Local Wisdom-Based Vocational Education Program for Special Needs Students

Abstract

The vocational education programs based on local wisdom in the area where students live provision in preparing students to be able to compete in the social work and have a better functional value because these skills can later be applied to daily life and can be a provision to meet the economic needs of their household. This study describes the objective conditions of implementing the local wisdom-based vocational education program at SLB Tamima Mumtaz Malang. The research method applied in this research is descriptive with a qualitative data approach, and the data were collected through documentation studies, observations, and interviews. The results show that the vocational education program is designed by considering the natural potential and employment opportunities in the environment where students live. The program is determined based on the analysis of the results of environmental observations, materials, and profiles of students.