Memperkuat Lembaga Pendidikan Non-Formal: Analisis Dampak Pengetahuan Pemimpin dan Keterampilan Karyawan

Abstract

Introduction: In the digital transformation era, organizational resilience within educational institutions heavily relies on the synergy between leadership quality and human resource competence. This study explores how these internal factors fortify institutional structures in non-formal education sectors. Background Problems: Despite their established legal status, many vocational training centers face operational stagnation due to a significant gap between managerial vision and the practical digital skills of staff. This research addresses the question of how leaders' knowledge and employees' skills collectively influence the institutional strengthening of the Dias Vocational Training Center (LKP Dias) in Cianjur Regency. Novelty: While previous studies often focus on general management, this paper highlights the critical role of technical agility and the digital gap as a primary barrier to institutional growth in rural-based training centers—a perspective less explored in existing literature. Research Methods: This study employs a quantitative associative design with a total sampling (census) of 30 employees at LKP Dias. Data were collected via Likert-scale questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing (t-test and F-test) through SPSS 23. Findings/Results: The empirical results demonstrate that both leaders' knowledge and employees' skills significantly influence institutional strengthening, with a combined contribution of 78.6%. Notably, employees' skills emerge as the more dominant factor, contributing 54.9% compared to the 23.7% contribution from leadership knowledge. Conclusion: The main conclusion is that institutional strengthening is primarily driven by technical proficiency at the grassroots level. This implies that management must prioritize digital up-skilling programs and modern communication strategies to ensure long-term institutional sustainability.