EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER CERTIFICATION IN IMPROVING SERVICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN MADRASAH ALIYAH STATE OF JAMBI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the factors that resulted in the inability of the effectiveness of teacher certification in improving teacher professional services in the Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jambi Province, how effective the certification of teachers in the Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jambi Province, how teacher professional services in the Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jambi Province, and how the effectiveness of teacher certification in improving teacher professional services in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jambi Province. The research approach used is a qualitative approach where data collection techniques are carried out by means of observation, interviews, and documentation. This study results in findings that the effectiveness of teacher certification in the Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jambi Province has not been able to optimally improve teacher professional services due to inconsistent recruitment procedures for teacher certification candidates, weak implementation of government regulations on government employees  discipline, the absence of regulations that bind certified teachers, and the actualization of certified teacher actualization. The effectiveness of teacher certification has not been implemented properly due to the operational guidelines and technical guidelines for teacher certification which only lead to the fulfillment of administrative obligations and have not touched on the impact and results of the teacher professional allowance. Teacher professional services in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jambi Province prioritize the fulfillment of non-substantive aspects. The effectiveness of teacher certification in the improvement of professional care services in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jambi Province is more pragmatic. So that certified teachers are more concerned with meeting economic needs rather than updating in the teaching and learning process.