Cooperation between vocational high schools and world of work: A case study at SMK Taman Karya Madya Tamansiswa

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out: the school strategy, procedure, forms, and evaluation to cooperate with the world of work. The type of research is qualitative with a case study approach. The subjects in this study were the head of the department, the chairman of the special job fairs, the vice-principal of public relations, the vice-principal of curriculum, the head of competence skills, and industry that were in cooperation with the school. The methods of collecting the data were in-depth interviews and documentation. The results show that: (1) the school strategy in cooperation with industry began with industry visits, requesting permission to do industrial practice, good communication, submitting proposals related to school potential in the form of profiles, being active in participating in school promotions, utilizing the role of industry as a guest teacher, being a pre-service place and outsourcing to industry; (2) the cooperation procedure analyzed the community, in this case, the world of work, established communication, and Involved world of work; (3) the forms of cooperation were the training of skills improvement in the field of science and technology, exchange of information, curriculum synchronization and development, implementation of internships, implementation of competency and certification tests, industry visits, industrial work practices, special job fairs, recruitment; (4) the evaluation of management in the implementation of the cooperation was included in the "good" category.

Peningkatan Kemampuan Kompetensi Guru Adaptif Melalui Program Keahlian Ganda Di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan

“…Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu mengambarkan tingkat kemampuan guru Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan dalam mengajar bidang keahlian baru yang didapat setelah mengikuti Program Keahlian Ganda (Baitullah & Wagiran, 2019). Dimana tujuan dari pendekatan deskriptif ini adalah untuk menyajikan gambaran lengkap mengenai kemampuan guru terhadap pelaksanaan pembelajaran di kelas.…”

Analisis kerjasama sekolah dengan dunia usaha dan dunia industri dalam meningkatkan mutu lulusan sekolah menengah kejuruan

“…Demikian juga hasil penelitian Suryanto, (2012) menyimpulkan bahwa (1) pelaksanaan pembelajaran praktek produktif di SMK Negeri I Kalijambe Sragen program keahlian Tata Buasana dilaksanakan dari kelas X sampai XII menganut model PSG (2) kerja sama yang dilaksanakan dengan perusahaan berupa praktek kerja industri (Prakerin) dan perekrutan tenaga kerja; (3) hasil praktik siswa berbentuk nilai dan produk barang/pakaian, penilaian dilakukan oleh guru selama proses kegiatan dan melihat hasil praktik siswa. Hasil kajian Baitullah & Wagiran (2019) antara memberikan informasi yang relatif sama berkenaan dengan bentuk kerja sama dalam pelatihan peningkatan keterampilan di bidang ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi, pertukaran informasi, sinkronisasi dan pengembangan kurikulum, implementasi magang, pelaksanaan uji kompetensi dan sertifikasi, kunjungan industri, kerja industri praktek, bursa kerja khusus, dan rekrutmen.…”

Integrated solution model to support competitiveness and relevance of vocational education in the era of technological disruption

“…First, strengthening the relationship of SMK with business and industry in the 21st century. Second, pushing local advantages into global advantages (Baitullah and Wagiran, 2019). Furthermore, Wibowo (2016) suggested that schools through the BKK should cooperate with the industrial world so that the industry is willing to become a place for graduates to work.…”

“…In line with the findings of the analysis of the needs of students/graduates, managers, and users and based on an important indicator of the success of vocational education is the aspect of relevance, so that Vocational High Schools are required to be able to produce graduates who are competitive and ready to take part in the global era. Career counselling services are important, but do not have a strategic place in schools (Abubakar, Sitti Rahmaniar, 2011;Abdullah-Al-Mamun, 2012;Bridgeland & Bruce, 2014;Baitullah, Muh. Juandi Arif, and Wagiran, 2019).…”