THE EFFECT OF TRAINING AND MENTORING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PRINCIPALS OF TANOTO FOUNDATION’S PINTAR PROGRAM PARTNER SCHOOLS IN BATU BARA DISTRICT

Abstract

Training is a process that is key to improving one's skills, attitudes and knowledge, and helping build awareness on socio-economic aspects. The main objective of this study was to assess and investigate the effect of training and mentoring on the performance of the principals of Tanoto Foundation's PINTAR program partner schools in Batu Bara District. The PINTAR program is an interactive educational program through a learning management system to improve the quality of educators. This type of research is descriptive research with quantitative approach with the questionnaire method. The survey was used to collect data from a sample population of school principals who had attended the 2022 training in Batubara District. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that the training design, training needs assessment, training delivery style and training evaluation has a significant positive effect on the performance of school principals in Batubara District.