The Implementation of Link & Match Program in Improving Competency Alignment with Business And Industrial World on Vocational Curriculum of Agriculture

Abstract

Various area of expertise is categorized in the spectrum of vocational education expertise. Within the framework of agricultural development, which includes fisheries and livestock, all agree that the existence of a Vocational High School is one of the educational institutions that play an important role in the advancement of agricultural education. Synchronization of the Vocational curriculum according to the needs of graduate users known as Link and Match shows that graduates have a competitive insight or attitude in terms of work ethics, achievement of motivation, mastery, competitiveness, and so on. this program requires a change of mind or a paradigm shift from all stakeholders to ensure relations and adjust program development with the world of work. This condition directs the researcher to ask the question How is the implementation of the link and match program implemented as an effort to improve the suitability of the competencies of the competencies of graduates of vocational schools in Agriculture with the demands of the field of work?.Keywords: link and match, vocational school, the vocational curriculum of agriculture, business and industrial world . Where the condition of vocational secondary education in Indonesia currently leads to efforts to create graduate human resources for vocational schools that have the capacity of knowledge and knowledge and competencies that are adequate and in accordance with the demands of the times and balanced by the ability to manage emotional and spiritual intelligence that is capable. Based on this, at least there are 2 factors that influence and are categorized as challenges, namely factors or also called internal and external challenges. Internal challenges, among others, related to the condition of education are associated with the demands of education which refers to 8 National Education Standards which include content standards, process standards, graduate competency standards, standards of educators and education personnel, facilities and infrastructure standards, management standards, financing standards, and education assessment standards. Then, other internal challenges related to the development of the Indonesian population are seen from the growth of the productive age population. Currently, Indonesia's population is of productive age (15-64 years) more than unproductive age (children aged 0-14 years and parents aged 65 years and over). The population of productive age will reach its peak in 2020-2035 when the figure reaches 70%. Therefore, the big challenge faced is how to strive so that this abundant productive age human resource can be transformed into human resources that have competence and skills through education so as not to become a burden.As one of the countries that still holds the title of an agrarian country, we all know that with the blessing of abundant natural wealth, especially agricultural wealth, Indonesia naturally raises this field to become one of the important subjects in sustaining the country's sustainable development. In the fram...

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