Hard Skills or Soft Skills: Which are More Important for Indonesian Teachers Innovation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to measure the influence of hard skills and soft skills on teacher innovation achievement in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) through organizational learning as a mediating variable. Data were collected by using simple random sampling via electronic to the teacher population in Jabodetabek. The number of returned and valid questionnaires was 676. Data were processed by using SEM with SmartPLS 3.0. The results of the study concluded that hard and soft skills had positive and significant influence on teacher innovation capability, both directly and indirectly through a mediating effect of organizational learning. This study proposed a model for improving teacher innovation capability of teachers in Jabodetabek through hard skills and soft skills with organizational learning as a mediator. This study can open the way to improve teacher readiness in facing 4.0 era.