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Based on the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 43 the Year 2019, the Public Health Centre (Puskesmas), the requirements of the head of the Puskesmas include having management skills in the field of public health and having attended Puskesmas management training. The study aims to analyze the training needs of the head of the Puskesmas. The research method is descriptive qualitative. Data collection was carried out by in-depth interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and document review. The research informants included the Head of the Department, 36 Heads of Puskesmas, and 36 Puskesmas staff, a total of 73 people. The results showed that the skills in the field of employee administration, archival documentation was not optimal, the head of the puskesmas had not been able to influence their employees and had not been able to make a planning list of goods requirements. Based on this research, it was concluded that not all puskesmas heads in South Nias met the requirements according to the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 43 the Year 2019, therefore it is better if in determining the head of the puskesmas, a selection must be made and training is conducted