Suara.com – Chairman of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Sasmito Madrim highlighted a case related to alleged fraud in the selection process for lecturers for civil servant candidates or CPNS which is currently not being covered by the media. In fact, the selection process which uses funds from the state revenue and expenditure budget or APBN should be a concern because it uses public funds.
“The CPNS system which uses the APBN should probably also be a concern, because there is use of public funds. Then, regarding fraud it must be detailed, such as the pattern and form of fraud. Not many media friends focus on education issues,” said Sasmito to journalists, Sunday (28/1/2024).
Sasmito assessed that the findings regarding the alleged fraud should be investigated by the relevant supervisory authority.
“If indeed the evidence can be collected and accessed to the public, it can be more open to the field, and this allegation must be reported and responded to by supervisory or enforcement agencies to carry out an investigation into the collection of evidence,” he said.
As is known, the 2023 Kemendikbudristek CPNS lecturer selection stage has entered the final stage, namely waiting for the announcement of graduation after the objection period. However, in the midst of this process, a number of indications of manipulation emerged.
Most participants felt eliminated in the interview test and teaching or microteaching skills test, which is part of the Field Competency Selection (SKB) test, the responsibility of which is handed over to each university.
Satrio, for example, one of the selection participants objected to the results of the microteaching assessment he underwent. Because he discovered there were irregularities behind the gap in assessments between examiners.
“The two examiners were my lecturers during my undergraduate studies. My total microteaching score was 15.5. I was told that one examiner gave me a score of 19. And the other examiner gave me a score below the threshold or less, because he thought I didn't answer his questions correctly ,” explained Satrio in a virtual discussion of the 2023 Kemendikbudristek CPNS Participants Communication Forum on Saturday evening (20/1/2024).
Satrio felt that he had answered the questions well and completed the microteaching test to the end.
“I felt there was a gap in the assessments. One of the examiners was of the opinion that my performance and answers were fine. The disparity in scores between the examiners made me wonder what the motivation was?” he said.
Satrio then explained that the selection of material or courses in microteaching was based on the competencies he had.
“I took the Introduction to History course because during my undergraduate studies I got a very satisfactory grade in that course. The same grade was also obtained in a related course, namely Historical Methodology, during my master's studies,” explained Satrio.
He also explained that this competency had also been demonstrated in various experiences which were recognized through certificates from various agencies both at home and abroad.
In 2021, Satrio was recognized as an Overseas Researcher for the National University of Singapore (NUS) by Associate Professor Masuda Hajimu. In the same year, the Ministry of Education and Culture's Cultural Professional Certificate Institute acknowledged that Satrio was competent in the field of history. Apart from that, he is also trusted to carry out research and writing for various agencies such as the National Police History Center of the Republic of Indonesia, the Ministry of Education and Culture and others.
On that basis, he refuted the score of 15.5 during microteaching. Previously, of the three participants in his formation, Satrio was ranked second in obtaining SKD CAT scores, as well as in the interview test and SKB CAT he was always ranked second out of the total requirements of the two formations in obtaining all tests except microteaching. Satrio also added that disparity in values also occurs in the results between grades.
“I underwent a good objection via the SSCASN account and wrote that I didn't want to be passed. “But I hope that transparency, fairness and objectivity in the implementation of civil servant procurement will run as mandated by the Laws and Government Regulations that I wrote in the rebuttal letter,” concluded Satrio.