The Evaluation of Industrial Internship for Vocational School of Mechanical Engineering in Tegal

Abstract

This research aims to evaluate the implementation of industrial internship program on the aspects of: 1) planning, 2) process, and 3) results. In this study, the industrial internship is for the students of Vocational High School in Mechanical Engineering program. This research is a quantitative research with the respondents of teachers, students, and the industries in Tegal regency. The location of this research is in three Vocational High School (VHS) with an engineering program and the industries for students' internship. The data in this research was collected using questionnaire and analysis of descriptive statistics. The result shows that: (1) the planning of the internship is in the suitability level of 55% for students, 100% for teachers, and 65% for the industries; (2) the process of the internship is in the suitability level of 54% for students, 72% for teachers, and 60% for the industries; and (3) the result of the internship is in the suitability level of 55% for students, 100% for teacher, and 55% for the industries. In conclusion, the execution of the internship program of the VHS in Tegal is suitable for the stakeholders.

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“…Based on these data it can be concluded that the purpose of vocational education that prepares students to be ready to work after graduation is interpreted as not optimal. In addition, there is a mismatch between vocational education competencies and those needed by the world of work, so to be able to align these competencies with the industry needs to involve the industry in implementing learning programs (Fakhri & Munadi, 2019). Learning in vocational high schools should emphasize the psychomotor aspects of students because by strengthening these aspects students will get real experiences with what they understand.…”