Partnership is a Necessity for the PIAUD Study Program in order to produce Competent Educators

The Early Childhood Islamic Education Study Program (PIAUD) has the primary task and responsibility to produce competent PAUD educator candidates.Realizing that these tasks and responsibilities are cumbersome and impossible to carry alone, the PIAUD Study Program establishes a partnership with stakeholders. Yogyakarta, PIAUD Study Program invites stakeholders.In his speech, Dr.Erni Munastiwi, MM, the head of the study program, said that the stakeholders who attended the event were representatives from partner institutions providing early childhood education, the Raudhatul Athfal Teachers Association (IGRA), Raudhatul Athfal Working Group (K2RA),
This event was filled with several agendas, namely the presentation of material on improving the quality of early childhood education through accreditation by Dr.Hj.Hibana, S.Ag., M.Pd., member of BAN PAUD and PNF, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between study programs and organizations and institutions providing early childhood education, and formulating partnership work programs.In his presentation, the resource person appealed to all PAUD organizers who were present to prepare for institutional accreditation immediately.The government has a large budget for the accreditation process, around 6 million per institution.Dr.Hj.Hibana, S.Ag.M.Pd.also mentioned that the quality indicator of PAUD institutions is their accreditation status.
An MOU was signed between study programs, organizations, and institutions providing early childhood education, such as RA and KBIT Insan Mulia Bambanglipuro, TK Nurul Ummah Kotagede, TK Islam Plus Mutiara Banguntapan, TK Islam Tunan Melati Umbulharjo, IGRA 5 kab./ city, DIY RA Working Group, and Supervisory Working Group.Dra.Siti Subiati, M.Pd.I., one of the supervisors of RA Kab.Sleman welcomes the partnership.He said the collaboration with the PIAUD study program had not been carried out intensively.