Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo (UMPWR) - through the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) organised a briefing for the School Field Introduction Programme (PLP) for prospective teacher students. This activity is carried out as part of a series of student preparations before going directly to partner schools to carry out teaching practice.
The debriefing activity was held at the Auditorium Kasman Singodimedjo UMPWR on Wednesday, 9 July 2025 and was attended by hundreds of 6th semester students from various study programs in FKIP. The speaker in this activity was Eni Ermaeni, S.Pd., as one of UMPWR's PPG Teacher Specialists (Daljab) and Prospective Teachers (Prajab).
In her speech, the Vice Dean of FKIP UMPWR, Dr Herlina Setyowati, M.Pd., emphasised the importance of PLP as a forum to hone students' pedagogical, professional, social, and personality competencies as prospective educators. ‘PLP aims to strengthen personality competence, social competence, pedagogic competence, and professional competence by training students in implementing / practicing learning in schools directly,’ she said.
Dr Herlina said that PLP is part of a compulsory course at FKIP UMPWR, so students must follow it enthusiastically. Furthermore, she advised the students to always follow the rules at school during PLP activities.
The debriefing material includes school ethics and culture, observation techniques, lesson planning, and effective communication strategies with school residents. The resource person in this activity Eni Ermaeni, S.Pd., also briefed the students on Deep Learning which will be practised by students in schools.
Previously, UMPWR Rector Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teguh Wibowo, M.Pd., had also given a briefing for PLP field supervisors (DPL), on Tuesday, 8 July 2025. Through this activity, FKIP UMPWR students are expected to be able to carry out PLP well, uphold professional ethics, and be able to adapt to the school environment. PLP will be carried out in various partner schools that have collaborated with UMPWR.
With the spirit of professionalism and dedication, UMPWR continues to be committed to producing prospective educators who are not only competent, but also have character and are ready to contribute to advancing the world of Indonesian education. (akb/KP).
