PENINGKATAN KUALITAS PENDIDIKAN SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN (SMK) TERHADAP AKSES PASAR KERJA

Abstract

Central Java Research and Development Organization in 2003 ,on a self management scale, held research on the Raising of Educational Quality of Secondary Vocational School Concerning Labour Markets Access. This Research was carried out in 6 samples District/ City in Central Java, including 18 Public and Private Secondary Vocational School. The results that were gained from this activity were information on : I) The Characteristics of Secondary Vocational Schools 2) Availability of teachers and the proponent 3) Education Facilities in Secondary Vocational Schools 4) Education Financing of Secondary Vocational Schools S) Leaming process in the schools researched 6) Management process in Secondary Vocational Schools Researched 7) Labour Market Access from 18 Secondary Vocational Schools from 2000 to 2002 after selecting who work as employees in private local enterprise, domestic.and abroad ( 1132 people ) self. The result was entrepreneur : 472 people, Civil Servant : 6 people.and 44 people continue their higher education in Private/Government Institutes. Because of the investigatition difficulty to trace the skill advantages in field, for graduates (by own address or each parent),it is Suggested to build means of communication between school and the graduate and schools, interrelated with departement I institution which were responsible and interested in information/dataof the graduates in the field (Education Ser• vice, Labour Service, etc). Communication means can be by letter I questionnire, or via computer I internet.