Abstract
Effective vocational education is a dream for students, especially the community and parties involved in vocational education. Vocational schools are required to graduate their students according to what is needed by the industry in the field. Vocational education is expected to collaborate with industry to jointly develop or develop curriculum so that there is no deviation between the SMK and the industry. The purpose of this study is to find effective and efficient vocational education indicators. The research method used is a qualitative research with a descriptive approach. The results of the study found in the characteristics of effective SMKs that are the basis for developing school performance indicators can be grouped into six aspects, namely: (1) Program for improving vocational student achievement; (2) Practice learning both theory and practice; (3) School leadership; (4) Staff development and development; (5) Environmental conditions and academic climate in SMK; and (6) The participation of parents in the administration of education. SMK Negeri 2 Kotif Palopo is one of the vocational schools in the field of technology that is professional in graduating students. In this case, the graduates of SMK Negeri 2 Kotif Palopo have been scattered everywhere, especially in local industries and large industries in Indonesia, especially in Makassar City and North Sulawesi.
Highlights
Vocational education is basically a subsystem of the education system, but there are still many definitions proposed by vocational education experts and these definitions develop in tune with people's perceptions and expectations about the roles they must play (Muchlas Samani, 1992: 14); Slamet PH (1990: 2). Evans & Edwin (1978: 24), argues that vocational education is part of the education system that prepares individuals for a job or group of work
The school has collaborated with DUDI in accordance with existing study programs at SMK Negeri 2 Kotif Palopo
The working relationship carried out by SMK Negeri 2 Kotif Palopo is very closely related because graduates from SMK Negeri 2 Kotif Palopo can be distributed to DUDI who already trust their graduates
Summary
Vocational education is basically a subsystem of the education system, but there are still many definitions proposed by vocational education experts and these definitions develop in tune with people's perceptions and expectations about the roles they must play (Muchlas Samani, 1992: 14); Slamet PH (1990: 2). Evans & Edwin (1978: 24), argues that vocational education is part of the education system that prepares individuals for a job or group of work. Vocational education is education that prepares youth and adults to work in technical and practical fields which are not the same as general education concerned with the development of the individual fully to prepare his life to be respected and become good citizens (Clarke & Winch, 2007: 63). The above definitions are in line with Wenrich & Wenrich (1974: 3) argues that vocational education is education organized for students who plan and develop their careers in certain areas of expertise to work productively. In the United States, vocational education is considered as a community college education which is directed to study specialization fields so that vocational graduates have certain expertise in areas of expertise such as business, fabrication, agriculture, household, automotive, telecommunications, electricity, buildings and so on (Snedden, 1917: 8 );
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