PENGEMBANGAN UNIT PRODUKSI SEKOLAH UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KUi'iLITAS SMK

Abstract

The programs of vocational secondary school (SMK) are derived from the real requirement of employment Serious attentions for productior! unit management are needed in realizing such program and so are the participations of industgal and business. Production udit of vocational vocational secondary school is a business process conducted in school, which is profit oriented in nature and the school members act as a player, optimizing resources of schools and its surroundings, into variety business unit suitable to its capabilities and is managed professionally. By the professionalism of increasing production unit, there are chances to improve the quality of vocational secondary school high school, educationally, economically, or socially In term of education, students may irnbrove their knowledge. skills, organizing capabilities of business, practicing disciplines and initiative, adding the study intensity, and be able to follow the science and technological advancement; in term of economics, increasing the income and welfare, encourage decision taken upon economics consideration, increasing school's income for being more independent, increasing sources of facility maintenance cost, and increasing sources of school's operational cost; in term of social, increasing the sense of togetherness -md responsibilities % . among all the school members in performing learning program, encourage business spirits to improve welfare, socializing school into the community, business society, upon education operation, graduation, and business product. For production unit to run well, there are needed of ( I ) transparency, by which the participant will be attracted in production unit activities. Transparency of financial in particular may lead to an honest behavior, admiration, and good examples; (2) fair in 5 - distribution and working process by which all participant may , , also be attracted in productjon unit activities; (3) power sharing, by which the working process should be accelerated by the hand of expert; (4) risk taking, which is a consequence of performing production unit. Management may terminate the program when the risk is considered too much. To develop production unit that lead to fill the requirement as complementary institution in field practice of SMK students, its existence should be developed by feasibility study and SWOT analyses.