Jakarta, 5th May 2025 – The Directorate General of Vocational Education, Special Education, and Special Services officially handed over the Inclusive Education Tiered Modules to the Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel (GTK) in a ceremony marking the transfer of responsibility for inclusive teacher training in Indonesia.
These training modules, developed since 2023, are the result of cross-directorate and inter-institutional collaboration, including INOVASI and Western Sydney University. The modules are divided into three tiers—basic, intermediate, and advanced—using a phased approach to equip teachers from diverse backgrounds to deliver education that is welcoming and inclusive for children with special educational needs.
As of mid-March 2025, 398,534 teachers had participated in the basic level training via the Merdeka Mengajar Platform (PMM), while 5,000 teachers had completed the intermediate level training. The advanced level modules have been finalised and are ready for implementation.
The Director General of Vocational Education, Special Education, and Special Services, Tatang Muttaqin, emphasised that this handover does not signify the end of cooperation. “Although implementation is being transferred to GTK, we remain open to collaboration. It is hoped that special education will continue to develop,” said Tatang.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Teachers and Education Personnel, Professor Dr Nunuk Suryani, M.Pd., stressed the importance of human resource readiness in supporting inclusive education. “As well as providing adequate facilities and infrastructure,it is also necessary to prepare specialist education teachers. A crucial step is that the key personnel are the human resources, namely educators and headteachers. Therefore, these existing modules, from basic, intermediate, and advanced, can be followed up with training so that there are new special education teachers who can assist children with special needs,” explained Nunuk. She added, “I want these children to genuinely enjoy learning in mainstream schools.”
This module handover marks the Ministry of Education’s ongoing commitment to building an education system that is fair, inclusive, and socially just—with teachers as the primary agents of change in educational institutions.