Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 concerning National Education Standards

Summary

Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 concerning National Education Standards serves as the main foundation for regulating National Education Standards in Indonesia. This regulation was established to adapt national education standards to the dynamics and developments of science, technology, and community life in order to improve the quality of education. National Education Standards in this regulation are minimal criteria regarding the education system throughout the legal jurisdiction of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. These standards are used as a reference for curriculum development and the implementation of education to realize the goals of national education and are improved in a planned, directed, and sustainable manner in accordance with changes in local, national, and global life. This Government Regulation has a direct and very strong relevance to Early Childhood Education (PAUD). The scope of National Education Standards explicitly includes formal PAUD and non-formal PAUD. Thus, the national standard framework applies not only to kindergartens (TK), Raudhatul Athfal (RA), or other forms of formal PAUD, but also covers PAUD services in the non-formal track in accordance with statutory provisions. This Government Regulation establishes eight National Education Standards, namely graduate competency standards, content standards, process standards, educational assessment standards, education personnel standards, facilities and infrastructure standards, management standards, and financing standards. These eight standards form the national framework that becomes the basis for establishing technical regulations regarding the quality of education implementation, including PAUD. Specifically for PAUD, graduate competency standards are stated as the standard level of early childhood development achievement. In the text of Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021, the level of child development achievement is focused on aspects of religious and moral values, physical-motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional. Provisions regarding the use of graduate competency standards as guidelines for determining graduation are specifically exempted for PAUD. This regulation emphasizes the character of PAUD as an educational stage oriented towards child development rather than graduation mechanisms as applicable to primary and secondary education levels. The assessment of child development must therefore be placed as part of the process of understanding and supporting the growth and development as well as learning of children. In process standards, this regulation stipulates that the learning process includes learning planning, learning implementation, and learning process assessment. The implementation of learning must take place in an interactive, inspiring, fun, challenging atmosphere, motivating students to participate actively, and providing space for initiative, creativity, and independence in accordance with the talents, interests, and physical and psychological development of students. This principle is very relevant to PAUD practices because it places the characteristics of development, interests, creativity, active participation, and psychological conditions of children as important considerations in the learning process. Educators play a role in providing role models, assistance, and facilitation in the implementation of learning. In educational assessment standards, the assessment of learning outcomes must be carried out according to the purpose of the assessment in a fair, objective, and educational manner. Assessment is carried out by educators through mechanisms that include formulating objectives, selecting or developing instruments, implementing assessment, processing results, and reporting assessment results. This regulation also regulates educator standards. In the text of Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021, educators must have pedagogical, personality, social, and professional competencies. For educators in the formal track PAUD, the minimum academic qualification specified is a bachelor's degree level in accordance with applicable regulations. In management standards, the planning, implementation, and supervision of educational activities in PAUD as well as primary and secondary education apply unit-based education management demonstrated through independence, partnership, participation, openness, and accountability. This principle is an important basis for professional and responsible PAUD unit governance. This Government Regulation also regulates the development, monitoring, and reporting of National Education Standards; curriculum; student learning outcome evaluation; education system evaluation; accreditation; and certification. All these components form a national education quality assurance system. Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 simultaneously replaces the previous National Education Standards regime. At the time this regulation comes into effect, Government Regulation Number 19 of 2005 concerning National Education Standards along with its amendments is revoked and declared invalid. Implementing regulations from the previous regime remain valid as long as they do not conflict with Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021. For IKADPAUDI, Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 is one of the core and mandatory regulations in the PAUD Regulation Bank. This regulation serves as a basic reference for the study of PAUD quality standards, curriculum and learning development, child competence and development, assessment, educators and education personnel, facilities and infrastructure, management, financing, quality evaluation, and the development of PAUD policies at the national and regional levels. This regulation is also important for understanding changes in the PAUD regulatory system after the end of the approach that placed all PAUD standards in a single special regulation. In the currently applicable system, technical provisions regarding each National Education Standard are elaborated further through ministerial regulations that can be updated from time to time. Therefore, the use of Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 in PAUD studies and practices needs to always be paired with the latest technical regulations for each standard. Legal status note: Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 is still in effect, but has been amended by Government Regulation Number 4 of 2022 concerning Amendments to Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 concerning National Education Standards. Because the attached file is the text of Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 prior to those amendments, for the IKADPAUDI database, the status of this document should be marked as Partially valid and users should be given a note to read it alongside Government Regulation Number 4 of 2022. The BPK Regulation Database notes that Government Regulation Number 57 of 2021 has the status of being in effect and "amended by" Government Regulation Number 4 of 2022.