Abstract: The working motivation is a very crucial factor in accomplishing the goal of the Centre for LearningActivities program. It is influenced by various internal factors as well as external factors. This studywas aimed at disclosing the working motivation of the staff at the Centre for Learning Activities inLubuk Begalung, and finding out factors influencing the working motivation and efforts that havebeen practiced by the headmaster to solve various problems.A qualitative approach was utilized to answer the research problems. Data were collected by meansof observation, interviews and documentation studies. The main resource person was the headmasterand expanded by a snowball technique. The data were analyzed by techniques as suggested byMiles and Huberman (1992) which consist of data reduction, presentation and drawing conclusions.Validation of data was conducted through triangulation, lengthening the observation and discussionwith colleagues.The findings of this study are : (1) the working motivation of the staff of the Centre for LearningActivities is categorized as less satisfactory (2) the working motivation of the staff is influenced bymany factors, such as unfavorable working climate, leadership style of the headmaster and uncertaintyof reward system, and (3) some efforts that have been practiced by the headmaster are allowing thestaff to get advanced degree, directing the staff and warning the staff with low achievement. It isstrongly recommended to do more activities and programs to improve the working motivation of thestaff.
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