Management of Career Guidance Program in Vocational High Schools in Yogyakarta Special Territory (DIY) of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

Abstract

This aim of this study is to describe about management of career guidance programs in Yogyakarta Special Region Vocational High Schools at the ASEAN Economic Community era. This was a quantitative descriptive study supported by qualitative data with survey methods. The subjects of this study were 8 school headmasters, 8 guidance and counselling coordinators, 38 guidance and counseling counselors, 87 light vehicle engineering teachers and 194 grade XII students. The research data was obtained from an open questionnaire. Data analysis used descriptive statistics with qualitative data as supporting data. The results showed: Management of career guidance programs in State Vocational High Schools of Yogyakarta Special Region included in the medium category with 55.80%. This showed that the management of career guidance programs in State Vocational High Schools was not optimal. The findings of this study were career guidance managers who have difficulties in the process of planning programs to support students’ career development and organizing, lack of counselors who were in line with the undergraduate qualifications of education counseling guidance, less time of implementation program, rarely evaluating sustainably.