Implementation of the Experiential Learning Model in the Training of Civil Servants of BerAKHLAK: Study at the Ministry of Transportation and the National Research and Innovation Agency

As a public servant, ASN (Aparatur Sipil Negara/State Civil Apparatus) is required to have good attitudes and morals to serve the community, therefore, character building training is needed. One of the training techniques is Experiential Learning (EL). This approach is considered to be the most relevant to the process of implementing training in the context of shaping the ASN’s character because it emphasizes learning through doing the material being taught and can address non-technical learning objectives like enhancing trainees’ soft skills (social skills). This journal compares how the experiential learning approach is used in two government agencies; the Ministry of Transportation and the National Research and Innovation Agency. This comparison is based on aspects of Experiential Learning according to Kurt Lewin (1946) and Core Values of ASN BerAKHLAK. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach through literature studies based on journals, books, and studies of laws and regulations and other data. The result of the research is that the Ministry of Transportation and BRIN have been able to implement the EL concept in character building training but in different ways. Kemenhub focuses on the concept of outdoor training by increasing activities in the form of games, the training material provided is broader in scope and informal in nature. Meanwhile, BRIN focuses on the method of interviewing the community regarding the understanding of nationalism values and then making a video of the interview results considering the learning material of the training is related to nationalism and is also formal.