mengambil keputusan. Pendamping magangku memberikanku tugas untuk menentukan area Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) dalam cakupan kabupaten Pangkajene melalui teknik deliniasi poligon di google earth seperti gambar di atas. Menurutku pekerjaan seperti ini membutuhkan keseriusan dan kehati-hatian yang ekstra karena jika ada kesalahan dalam menentukan areal Ruang terbuka hijau, maka dampaknya adalah pelanggaran wilayah private milik orang lain. Misalnya aku mendigitasi wilayah lingkungan hijau di suatu daerah yang ternyata itu adalah tanah milik warga sekitar, maka hal tersebut bisa memicu konflik, jadi aku harus ekstra hati-hati dan perlu pendampingan ketika ingin melakukan digitasi.
Green Open Space delineation technique in Google Earth
When the determination of the area has been completed, the next step is to process the completed area data to be officially designated as a green open space area in a district head's decree. It's been a really long process but I'm grateful to have gone through this phase with passionate feelings.
Ketika penentuan areal telah selesai, selanjutnya adalah mengolah data wilayah yang telah selesai untuk ditetapkan sebagai wilayah ruang terbuka hijau secara resmi di surat keputusan bupati. Ini benar-benar proses yang panjang tapi aku bersyukur telah melewati fase ini dengan penuh perasaan yang menggebu-gebu.
Data Processing Result of Green Open Space Digitization
Finally 45 days have passed with lots of new experiences, knowledge and skills that will be useful to me in the future. I'm really grateful to have done an internship at the Pangkep Regency Environmental Service. Apart from the challenging work, I will never forget the family principles they apply to me.
Tak terasa 45 hari telah terlewati dengan banyak pengalaman baru, ilmu dan keterampilan yang akan berguna bagiku di masa depan. Aku benar-benar bersyukur telah melakukan kegiatan magang di Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kabupaten Pangkep. Selain pekerjaannya yang menantang, aku juga tak akan lupa dengan prinsip kekeluargaan yang mereka terapkan kepadaku.
Thank you to “the big family of the Environmental Services”
Oh, since I'm a new member of this community, I'll introduce myself, greeting everyone, I'm Adhyaksa Ardaus. People usually call me Faiz. I'm from South Sulawesi, Pangkep City. Currently 21 years old and currently studying at Hasanuddin University. I took Forestry Science study program because I like learning things related to environmental and forest issues. I also like to write fictional works such as short stories and poetry. Don't hesitate to give warm comments. I'm an easy going person to get along with, xixixixi😆
