Islamic teacher competency in madrasah

The subject of Islamic Religious Education in madrasah is a field of study which has some contents, such as; aqidah akhlak, al quran hadith, fiqih (jurisprudence), and history of Islamic culture. The main problem faced in madrasah today is still low competence of Islamic religious education teachers. One of the ways to improve the teacher competences is by professional improvement programs through teacher professional education program. However, the impact of teacher professional education programs on teacher competency improvement has not been widely reported, so it needs to identify the effectiveness of the program. This study used a naturalistic inquiry method. The results of the research showed that the teacher's professional education program has an impact on the improvement of teacher competence. It is showed by the average score of pedagogic competence of teachers on the average 80%, while the value of the courses obtained by each participant. In the major of al quran hadith, the average value has 81%, the value of the major of the moral subject (aqidah akhlak) has 77%, and the value of the PGMI major has 78%