Kemendikbudristek: Limited PTM Solutions To Education Problems

Director of Elementary School Education Kemendikbudristek Sri Wahyuningsih (Photo: Moh Ridwan/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) said that face-to-face learning (PTM) is limited to a solution to the educational problems currently being faced in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The COVID-19 pandemic not only has an impact on health, but also affects the education sector, so a joint decree of four ministers has provided directives and instructions to immediately implement limited PTM," said Director of Basic Education Kemendikbudristek Sri Wahyuningsih when delivering material at the education consultation activity in Jakarta. Parigi Moutong, Central Sulawesi, reported by Antara, Saturday, October 16.

The central government's policy is that limited PTM priorities are implemented by regions that are in the zones for the Enforcement of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) levels 1, 2, and 3. In addition, they are supported by vaccinated educators.

With the decline in the number of COVID-19 cases nationally, the Ministry of Education and Culture emphasized each education unit to increase vigilance and tighten the implementation of health protocols (prokes) in schools.

"From the many visits we have made, there are still many students who are not disciplined about the health program, while vaccination does not prevent the presence of COVID-19 100 percent, therefore the presence of educators is very important," said Wahyuningsih.

He reminded the education unit to apply strict medical procedures in limited PTM so as not to create a cluster of COVID-19 transmission, while students can still study safely and comfortably. anticipation," he said.

In addition to studying at school, he said, it is also important to use technology, both teachers and students, as a collaboration for face-to-face education and distance learning (PJJ) which has been implemented for more than a year to support teaching and learning activities in the midst of a pandemic.

"We hope that PTM is limited nationally to elementary school education units to run smoothly and does not cause new clusters of COVID-19 spread," said Wahyuningsih.