The era of globalization demands education institution to be adaptive, creative, and
innovative, including Islamic boarding schools as the institutions of Islamic education
which become the national cultural heritage. One of the innovative programs is
capacity building as a series of strategies aimed at increasing efficiency, effectiveness,
and responsiveness of performance. This study was directed to explore capacity
building implementation at Darul Amin Islamic modern boarding school Southeast
Aceh. A qualitative research approach with a case study as the research strategy
was implemented. The results of the study showed that capacity building focused
on three dimensions, namely (1) human resource development; (2) organizational
strengthening, and (3) institutional reform. The principle of Darul Amin capacity
building contained the elements of participation, repetition, relevance, transfer, and
feedback. In the process of capacity building, there were four stages, namely (1) pre-
formal stage (pilot education organization); (2) formal stage (potential education
organization); (3) transitional stage (national standard education organization);
and (4) autonomous stage (international standard education organization). Towards
the existence of the institution, Darul Amin also made various efforts at various levels,
namely the system level, organizational level, and individual level.
Kata Kunci: Capacity Building, Organization, Dayah, Islamic Boarding School.