Level of Absorption and Suitability in the Field of Machining Work among Vocational School Graduates in Yogyakarta Region

Esta Larosa,Sudji Munadi

doi:10.12691/education-7-11-16

Abstract

This study aims to (1) analyze the level of absorption and suitability of the field of work of graduates of the Mechanical Engineering Vocational School in the Yogyakarta Region, (2) find out how the strategies are carried out by the schools to maintain and improve the absorption and relevance of graduates. This research uses a quantitative descriptive approach. Sampling was done using proportional random sampling method. Data collection techniques are done using interview guidelines, observation, and documentation. The subjects of this study were the teacher who manages the special job fair, the head of the study program in the engineering department, the students and the teacher who handled the student industry practice program. The results showed that (1) the percentage of students' absorption in the world of work was 80%, the lowest was 60%, this showed that the incorporation of public and private SMK graduates in Yogyakarta was in the category of functional job readiness, because more than half had entered the world of work, but not all vocational students work according to their fields. The causal factors that influence the discrepancy in the area of student work in the world of work are the lack of cooperation between schools and industry, the availability of jobs in the machining sector is still minimal. (2) Strategies in dealing with technological developments are always carried out by schools to maintain and improve the absorption and relevance of graduates by creating learning variations that support the needs of 4C skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity) implementing fun learning strategies, schools also organize machining workshops and seminars on the development of machining technology.

Highlights

Indonesia is included in the category of the largest population, which ranks fourth with a population of 265 million people, a large number of people but low-quality human resources is a burden for Indonesia [1]
The level of Human Resources in Indonesia is still relatively low. This is evidenced through the Indonesian human resource index, which is in the 36th position out of 137 countries, the quality of Indonesian human resources is below the average of ASEAN countries
The development of teaching and learning process in the 21st century emphasizes the ability of 4C this is due to the need for work that has turned to automation so that robots and machines replace many workers, but thousands of types will emerge new work [5]

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Introduction

Indonesia is included in the category of the largest population, which ranks fourth with a population of 265 million people, a large number of people but low-quality human resources is a burden for Indonesia [1]. The level of Human Resources in Indonesia is still relatively low. This is evidenced through the Indonesian human resource index, which is in the 36th position out of 137 countries, the quality of Indonesian human resources is below the average of ASEAN countries. Education is a conscious effort to develop the potential of human resources through teaching activities [4]. Education is a conscious effort to develop the potential of human resources through teaching and learning activities.

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