The Influence of Leadership, Communication and Training on Motivation with Competency as an Intervening Variable in the National Police Directorate

This study aims to analyze the influence of training and communication on the work motivation of personnel of the Air Police Directorate (Ditpoludara) of the National Police by positioning pilot competency as an intervening variable. This study uses a quantitative method with an explanatory research approach. The research population consists of all pilots of the Police Directorate who are actively on duty, totaling 179 individuals, with a sample of 123 respondents determined using the Slovin formula and selected through proportional random sampling. Primary data were collected through a structured questionnaire using a Likert scale of 1–5, which was distributed via Google Forms. The data analysis technique employed Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on Partial Least Squares (PLS) using SmartPLS software. The results of the hypothesis testing showed that communication and training had a positive and significant effect on work motivation, while leadership had no significant effect on either motivation or competency. Competency was also shown to have a significant effect on work motivation, while communication, leadership, and training had no significant effect on competency. In addition, competency was not found to mediate the influence of leadership, communication, and training on work motivation.