Muhammad Munir is having a good time working as an apprentice with a hotel in London. Each month he receives 535 pounds sterling (about Rp8 million) working four days a week with food and lodging provided by his employer.

Munir is lucky because he studies in a vocational school. A third-year student at the State Vocational School No. 8 in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Munir and five classmates are presently on a job training stint with Hotel Sa