According to the record, hundreds of Southwest Papua KPUD Commissioner candidates participate in the selection. Melvin Tuerah, the man in charge of the selection, confirmed the news after completing the first test. In total, 274 people enter the selection process to fill the spot for KPUD commissioner.
The number shows the people’s big interest in participating in the election process. The preparation for the upcoming political election in the country has officially begun.
Later, the elected KPUD Commissioner will be actively involved in the election in Southwest Papua. This requires big responsibility from the commissioner members to ensure the election process is well-managed successfully.
Written Test as Part of Selection Process
Melvin Tuerah informed all candidates that the first stage of the selection process went successfully. The CAT system is the standard system in this test. It is the same system as in other regions/cities in Indonesia.
He explained all candidates who are applying for a position in the KPUD must complete the written test since it is mandatory. It is according to the rule by the Central KPU.
The writing test took one day to complete. The Selection Team had to put the candidates into three groups based on their origin city/district.
Candidates from Sorong forms the first group. Then, the Selection Team pulls out candidates from the Raja Ampat and South Sorong to create the second group. Then lastly, it is the candidates from Maybrat and Tambrauw to form the third group.
Melvin Tuerah explained they had to split the candidates into three groups due to the limited facility. The Southwest Papua KPUD only had four rooms to conduct this written test. In each room, they could only place 35 candidate maximum.
The room’s capacity certainly would not fit the entire 274 candidates at once. Moreover, they certainly require special seating arrangements to comply with the test regulation from Central KPU.
The Next Selection Process for Southwest Papua KPUD
Despite the limited facility to conduct the tests simultaneously, Melvin Tuerah ensures the test secrecy nature as required by the Central KPU.
Melvin Tuerah explained further the written test consists of two types of questions. The first part is the 100 questions, all are multiple-choice ones. Then, the second part of the test consists of five essay assignments. All the questions come from the Central KPU. It is then sent to Regional Selection Team throughout Indonesia.
The written test materials are sealed and stored safely until the time of the test. Then it opened in front of the candidates right at the time of the test.
Not only the test material but the Central KPU also takes over the scoring process. The Central KPU in Jakarta is in charge of inputting and processing the written test scores. Hence, the Regional Selection Team has no authority over the scoring or the test result.
As Melvin Tuerah said, the Selection Team is only in charge of helping the Central KPU to conduct the selection process.
After completing the written test, another test awaits these candidates. Fortunately, the written test is not based on the cut-off system. All 274 candidates will proceed to the psychological test as the following selection test.
Further explaining the selection process, Melvin Tuerah said Central KPU will combine scores from both written and psychological tests. Candidates with the highest score will proceed to the next step. Only by then will we find out who is the best from hundreds of Southwest Papua KPUD Commissioner selection process participate in the selection.
