Human Resource Management HRM is the activity which conducts by Human Resource Department HRD in an organization. Dealing with HRD,
LBPP LIA Surakarta has a division which handles all things related to employees called Human Resource Division. The roles of Human Resource Division of
LBPP LIA is planning, controlling, developing, directing and taking care the employees. HRD manager of LBPP LIA stated that the roles of HRD in LIA is to
take care, develop, directing, and give attention to employee benefit. He also added that the contribution of HRD is in controlling, planning and employee
development. HRD is handled by a manager with undergraduate qualification and has
worked for 14 years. Based on interview with HRD manager, LBPP LIA has 34 employees, which consist of: 1 branch head, 1 secretary and HRD, 1 treasurer
financial, 1 super user, 23 teachers 9 full-timer and 14 part-timer, 1 technician, 1 administration staff, 1 driver, 2 security guards and 2 housekeepers. Here is the
explanation of the activities of HRD in LBPP LIA:
a. Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection
The amount of students of LBPP LIA which are almost 1900 students in every term demands more teachers to fill the classes in LBPP LIA. Therefore in
planning, LBPP LIA through Human Resource Division held staff recruitment including teachers every year. The target number of the new teachers is not
limited. LPBB LIA looks for new teachers as many as possible based on LIA qualification. As an example, if there are ten persons who fulfill LIA qualification,
they are all received as LIA teachers. However, if there is only one person who
comes up to LIA qualification, LBPP LIA will take the only person to be the new teacher. Therefore, there is no limitation in finding new teacher.
In recruitment, HRD in LBPP LIA has responsibility to recruit and select new employees teachers with certain qualification. In general, teachers’
qualification are: a At least diploma 3 graduation, b Diploma 3 graduation for English program, and undergraduate graduation for all programs, c At least 500
of TOEFL score, d Being able to present materials, and e follow the 2 months- training. The HRD manager stated the requirements of LIA teachers as follows:
“Harus punya skor TOEFL min 500, lulusan D3 khusus program bahasa Inggris, lulusan S1 semua jurusan, kemudian lulus seleksi, ujian, training
TEFL selama 2 bulan.”
The recruitment process of new teacher is very long and hard. It is admitted by LIA teachers. The teachers said that they are surprise with the teacher
recruitment in LBPP LIA. They considered that the recruitment is the most difficult selection they had done. It is because the applicants are almost in
hundreds and the selection process covers many activities, such as kind of tests, presentation, and training. The recruitment process also took very long time, for
about 2 months. It is clearly stated by teachers of LBPP LIA that to be a teacher in LBPP
LIA is not an easy thing, they have to pass many tests and tight selection. They have to fulfill certain criteria which has determined by LBPP LIA. It can be seen
that the LBPP LIA teachers’ competence is undoubtedly. In selection activity, LBPP LIA placed the teachers based on their
competence. The determination in placing every teacher in certain class is not
based on branch head decision, but it is decided by the Academic Operation Officer AOO, or usually called as supervisor. AOO in LBPP LIA is considered
as the person who most know about the teachers, so that all the things related with teachers are handled by AOO.
Based on document analysis of course schedule in 1
st
term 2009, 22 of 23 teachers of LBPP LIA got duty of teaching: 1 11 teachers taught full time in a
week 8 meetings, 2 2 teachers taught 6 meeting a week, 3 2 teachers taught 5 meetings a week, 4 3 teachers taught 3 meetings a week, 5 3 teachers taught 2
meetings a week, and 6 1 teacher teach one meeting a week. The allotment of teaching in LBPP LIA is not based on the teacher status: part-timer or full-timer.
The part timers can teach full time in a week, and the full timers can teach just once or twice a week. It depends on AOO decision.
b. Human Resource Development
