DOI: 10.18848/2324-7576/cgp/a303 ISSN: 2324-7584

Competency-Based Human Resource Development for Rural Area Management

Wahyuningrat Wahyuningrat, Elpeni Fitrah, Bambang Tri Harsanto, Guntur Gunarto, Muhammad Yamin
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<p class="ql-align-justify">This study examines competency-based human resource development for rural area management in Indonesia’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 8 implementation context. Using a qualitative case study approach in Kanigara Rural Area, Wonosobo Regency, we conducted in-depth interviews with twenty-five key stakeholders, including Inter-Village Cooperation Agency (BKAD) representatives, village-owned enterprise managers, local government officials, and community leaders, complemented by participant observations and document analysis from March to August 2025. Findings reveal systematic competency deficiencies across managerial, technical, and sociocultural dimensions that fundamentally constrain sustainable rural development. Critical gaps include strategic planning inadequacies, inter-organizational coordination weaknesses, limited digital literacy, insufficient collaborative governance skills, and absent risk management capabilities. The study demonstrates that competency deficits arise from institutional misalignments between standardized capacity-building frameworks designed for urban bureaucratic contexts and complex rural development requirements, rather than merely insufficient training resources. These misalignments are particularly evident in multifunctional rural areas requiring dual conservation-development mandates. We propose a comprehensive competency development framework integrating technical skills, managerial capabilities, and sociocultural competencies (SQ) through sustained accompaniment processes responsive to multifunctional rural contexts and SDG 8 imperatives. The framework emphasizes context-specific interventions that facilitate continuous learning, intersectoral collaboration, and adaptive capacity while addressing institutional barriers typical of Indonesian local governance structures. </p>

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