Evaluation of the ASN Talent Academy Program on Employee Performance

This study aimed to evaluate the ASN Talent Academy Batch III program in 2025 in relation to alumni's ability, motivation, and opportunity to apply their competencies in the workplace. A quantitative approach was employed using a census sampling technique involving 39 ASN Talent Academy alumni. Data were collected through an online questionnaire using a five-point Likert scale and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS software. The descriptive analysis showed that the program evaluation achieved a mean score of 4.527, while individual performance assessed through ability, motivation, and opportunity achieved a mean score of 4.300; both were categorized as high. The hypothesis testing results indicated that the program evaluation had a positive and significant effect on ability, with a path coefficient of 0.772 (t = 14.755; p < 0.001), motivation, with a path coefficient of 0.732 (t = 10.161; p < 0.001), and opportunity, with a path coefficient of 0.430 (t = 3.450; p = 0.001). Opportunity had the lowest path coefficient among the three dimensions. The study concluded that the ASN Talent Academy program was positively associated with alumni's ability, motivation, and opportunities to apply their competencies. Therefore, organizational support, career development, and alumni mentoring should be strengthened to optimize the application of training outcomes and support improvements in civil servants' performance.