The collaboration was formalized with a Memorandum of Understanding signed in November 2025 and concluded with an in‑individual workshop on the Ministry’s workplace in Jakarta in late February 2026.
Spiritual Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar described the initiative as a concrete step towards advancing the Ministry’s strategic priorities.
“It additionally helps the settlement beneath the Indonesia–UK Strategic Partnership signed by President Prabowo Subianto and Prime Minister Keir Starmer in January 2026, wherein schooling is among the predominant pillars of cooperation,” he mentioned.
Indonesia presently information 41,833 madrasah academics nationwide. Umar emphasised that strengthening their capability is strategic, because it not solely nurtures a technology of Muslims with a powerful spiritual basis but in addition expands college students’ entry to increased schooling and world networks.
This system started with a competency mapping train to evaluate pedagogical expertise and English proficiency amongst academics at Madrasah Tsanawiyah (junior secondary) and Madrasah Aliyah (senior secondary) ranges.
This was adopted by a pilot CPD program designed to function a basis for future coverage growth.
British Council Nation Director for Indonesia and Director for Southeast Asia, Summer time Xia, reported that 613 academics from almost all provinces have accomplished this system.
“By delivering structured on-line coaching supported by e‑moderators and weekly stay periods, we be certain that excessive‑high quality skilled growth is accessible to educators wherever they’re,” he defined.
He added {that a} knowledge‑pushed strategy via competency mapping gives an goal overview of academics’ growth wants and may information future coverage planning.
As a pilot initiative, this system is predicted to increase to succeed in extra madrasah academics throughout Indonesia and foster sustainable skilled studying communities.
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