Kemendikbud Ristek Calls Merdeka Curriculum Will Be Nationally Implemented In 2024

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CENTRAL JAVA - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbud Ristek) said that the independent curriculum will be widely introduced as a national curriculum in 2024.

"Of course, schools will implement it later. Meanwhile, currently we measure the readiness of schools in the country," said the Cultural Developer of the Center for Curriculum and Learning of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Research and Technology, the Standard Agency, Curriculum, and Education Assessment (BSKAP), Baharudin in Kudus, Central Java (Central Java), Sunday, February 5, confiscated by Antara.

Meanwhile, the target schools that implement the independent curriculum, he said, was left to each education unit because it was their choice.

Later, schools that are ready, are appreciated because their choices are based on the context and readiness of their respective schools.

Regarding budget support, he said, of course it will be adjusted after being declared a national curriculum in 2024, so there will be adjustments related to training and so on.

"Including how this curriculum is widely socialized so that the education unit and the teacher feel that they accept the curriculum very well," he said.

The most important thing, he said, was how students were served well.

For the time being, several applications that can be prepared for self-training have also been prepared so that the teacher can access several documents for the independent curriculum and other modules that can be understood.

Basically, he said, this curriculum is a continuation of the previous curriculum with a much-needed focus on students when studying.

"There is a Pancasila learning profile, which is the main goal of this educational process which is implemented in its profile project," he said.

The teacher, he said, was given the flexibility of the material and the learning process according to the conditions of the students and support in the education unit.

Meanwhile, as a result, children have maximum competence which includes three things. The knowledge of great children and skills is also extraordinary, then they have a behavioral profile that is optimally efficient.