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.
Read 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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