In an effort to elevate the status of the Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi (LSP) Politeknik Statistika STIS and obtain a license from the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP), the BNSP Licensing Assessor Team conducted a Full Assessment at Politeknik Statistika STIS on January 13.

In her opening remarks, the Director of Politeknik Statistika STIS, Dr. Erni Tri Astuti, M.Math., expressed the leadership's support and commitment to the LSP Politeknik Statistika STIS. This support and commitment have been demonstrated through the provision of operational funding, integration with the needs of academic programs, institutional sustainability of the LSP, availability of assessment participants from students who meet the required criteria, and other related efforts.

The Head of LSP Politeknik Statistika STIS, Dr. Arie Wahyu Wijayanto, M.T., reported that the LSP Politeknik Statistika STIS is a First-Party LSP for Polytechnic/Vocational Institutions, established on September 6, 2021, under Politeknik Statistika STIS, a higher education institution under Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik/BPS). The LSP also received official support from the Indonesian Statisticians Association (Ikatan Statistisi Indonesia/ISI) as part of a tripartite collaboration between BPS, ISI, and the Statistical Higher Education Forum (FORSTAT). 

LSP Politeknik Statistika STIS has gone through a long journey since its establishment in September 2021, and has now reached the licensing assessment stage. Politeknik Statistika STIS currently has two certification schemes verified by BNSP, namely the Data Scientist scheme and the Associate Data Scientist scheme, both of which are designed in alignment with the graduate profiles of the D3 Statistics, D4 Statistics, and D4 Statistical Computing programs.

In addition, 20 lecturers of Politeknik Statistika STIS have obtained BNSP competency assessor certificates, and 27 lecturers are certified as either Data Scientists or Associate Data Scientists by BNSP. All existing certification schemes refer to the Indonesian National Work Competency Standards (SKKNI) for Data Science and the Occupational Map for the Data Science field issued by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo).

Looking ahead, it is hoped that more certification schemes aligned with graduate profiles—such as Data Analyst, Data Engineer, and others—can be added for students of Politeknik Statistika STIS.

This full commitment ultimately aims to enhance the quality of education at Politeknik Statistika STIS. Through the presence of this Professional Certification Institution, it is hoped that all Politeknik Statistika STIS students will become graduates who are competitive and ready to contribute positively to the advancement of official statistics.