Building a learning society in the design field for batik craftworkers in Indonesia

Design has become an important issue in the era of competition, especially in Indonesia, which articulated that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were one of its pillars, in order to build the national economy. Attractive conditions were provided for SMEs in the textile industry, a sub-sector of which is the batik industry, which produces a distinctive cloth that characterises the culture of the nation of Indonesia, and has been recognised by UNESCO by being named one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in the nation of Indonesia. With regard to the UNESCO award, it is important to focus on the batik craftsmen to realise that batik design is recognised globally. Thus it is vital to increase awareness of efforts by craftsmen to develop competency standards for batik design in order to compete in the global world. By drawing attention to batik craftworkers, this article proposes a model that leverages batik craftsmen striving to make batik design, with attention to adult learning characteristics, the performance characteristics of batik design in an era of competition and efforts to build a learning society.