Photographic skill competency for vocational high school

Abstract

The creative industry has great potential to become one of the important driving sectors to create a good and advanced economy. Photography is one of the sub sectors of creative industries also has great potential to be accessible by students of vocational high school. This research uses qualitative approach, informants come from non-formal photography school, photography industry, vocational school and provincial education office. Data collection using observation method, interview, document study and triangulation. Observations were made to see firsthand the activities in the photography industry, photography school and vocational school. Interviews were conducted to obtain information on the availability of human resources in the industry, the competencies required by the industry for vocational students and the readiness of vocational high school for the competence of photography skills. Document studied are vocational high school curriculum, Indonesian national photography work competency standard, photography school documents and draft file formation of new photography skills competence. The result of the data analysis is the work competence for the vocational high school students in accordance with industry needs. There are 18 photography competencies that a vocational high school student should possess. With this competency, vocational high school students will be accepted in the photography industry and can work well.