Strategic Human Resource Planning in Islamic Education through Competency Development and Ethical Governance

Strategic human resource planning is an important part of managing Islamic educational institutions because the quality of education depends greatly on the institution’s ability to recruit, place, develop, and retain teaching staff and education personnel in accordance with organizational needs. The quality of human resources in Islamic education is determined not only by professional competence but also by character and religious values that support educational goals. Technological change, demands for teacher professionalism, competition among educational organizations, changes in learner characteristics, and rising quality standards mean that HR management can no longer be carried out merely as an administrative activity. The strategic HR management can support quality improvement in Islamic educational institutions when workforce development processes are aligned with institutional goals. This article aims to analyze the concept and meaning of strategic HR planning in Islamic education and to identify its objectives and benefits for Islamic educational institutions. The study employs a qualitative approach through a literature review of scientific publications from 2020–2026 relevant to strategic human resource management, educational HR management, and Islamic education. The results show that strategic HR planning in Islamic education is a systematic process for projecting workforce needs, mapping competencies, designing recruitment, placement, development, evaluation, career paths, and the sustainability of professional staff. This process must go hand in hand with the values of trustworthiness, justice, competence, professionalism, and moral responsibility. Strategic HR planning has also been shown to be related to the motivation and performance of educational staff as well as the sustainability of educational organizations.