Gaps in automotive laboratory facilities in vocational high schools with vocational technology education colleges

Abstract

The gap in laboratory facilities between tertiary institutions and vocational high schools can hinder the process of learning good practices conducted by teachers and students. The challenge for schools to achieve vocational education goals is to provide adequate laboratory facilities. The purpose of this paper is to first determine the conditions and availability of automotive practice laboratory facilities in vocational high schools and vocational education colleges. Second, knowing the gap between the automotive practice laboratory facilities in vocational high schools and vocational technology education colleges, especially in workshop equipment and special service tools (SST). Data collection was carried out at two public vocational high schools and one public tertiary institution in West Java, using a checklist and interviews with the head of the workshop and head of the vocational high school study program, interviews were also conducted with the head of the automotive college laboratory workshop. This study concludes that the gap in practice laboratory facilities between vocational high schools and vocational technology education colleges can occur in terms of the number and condition of practical tools, while the age of a tool does not affect the practical learning process as long as the tool is still suitable for use.