Transfer of knowledge is one of the problems for technology actors in the regions. Often technology actors in regions are left behind by several years when compared to technology actors in city / provincial centers. This condition is an accumulation of various conditions ranging from the quality of human resources, access to information, availability of supporting facilities, etc. An accelerated effort is needed to accelerate the transfer of knowledge in the regions, such as conducting counseling, training, procurement programs for supporting equipment / facilities. If the acceleration efforts are not made, the regions will always be left behind and of course it will have an impact on the economic activity which tends to be sluggish. Padang State University through the Institute for Research and Community Service (LP2M) is making efforts to accelerate the transfer of knowledge for technology actors in the regions. Through the community service program, the PKM team from the Automotive Engineering Department collaborated with Kenagarian Situjuah Gadang to conduct training for workshop mechanics in the area. During the location survey, the PKM team discussed with the Wali Nagari Mr. Syofiarledi, he said he strongly supports this Community Service agenda. He said this was the first time UNP had collaborated in the form of community service activities in his area. Through Mr. Wali Nagari, we got information regarding the problems in workshops around Nagari Situjuah Gadang which are difficult to develop and less competent to repair the latest motorbikes that already use injection technology (FI). The team discussion with Mr. Syofiarledi was also attended by Bhabinkantibmas who happened to be on a picket location related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Following up on Mr. Wali Nagari’s statement, we and the village team immediately visited one of the partner workshop candidates which is located not far from the Wali Nagari office. The PKM team discussed directly with the workshop owner, Mr. Helmi, who has opened a workshop business for the last 5 years. He confirmed the obstacles he had in running his business. The workshop skills that he gets tend to be the result of his own learning, not from a course / training that is managed professionally. He also said it was a bit of a problem if he encountered a case of damage to a vehicle with an injection system (FI). It is not uncommon for him to refuse consumers and recommend repairs to be carried out at the nearest authorized repair shop in Payakumbuh City.
The activity begins with a pre test. The pre test was conducted to determine the participant’s initial competence. Based on the results of the pre-test, the materials and methods provided will be determined to make the activities more precise and efficient.
After the participants understood the working principle of injection motorbikes in the simulator, the material was continued on the motorbike in actual conditions. In this session, participants are required to understand the function of the components, the location of the components, how the components work and diagnose damage to a Honda Beat motorcycle.
[News by: Drs. Erzeddin Alwi, M.Pd. – PKM Team Leader]
