The Influence of Transformational Leadership Style and Competency Development on the Professionalism Index of State Civil Apparatus IPASN ) in Government Environment

Civil servants who are State Civil Apparatus (ASN) as one of the state servants and public servants are required to be pioneers in all fields, have high quality, dedication, and work ethic. One approach in an effort to improve ASN p erformance can be done through leadership. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of leadership style and competency development on the State Civil Apparatus Professionalism Index (IPASN) in the Jember Regency Government Environment. The num ber of respondents in this study was 72 people as leaders of Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD). The sampling technique used was saturated sampling (census) where all populations/respondents were used as samples. The data collection technique used the questionnaire method through the distribution of google forms. The data processing technique used was descriptive statistics using a Likert scale. The results of the data analysis showed that transformational leadership style a nd competency development had a positive and significant effect on the State Civil Apparatus Professionalism Index (IPASN).