Policy analysis of equivalent administrative positions into functional positions, mental readiness and career development of regional secretariat employees, Padang city

This study aims to determine the policies, mental readiness and career development of employees who equalize administrative positions into the functional positions of the Regional Secretariat of the City of Padang.  The type of research used is a qualitative method through a descriptive approach.  The technique of collecting information through informants was carried out using the snowball sampling technique, in which the number of informants increased according to the needs of the number of informants interviewed was not limited, but stopped after the problem was answered.  This study uses in-depth interviews with informants.  The results of the study show that the implementation of the policy of equalizing administrative positions into functional positions is not optimal, mental readiness in equalizing positions ready not ready must be ready because this is a regulation from the center that must be carried out by the Regions, career development for functional positions equivalence is not clear.