The Development of Production-Based Learning Approach to Entrepreneurial Spirit for Engineering Students

Abstract

Vocational education aims to produce workforce. However, in reality there is a shift that the vocational graduates are not only prepared to work but also they are expected to open or create new work opportunity. To overcome the mentioned educated employment, we offer an alternative solution to integrate production based with the learning process; the outcome would be the entrepreneurial ability of the engineering students. The results of this study showed that the implementation of production based learning with entrepreneurship approach using workshop based lectures, qualitatively improved the quality and meaningfulness of the learning. The learning experience which connects the interns and the works or work products is indeed in line with the field specification and standard. The learning process has given impact to the entrepreneurial interest improvement assessed in the beginning and at the end of the semester. Besides that, the learning activity gives impacts to the cognitive discourse, psychomotor skill, and work attitude improvement build integrally. Thus, the model is deemed suitable to be utilized in the learning to improve the students' entrepreneurial interest.

Improving Students’ Entrepreneurial Interest using Production Based Learning Model in TVET

“…Learning objectives are derived from an entrepreneurial competencies profile, inspired by [15]. One of the TVET curriculum implementation in the curriculum as stated by [13], production based learning with entrepreneurship approach using workshop based lectures, qualitatively improved the quality and meaningfulness of the learning….., the learning activity gives impacts to the cognitive discourse, psychomotor skill, and work attitude improvement build integrally, Thus the model is deemed suitable to be utilized in the learning to improve the students' entrepreneurial interest.…”

Learning outcomes with the application of product based entrepreneurship module in vocational higher education

“…The product based learning module is an "open-ended form of contextual activity-based learning and a troubleshooting section through a collaborative effort" (Sunaryo, 2005). According Ganefri (2013) refers to "production-based learning models is defined as the procedures or steps that need to be performed by the educator to Facilitate learners to actively learn, Participate and interact, with a competency-orientation to produce a product either goods or services required". The definition was explained that Product based learning module contains procedures or steps that need to be done by educators to facilitate learners to actively learn, participate and interact, with the orientation of the competence to produce a product in the form of goods or services required.…”

Development of Direct Instruction Learning Model on Entrepreneurship Subject at State Vocational High School (VHS) of Farming Development Padang

“…In line with the average of students' age which is still productive time to receive science and technology included entrepreneurships, then Vocational High School become more important to prepare graduates who ready in entrepreneur [6]..…”

“…Entrepreneurships is a compulsory education program that related to entrepreneurship skill. Entrepreneurship skill can be seen from curriculu m development in Vocational High School (VHS) of Farming and have to be able to organize and develop well [6]. Many positive advantages that can be taken from these such as, creating independence economically, and social values development for learners [5].…”

“…Entrepreneurship education in Vocational High School (VHS), will create students' mindset and paradigm "After graduating from school, they will be job seeker has changed to after graduating from school, they create a job field" [6]. Entrepreneurship learning in Vocational High School (VHS) is expected its graduates are able to create job field as result of attitude and independent mentality which useful later for their selves, other people, and the most important to improve the national development in minimizing unemployment rate because of narrowing of job field [7].…”