Collaborative Strategy for the Bunda PAUD Working Group of West Java Province and Universities in Improving the Competence of Early Childhood Educators in the City of Bandung

Abstract

The aim of this research is to provide an overview of the collaborative strategy implemented by the Working Group of Bunda PAUD of West Java Province and Universities in Improving the Competence of Early Childhood Educators in the City of Bandung. The West Java Province PAUD Working Group is a non-structural institution under the auspices of West Java Province PAUD Mothers as a special mandate from the Ministry of Education and Culture. The method used was qualitative through in-depth interviews with Bunda PAUD in West Java Province, Chairperson of the West Java Province PAUD Working Group, and higher education academics including the Indonesian University of Education, International Women's University, and Bandung Islamic University. Data collection was also complemented by observation techniques in the working groups of Bunda PAUD with universities and collaboration data documentation carried out by these organizations. The results of the study show that although Early Childhood Education is not the authority of the Province, the Working Group of Bunda PAUD of West Java Province as a representative of PAUD managers at the provincial level is able to support the implementation of increasing the competence of PAUD educators, especially in the city of Bandung by collaborating with universities including the Indonesian University of Education, International Women University, and Bandung Islamic University in various forms of activities including Webinars, Education and Training, and Capacity Building which are carried out both online and offline