MPR: Anti-corruption education guidelines a strategic step to instil integrity
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) RI Lestari Moerdijat stated that the launch of the Anti-Corruption Education Guidelines and Teaching Materials by the government represents a strategic step to instil values of integrity from an early age.
According to her, educational institutions are obliged to embed integrity values in the teaching and learning process, as education is one of the key processes that determine the character of future generations.
“Instilling integrity values from an early age is the main foundation for building the character of the nation’s children,” said Lestari in her statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Nevertheless, she reminded that the implementation of efforts to instil integrity values must be substantive.
She highlighted data from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) indicating serious issues in the education sector. The 2024 Education Integrity Assessment Survey recorded a score of 69.50 out of 100.
This means, she said, that the integrity system in the education sector is only beginning to form but has not yet become a consistent culture.
In addition, the KPK found that 28 per cent of schools still impose illegal levies during new student admissions, and 23 per cent of schools turn a blind eye to cheating in certification and accreditation processes.
“Findings of cheating in several educational institutions to boost accreditation must be immediately followed up with concrete actions,” said Lestari, who is also a member of House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X.
To ensure anti-corruption education does not remain mere rhetoric, she encouraged consistency among stakeholders at central and regional levels in improving the quality of educational institutions and prioritising good practices in integrity-based public services.
“Educational institutions, as institutions that plant noble values, must be managed based on those noble values themselves,” she stated.
She acknowledged that implementation in instilling integrity values in the field is the biggest challenge. However, she hopes that all parties will collaborate to realise a clean educational ecosystem in the country.
“So as to produce future generations of the nation who are of noble character, have strong integrity, and are competitive in the future,” she said.
It is known that the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the KPK launched the Anti-Corruption Education Guidelines and Teaching Materials in Jakarta on Monday (11/5).
The guidelines and teaching materials for teachers from early childhood education to senior high school/vocational high school levels cover five main competencies: complying with rules, understanding the concept of ownership, safeguarding trusts, managing ethical dilemmas, and building an anti-corruption culture.