The descriptive research use both a qualitative and quantitative method. The quantitative research was carried out to survey the level of management skill aspects acquired by the Department Heads. The qualitative research is to investigate department head perception about the management skills problem they face and the management skills course they need to upgrade their capabilities as a leader. A total of 73 head of panels and 7 department head in four grade A schools in Sri Aman were chosen as the samples of the study. A pilot test test was carried on 12 respondents for validity and reliability questionnaries. A set of questionnaires with 60 items of management skills were were used for this study. The Alpha Cronbach value scored was 0.975. The Statistical Packages For Social Science (SPSS) version 15.0 was used to descriptive analyse on mean. This qualitative finding shown that all department heads face the problem to understand the department heads job list. Beside that, two department heads are ready when they receive the job letter. Furthermore, all the department heads really needs the management skills course to upgrade the management capability. Finally, several suggestions have been implicated to upgrade the level of management skills that acquired by the Department heads. The suggestion is Department heads should make use the interpersonal skills while give direction the subject leaders; communicate efficiently to the subject leaders therefore they don’t felt burden; attend in house training at school level or short course handled by the education department to achieve the management skills; and management skills should be one of the criteria before elected as the department head subject.
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