Abstract

This study aims to describe the form and the effort of empowerment management in enhancing teachers’ competence at three Madarasah Aliyah in Banten province. Meanwhile, the specific objective of this study is to find out the teachers’ responses in the research site about the opportunity of the academic qualification improvement and the improvement of their competence as a teacher, as well as to understand the problems of empowerment management and the improvement of teachers’ competence at three Madrasah Aliyah. Data collecting techniques used in the research were: interview, observation, and documentation study. The study revealed that: the improvement program of academic qualification and teachers’ competence encouraged all teachers to minimally have graduate academic qualification; The improvement of teachers, competence was carried out in integration with the duties and the major functions of teacheras a professional educator and teacher; and the efforts done by the teachers to continue their study to the graduate program which was appropriate with their major.

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