Ach Rasyad, Bambang Budi Wiyono, Rezka Arina Rahma
Learning facilitators play a strategic role in improving quality and service of education programs based on the dynamic and development of societal learning demands. It is important, therefore, to have professional and competent learning facilitators who maintain conversancy with this dynamic and evolving development. This research aims to describe and analyze: (1) the implementation of workshop programs for learning facilitators; and (2) the improvement of learning facilitator competency before and after attending workshops. This research is the pioneer in this field in its discussion of learning facilitators or non-formal educator, competency in Indonesia. A quantitative approach is used. The population of the research are learning facilitators in Malang City who attend the workshop detailed in this research, which amounted to 500 participants. Sampling technique used was simple random sampling with Slovin Formula. The condequent result sample was 131 persons comprising 90 men and 41 women with varying education backgrounds. Data are collected with the use of such research techniques as questionnaire, test, observation and documentation. The collected data are analyzed with descriptive statistic and t-test. Results of the research are presented as follows: (1) Workshop implementation for learning facilitators has entered into good category with mean score of 3.09; and (2) Learning facilitator competency has been improved by 17.3% after attending the workshop. Competency improvement among learning facilitators is found to be affected by factors such as education level, teaching experience, and participation in training & education. © 2020 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Non Formal Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia; Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia
