In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 Currently, it requires various parties to continue to increase their respective capacities, including universities. In Indonesia there are various types of universities with each specifications of its advantages. All higher education institutions in Indonesia have one main goal, namely building superior Indonesian human resources. Superior resources can only be produced from the highest educational process carried out by superior teachers. Teachers who have advantages can only be produced through the best teacher education process in educational tertiary institutions (LPTK) superior.
Superior LPTK is LPTK that is able to build networks and synergy between learning in schools and lecture processes in class. PGRI University Yogyakarta (UPY) as one of the teacher education institutions (LPTK) in Yogyakarta also participated to prepare the best teacher candidates in Indonesia. One of the efforts made is through the Lecturer Assignment Program in Schools (PDS). In the year of 2019 This UPY is one part of PTN and PTS throughout Indonesia that received a lecturer assignment program grant at the school.
As an early part of the implementation of this program UPY carried out the PDS program socialization activity which was attended by related agencies, partner school from elementary school level, SMP, High school and vocational school. The purpose of this PDS socialization activity is to inform and equalize the perception between LPTK and partner schools about the implementation of this PDS program. In the year of 2019 This UPY is in scheme B, namely the implementation of PDS activities in schools and on campus. After the socialization activity was continued with a PDS lecturer workshop in schools with partner schools. The lecturers who meet the criteria for carrying out PDS activities in this school are Darsono, M.Pd, Tri Wahana, M.Pd, Rina Dyah Rahmawati, M.Pd, Deri Amggraini, M.Pd and Sisca Candraningsih, M.Sc. Schools involved in this PDS are SMA N 7 Yogyakarta, SMK n 1 Pity, SMP n 10 Yogyakarta, SD N TAMANSARI 2 Yogyakarta and SD Muhammadiyah Ambarbinangun. Furthermore, lecturers who have held PDS in schools in the year 2018 This year will carry out the PDS in campus to implement the experience gained through the PDS in the lecture process in the campus. The lecturers who carry out PDS activities on campus are Dr.. Sunarti, M.Pd, Dra. Nurwahyumiani, M.A, Dra. Suharni, M.Pd, Dra. M.M Endang Susetyowati, M.Pd, Dra. Kristina Warniasih, M.pd and dr. Setyo Eko Atmojo, M.Pd.
Vice Chancellor III UPY in the opening of the PDS program socialization conveyed the importance of a lecturer to know and have a real experience about the problem in learning activities at school and find solutions to overcome them, so that through this PDS activity will be able to increase the knowledge and insight of lecturers at FKIP UPY. In line with this statement the Chairperson of the UPY PDS program hopes that the implementation of the PDS program can provide benefits both for the PDS implementing lecturers and partner schools so that there is a better partnership cooperation.