© 2019 |Published by Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 357 Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy Abbreviated Key Title: J Adv Educ Philos ISSN 2523-2665 (Print) |ISSN 2523-2223 (Online) Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Journal homepage: https://scholarsmepub.com/jaep/ Original Research Article The Portrait of Provision of Indonesian Elementary School Teachers in Malaysia Rambat Nur Sasongko 1* , Abang Ismail bin Abang Haji Julhi 2 , and Bambang Sahono 3 1 Professor, Faculty of Education, Bengkulu University, Indonesia 2 Associate Professor, Institut of Teacher Education, Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia 3 Professor, Faculty of Education, Bengkulu University, Indonesia DOI: 10.36348/JAEP.2019.v03i10.003 | Received: 03.10.2019 | Accepted: 11.10.2019 | Published: 21.10.2019 *Corresponding author: Rambat Nur Sasongko Abstract The existence of Indonesian Elementary Schools in Malaysia is difficult to detect. That is because there are many variations in the types of basic education, the status of parents in Malaysia as illegal workers, and the location of the organization in accordance with their workplace. All of the basic education units must all be prepared by the Indonesian government. This study aims to portray the provision of teachers who will be assigned to teach Indonesian primary schools in Malaysia. The research uses a case study method with a qualitative approach. The research subjects were the Indonesian teacher provider authority, consulate general, and the principal of the Indonesian primary school/ CLC in Malaysia. Data collection techniques with interviews, observation and focus group discussions. Data is processed inductively with flow analysis. The results showed that the provision of Indonesian primary school teachers in Malaysia had not met the needs in the field. Many problems in the field, among others: the provision of teachers has not been able to meet the number and quality of competencies, variations in basic education patterns, lack of guidance, limited learning space, and future unclear teacher career development. Suggestions to the authority of the teacher supply provider in order to be able to meet the teaching staff in accordance with the needs of the field and be able to overcome the shortage of teacher staff. Keywords: teacher provision, Indonesian primary school, Malaysia. Copyright @ 2019: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use (NonCommercial, or CC-BY-NC) provided the original author and sources are credited. INTRODUCTION The discussion about the world of work is never finished. Provision of employment opportunities is always out of balance with the needs of the workforce [1]. One of the impacts is migration to other places [2]. Classic problems in Indonesia until now, one of which is the exodus of job seekers to the kingdom of Malaysia. That is because the world of work in Indonesia has not been able to accommodate all job seekers. Malaysia as a neighboring country is the main destination for job seekers. This condition is based on the location closer to Indonesia and also more flexible in accepting prospective workers. The Kingdom of Malaysia is the country that holds the most Indonesian workers. In 2018 the number of Indonesian workers working in Malaysia was 2.7 million [3]. This condition is a dilemma for the nation. One problem that arises with Indonesian workers in Malaysia is that one of the problems is the children of Indonesian workers who need basic education. The number of children of Indonesian workers in Malaysia is large. The number of children in 2018 is 28,000 children [3, 4]. Of those, 18,200 children (65%) are elementary school students. They all need education in elementary school. Indonesian primary schools in Malaysia are 155 schools, and / or community learning centers (CLC) [3]. This amount has not yet been fully detected, due to the illegal status of workers and distribution to various hard-to-reach plantations. Indonesian elementary schools and CLC need teachers. There are a number of problems regarding teacher needs. These problems include a shortage of teachers, teachers in schools that are less professional, and have a problem of cultural adaptation. Based on sources from Pikiran Rakyat [3] and the Ministry of Education and Culture [4] the problem of teacher shortages includes not every class having a permanent teacher, the teacher functioning as a class teacher, the teacher being a multi-grade teacher, a place of learning in the form of CLC, elementary school teachers are