The Effect of Skills and Competence on Performance Through Work Motivation at the Mobile Brigade Unit of the West Sulawesi Regional Police (SAT BRIMOB POLDA SULBAR)

Muh. Arief Wicaksono (Institut Bisnis dan Keuangan (IBK) Nitro)
V. Verawaty (Institut Bisnis dan Keuangan (IBK) Nitro)
Faisal Syam (Institut Bisnis dan Keuangan (IBK) Nitro)

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Vol. 6 No. 4 (2026): August – October

This study aims to examine and analyze the effects of skills and competence on performance through work motivation among personnel of the Mobile Brigade Unit of the West Sulawesi Regional Police (SAT BRIMOB POLDA SULBAR). This study employed a quantitative approach using a survey method. The population consisted of all personnel of SAT BRIMOB POLDA SULBAR, with a sample of 95 respondents selected using a saturated sampling technique. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to the respondents. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with the assistance of SmartPLS 4.10. The results indicate that skills have a positive and significant effect on performance among personnel of SAT BRIMOB POLDA SULBAR. Competence also has a positive and significant effect on performance. Skills have a positive and significant effect on work motivation, while competence also has a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Furthermore, work motivation has a positive and significant effect on performance. Skills have a significant effect on performance through work motivation, and competence has a significant effect on performance through work motivation among personnel of SAT BRIMOB POLDA SULBAR.