Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Seeks Legal Certainty for Non-Civil Servant Teachers to Become Civil Servants

The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) is currently striving to improve the welfare and provide legal certainty for teachers holding non-ASN status, thereby giving them the opportunity to participate in the selection process to become ASN in line with prevailing regulations. Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu’ti stated that his ministry is continuously working to fulfil teacher requirements for 2026 and subsequent years by prioritising the arrangement of non-ASN teachers and education personnel. “In this way, non-ASN teachers will have the opportunity to follow the selection process in accordance with applicable regulations. For those who pass the selection, their status will transform into Civil Servants (ASN), thereby providing a clearer and more sustainable career path,” said Mendikdasmen Mu’ti in the city of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province, on Tuesday (5/5), as quoted from Antara. He emphasised that the presence of non-ASN teachers in educational units managed by local governments is an important part of maintaining the continuity of education services in Indonesia. Therefore, his side ensures that the arrangement of teachers and education personnel is a priority agenda in the transformation of education bureaucracy. Furthermore, based on Circular Letter (SE) of the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Number 7 of 2026, his side confirms that non-ASN teachers who are already registered and still actively teaching can continue to carry out their duties as usual. This policy, he said, aims to ensure that the learning process continues optimally, while providing certainty for the teachers until 31 December 2026. After that date, he stated that his side, together with the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (KemenPANRB) and other related ministries, has formulated strategic steps in the form of opening and determining teacher requirement formations gradually. “Through improved governance that is more planned, future teacher needs can be met in the right quantity and on target. This is an important step to create a stable education ecosystem to improve the quality of national education in the future,” said Mu’ti.