Discussion on Framework of National Qualification of Indonesia at IPB

Ministry of Education and Culture of RI organized the Socialization of Putting into Effect the President Rules No 08 in the year of 2012 about the Framework of National Qualification of Indonesia (KKNI) and the Learning Outcomes of Study Program to all levels managed by IPB. The program was presented at the Auditorium Andi Hakim Nasoetion, Campus of IPB Darmaga, (12/6).
 
Director of Learning and Student Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture, Dr.Ir. Illah Sailah, in his socialization conveyed that KKNI was the framework of arranging in stages of the competence qualification which could accompany, equal, and integrate between the fields of education, training and work experience in giving the acknowledgment of work competence in accord with the work structure in various sectors.
 
The qualification was determined on KKNI in reflecting the learning outcomes which were obtained by someone through the lanes of education; training; work experience, and autonomous learning. The presence of this rule could be elucidated as the attempt to realize the quality and the independence of Indonesian nation related to the educational system and the national training owned by Indonesia.
 
Besides that in relation to the giving a guarantee of quality, Dr. Illah conveyed the importance of accreditation status in every study program existing in State University and Private University, without exception of IPB. Based on the Data Anchorage owned by the Ministry of Education and Culture, there were around 6,752 universities which had not yet being accredited.
 
Dr. Illah hoped that the entire study programs existed at IPB had arranged the accreditation status. The thing was important to be done because without the clear accreditation status, if the graduate went overseas, the diploma would not be accepted, he said firmly. The thing would harm the student.
 
Dr. Illah added the importance of this accreditation, so the rules of BAN PT of the Ministry of Education and Culture applied for State University (PTN) and Private University (PTS) were forbidden to issue the diploma for the study program that was not accredited because it would be touched by paragraph 69 with the confinement punishment and the fine of 1 billion, he said finally. Vice Rector for Research and Collaboration, Prof. Anas Miftah Fauzi, hoped this socialization could give the positive contribution mainly in creating the qualified graduate. (dh)