The Executive Board of the Indonesian Teachers\u2019 Union (PGRI) has\nresponded to the discourse from the Ministry of Higher Education,\nScience, and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek) regarding the closure of\nirrelevant study programmes, one of which is education-related\nprogrammes.<\/p>\n
PGRI Secretary-General Dudung Abdul Qodir stated that closing\neducation programmes cannot be done without accurate mapping of\nneeds.<\/p>\n
He explained that for the past year, PGRI has proposed that new\nstudent admissions at higher education institutions consider workforce\nrequirements.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe approach is to map field needs, what skills are required, what\nmajors to prepare, and the approximate ratios for each major,\u201d Dudung\nsaid when contacted on Tuesday (28\/4).<\/p>\n
He stated that mapping is essential to distinguish which education\nmajors still have good employment prospects and which do not.<\/p>\n
However, Dudung reminded that the function of higher education is not\nonly to produce workers but also to generate scientists and\nacademics.<\/p>\n
\u201cHigher education is about creating scientists and academics. This is\nalso important. So these two aspects must be aligned, and we will urge\nthe Ministry of Higher Education to map between needs and new student\nadmissions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he highlighted the practice of student admissions at\nseveral public universities with legal entity status (PTN-BH), which he\nbelieves does not consider the sustainability of graduates after\ncompleting their education.<\/p>\n
According to him, the freedom given to campuses to accept many new\nstudents is a factor in the oversupply or excess supply of\ngraduates.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrivate campuses are now struggling with students because PTN-BH or\nstate campuses accept independent pathway students without restraint.\nThis must be given special attention first, do not suddenly close\neducation majors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kemdiktisaintek plans to review to adjust study programmes with\nindustry needs. This is based on the high number of graduates from\nprogrammes not absorbed in the workforce.<\/p>\n
Acting Secretary-General of Kemdiktisaintek Badri Munir Sukonco said\nthe government will readjust study programmes at universities so that\ngraduates are maximally absorbed.<\/p>\n
In addition, irrelevant programmes may be closed.<\/p>\n
Badri mentioned one programme considered oversupplied, namely\neducation. He stated that in higher education statistics, social\nsciences programmes account for about 60 percent, with the largest\nportion being education\/teacher training programmes.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur teacher training programmes graduate 490,000 each year.\nMeanwhile, the need for teacher training graduates is only 20,000,\u201d\nBadri said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pgri-responds-to-ministrys-plan-to-close-study-programmes-irrelevant-1777377149", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }