BAN Emphasises Honesty in Educational Unit Accreditation Process

Palu (ANTARA) - The National Accreditation Agency (BAN) for Central Sulawesi Province (Sulteng) emphasises the importance of partnership, honesty, and understanding of the system in facing the accreditation process for educational units. “Just convey things as they are. There’s no need to fear being scolded. Schools have the right to explain their conditions and processes,” said BAN Sulteng member Chadija Alhasni in Palu on Friday. This was also conveyed by Chadija when serving as a speaker at the Socialisation of Preparation for Accreditation of Alkhairaat Educational Units throughout Central Sulawesi, held at the PB Alkhairaat Building. “Now it’s no longer about supervision, but we are partners. Assessors come to collaborate with educational units for accountability to the state,” she stated. She affirmed that the success of the accreditation process greatly depends on the openness and honesty of the school side in conveying the actual conditions. According to her, educational units do not need to force themselves to show things that do not exist. Chadija also reminded that assessors are bound by an ethical code that prohibits any special requests, in any form, during the accreditation process. Therefore, all parties are urged to avoid practices that do not comply with the provisions. According to her, in the latest accreditation system, assessments are focused on three main components, namely the performance of educators in the learning process, leadership of the head of the educational unit, and the learning environment climate. “Previously there were eight standards, now simplified into three main components, but still referring to the existing standards,” she said. She explained that the assessment process is carried out through the Accreditation Assessment System (Sispena), which includes data input, document verification, interviews, and direct observations by assessors. “Now it’s not just documents, but also how the school explains who they are, what their strengths are, and how the processes are carried out. This will be assessed from the pre-visit stage to the visit,” she said. She reminded that all data and information inputted into the system must be verifiable when assessors conduct field visits. “Don’t let what is written not match the conditions on the ground,” she stated.