Ministry Of Religion Gives 2,000 S1 Scholarship Slots For PAI Teachers

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion in collaboration with the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) will provide undergraduate scholarships to 2,000 Islamic religious education (PAI) teachers in madrasas, Islamic boarding schools and schools. , teachers at madrasah diniyah and Islamic boarding schools who have not yet S1," said Plh. Director General of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religion Suyitno in a written statement received in Jakarta, Monday, July 18. The Religious Teacher Administration Information System (Siaga), the number of PAI teachers in schools whose academic qualifications have not yet S1 reached 14,695 people. According to him, the problem of teacher academic qualifications is not only experienced by teachers in madrasas and in schools. Religious teachers who teach at madrasas and Islamic boarding schools are also rated the same, there are still many who do not meet undergraduate academic qualifications.

"This scholarship is a very unfortunate opportunity if it is not used by teachers, especially if it is held in the form of PJJ (distance education) with flexible, but still quality learning," he said. madrasas and the head of Islamic religious education at the Ministry of Religion to jointly oversee this program in order to improve the quality of education.