Improving Quality Culture, Politap Conducts Internal Quality Audit

KETAPANG – Tuesday (28/06/2022). The Higher Education Internal Quality Assurance System (SPMI) is an obligation that must be implemented by higher education institutions, as stipulated in Law No. 12 of 2012 on Higher Education. Every higher education institution must implement the Internal Quality Assurance System (SPMI) and External Quality Assurance System (SPME), better known as Accreditation. As a manifestation of the commitment of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) to implementing SPMI and in an effort to continuously evaluate established quality assurance standards, Politeknik Negeri Ketapang routinely conducts Internal Quality Audit (AMI) activities. 

The Center for Learning Development and Educational Quality Assurance (P4MP), initiated by the Quality Assurance Coordinator of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, conducted an Internal Quality Audit on 27–28 June 2022. The Internal Quality Audit was carried out across eight study programs, namely:  the Mining Technology Study Program, Machine Maintenance Study Program, Plantation Crop Production Technology Study Program, Agroindustry Study Program, Information Technology Study Program, Plantation Product Technology Study Program, Road and Bridge Construction Technology Study Program, and Electrical Technology Study Program.

Sy. Indra Septiansyah, Head of P4MP, stated that the Internal Quality Audit is part of the evaluation cycle of higher education standards implementation to ensure whether institutional activities comply with procedures and whether the results align with policies to achieve institutional goals.