Employee Professionalism at the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of West Sumatra Province

Profesionalisme Pegawai pada Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Agama Provinsi Sumatera Barat

Abstract

This research is motivated by the problem of low employee professionalism in the regional office of the ministry of religion of West Sumatra province. This study aims to determine the level of professionalism of employees in terms of commitment, responsibility, and discipline. The research method used in this research is descriptive quantitative, the population of this study were 189 employees at the regional office of the ministry of religion of West Sumatra province. Sampling in this study using Proportional Stratified Random Sampling technique, the sample size was determined based on the Slovin formula at an error rate of 10% and obtained a sample of 76 people. This research instrument is arranged on a Likert Scale. This research questionnaire has been tested on 20 employees at the regional office of the ministry of religion of West Sumatra province who are included in the population but outside the sample. This research questionnaire has also been tested for validity and reliability and obtained valid and reliable results. The results of data processing show that the professionalism of employees at the regional office of the ministry of religion of West Sumatra province on indicators 1) Commitment with an average of 4.21 in the high category, 2) Responsibility 4.06 in the high category, 3) Discipline 4.33 in the high category. Thus, it is concluded that the professionalism of employees at the regional office of the Ministry of Religion of West Sumatra province is in the high category with a score of 4.20. From the results obtained, the researcher suggests that employee professionalism can be maintained and needs to be improved.