Career Development System of Village Secretary after Becoming Civil Apertures (A Case Study in North Aceh District)

Abstract

This study aimed at understanding and describing the career development system of the village secretary and its obstacles after appointing to be a civil servant. The research method used was descriptive qualitative research type, with data acquisition procedures carried out through interviews, observation, and documentation. Data analysis techniques adopted through data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and data verification. This study uses 10 key informants determined based on purposive sampling consisting of the North Aceh stakeholders who have been appointed as the state civil apparatus. The results of the study found that the career development system of the village secretary as a state civil apparatus is implemented through a merger of the career system and the achievement system. The career system considers more the principles of seniority, age, tenure, rank and work experience. While the achievement system prioritizes the principles of professionalism, competence, level of education, education and training programs that have been attended, knowledge, abilities, and skills possessed enthusiasm and enthusiasm for work, work behavior and culture. Furthermore, the results of the study showed that the obstacles in increasing the career of the village secretary as a state civil apparatus were low education, lack of awareness and knowledge, low motivation, and lack of opportunities to participate in training in order to increase knowledge, skills, skills, and abilities to realize maximum apparatus performance improvement.