MPPI aims to bridge the gap between the need for qualified education professionals and the current shortage of those skilled in high-quality, holistic, and integrated assessment practices, potentially utilizing ‘stacked micro-credentials’.
MPPI shall therefore play a significant role in professional development and training within Islamic education, with the following functions and goals:
- Capacity Development: MPPI will develop a strategic plan for capacity development of assessment experts, consultants, trainers, and researchers of learning assessment.
- Competency Programs: MPPI will initiate programs focused on practitioners’ and teachers’ competency, including the launching of stacked micro-credential certification.
- Training of Trainers: MPPI will conduct training in learning assessment for master trainers and consultants in Islamic education.
- Professional Development: MPPI aims to ensure that at least one registered teacher from every school completes 7 days per year of professional development training, including participation in micro-credential programs.
- Stacked Micro Credential Program: MPPI will offer a stacked micro credential program that can lead to a Master of Education in Educational Psychology (concentration in Learning Assessment).