Travelling in East Java with IAPBE
These people work for the Indonesian Australian Partnership in
Basic Education (IAPBE) based in Malang, East Java. They work with 180 rural, semi rural and city schools
in the districts of Jombang, Gresik and Jember. IAPBE uses all types of transport to get its job done - cars,
buses, motor-bikes, push bikes and also visit our remotest schools on foot. Since beginning work in 2004 the
IAPBE consultants have traveled over 150,000 kilometres, visiting schools, district education offices, teachers
and students. In fact the IAPBE team have traveled so much and so frequently that they can see changes in
buildings, communities and people along the way. Travelling through these areas it is still possible to see
the ancient, tried and true ways of transporting produce and people. The sugar cane trains, the oxen drawn
carts full of bricks and stones, the bullocks hauling logs, the becaks and the funeral processions.
East Java, a traveller's delight!
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Who are these people?
Where are they going?
What will they do when they get to their destination?
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KGRE travelled with Russell Keogh through East Java in September 2006. Visits were made to teacher training
sessions in Jember, Jombang and Gresik. Hundreds
of keen and enthusiastic teachers were undertaking training in how to teach better!
Some Statistics from IAPBE for the period since April 2004. There have been 27,000 IAPBE training days including
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7553 training places for MONE
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3,362 training places for MORA
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255 training places for Dewan Pendidikan,
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and 232 training places for DPRD representatives
Between April 2004 and June 2006, 7942 training places totalling 19050 training days have been provided to
officials and grassroots stakeholders from MONE schools AND 3963 training places totalling 9369 training
days have been provided to officials and stakeholders from Islamic subsector schools.
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IAPBE's Newsletters
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Russell Keogh (far right) is a part of AusAID's IAPBE team based in Malang. Syaiful Anam from Jombang is holding
the Aussie tea towel.
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What is the Indonesia Australia Partnership in Basic Education?
IAPBE is a joint development activity of the Government of Indonesia and the Government of Australia.
IAPBE supports the decentralisation of educational management and particularly the implementation of the new
Education Act (UU 20/2003). IAPBE works with district governments in East Java, one of the priority provinces
of the Australian Agency for International Development.
What does IAPBE do?
IAPBE works closely with districts to assist them develop their capacity to plan, manage and deliver basic
education. It has three operational components:
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supporting the district governance of basic education by working with legislative bodies, boards of education
and school committees;
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upgrading the capacity of district education offices in planning, finance, human resource management and
facility management;
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upgrading teaching and learning processes, school-based management and community participation in primary
and junior high schools.
Who will the IAPBE work with?
IAPBE works with the district governments of Jombang, Jember and Gresik in East Java.
It works with:
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district legislatures and boards of education;
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local government agencies, including the offices of the Bupati, the district Development Planning Board and
the Education Service;
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district offices of the national Ministry of Religious Affairs;
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provincial and national offices of the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Religious Affairs;
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up to 180 public and private primary and junior high schools, including secular and religious schools;
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local communities and school committees;
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provincial universities; other projects working in basic education in East Java.
What activities are taking place?
IAPBE works closely with districts to identify and meet their development needs.
Activities include:
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seminar and other development activities for school and district community representatives;
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training workshop programs for school supervisors, principals and teachers;
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field support for school mapping, data collection and related planning;
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comparative study visits to other areas where basic education development programs have been implemented;
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on-the-job training and assistance provided by consultants at the school and district levels.
How is the IAPBE managed?
An IAPBE Coordinating Committee, consisting of representatives from the District, Provincial and National
governments and the Australian Agency for International Development provides overall guidance for the IAPBE
in East Java.
District steering teams, consisting of senior representatives from relevant government offices and a representative
of the IAPBE manage IAPBE activities in each district.
IAPBE is based in Malang, with IAPBE Coordinators placed in each district capital to provide day-to-day liaison
with local governments. A team of Indonesian consultants deliver training and field consulting support to
district offices and schools. They are supported and developed by an Australian team consisting of a Team
Leader, a specialist in District Education Management, and a Basic Education specialist.
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