"Therefore, the government continues to implement various strategic measures to ensure that teachers receive the recognition, welfare, and capacity building they need to face the challenges of education in the current era. One significant achievement is the appointment of more than 700 thousand honorary teachers as Civil Servants (ASN) through the Government Employee with Work Agreement (PPPK) scheme. This step not only provides career certainty for teachers, after years of no appointments since 2018, but it also significantly improves their welfare."

"Besides improving welfare, the government is also focusing on developing teachers' competencies as part of efforts to create quality education. The Teacher Driving Program (PGP) has become one of the flagship initiatives in this regard, which is a program for continuous professional development through training and mentoring with a focus on learning leadership."

"Through this program, teachers are expected to mobilize learning communities in their areas to create learning that is oriented to the needs of students. Over the past four years since 2020, more than 90 thousand prospective driving teachers (CGP) have participated in this program, with a graduation rate of 61,256 teachers. Now, PGP has entered its 11th batch with a total of 32,279 teacher participants who will undergo education for six months, starting from June 13 to December 23, 2024."

"This program, Nunuk continued, provides a significant leap in the massive improvement of teacher competencies, making them agents of change in their respective schools. He added that more than 12 thousand driving teachers have been appointed as school principals. “There are already 12,400 driving teachers who have become school principals, and it is hoped that this number will continue to grow,” he said. In addition, the Ministry of Education and Culture also provides the Merdeka Mengajar (Independent Teaching) Platform, which serves as a solution for teachers to enhance their competencies."

"PMM provides access to various learning resources, training, and teaching materials that can be accessed anytime and anywhere. PMM also serves as a medium for teachers to share best practices and provide feedback, thus creating a dynamic and collaborative learning community. Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek), Nadiem Makarim stated that through PMM, teachers not only enhance their individual competencies but also contribute to the development of their peers' competencies across Indonesia."

“This is an application to implement the Independent Curriculum and to learn to become a better teacher,” he said. With these various efforts, the government is determined to make teachers the main pillar in strengthening the quality of education in Indonesia. The welfare and competence of teachers that continue to be improved are the keys to the success of Independent Learning, which will ultimately produce a generation of the nation's successors who are intelligent, creative, and ready to face global challenges.