This study aims to analyze the relationship between lecturers’ performance and their teaching competence, measured by antecedent variables of organizational learning and need for achievement. It used the Structure Equation Model as data analysis technique, and the random sampling method to collect data from 207 lecturers of private universities in Central Java, Indonesia. The finding showed a positive significant relationship between the lecturers’ capability and performance. It reveals the valuable determinant of teaching competence in mediating the relationship between organizational learning and the performance. This study originally contributes significantly to the creation and transfer of knowledge in academic milieu, especially in higher education institutions.

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