Management Of Education and Training for School Principals in Jakarta.

Abstract

The school principal plays an important role in school management. Therefore, the government made
various strategic efforts through education and training for those prospective principals. The Principal
Development and Empowerment Institution have been held a training program since 2010. In 2019, they
collaborate with higher education institutions to organize training for principals in Jakarta and
surrounding. Universitas Negeri Jakarta as the only education-based university in Jakarta was chosen as
one of the organizers for this training. This study aims to find out, observe, and analyze the management
of principal training to improve the competency of principals held by Universitas Negeri Jakarta. This
research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive studies. The data collection techniques used are
interviews, observation, and documentation. The research subjects consisted of principals as training
participants, training speakers, and training organizers. The results of the study are mention below: (1) 46
of 865 trainees graduated excellence (above 71) and 584 participants graduated with honors (above
86); (2) the average rating of the training speakers is 98.25 with the highest value on the indicator of
material mastery, and; (3) the average rating of the training organizers is 91.45. The education and training
for School Principals provided by Universitas Negeri Jakarta run smoothly and produce the expected
competencies for school principals. This activity has a major impact on improving science, improving the
quality of learning, and improving the performance of school principals.