THE EFFECT OF WORK TRAINING AND WORK ETHIC ON TEACHER PERFORMANCE THROUGH WORK MOTIVATION AT STATE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1 STABAT

Murti Khairani Lubis (Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi)
Kiki Farida Ferine (Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi)
Yohny Anwar (Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi)

Multidiciplinary Output Research for Actual and International Issue (Morfai Journal)
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2026): Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue

This study aims to analyze the effect of job training and work ethic on teacher performance with work motivation as a mediating variable at State Vocational High School (SMK) 1 Stabat. The background of this study stems from the importance of improving the performance of vocational teachers through strengthening training, work ethic, and work motivation. This study uses a quantitative approach with a population of 89 civil servants at SMK Negeri 1 Stabat (civil servants and PPPK), all of whom were used as samples (population research). Data were collected through a Likert scale questionnaire and analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) with SmartPLS. The results show that job training has a positive but insignificant effect on teacher performance, but has a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work ethic has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance and work motivation. Work motivation also has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance. Indirectly, job training through work motivation does not have a significant effect on teacher performance, while work ethic through work motivation has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance. The R² value of 0.811 for work motivation and 0.862 for teacher performance shows that the model is able to explain a high proportion of variance in both dependent variables. These findings confirm that work ethic and work motivation are key factors in improving teacher performance, while job training plays a greater role in encouraging work motivation than in directly influencing performance.