Society 5.0 competency: Readiness level of teachers and students in automotive engineering vocational school

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the level of readiness of automotive engineering teachers and students in mastering the competence of society 5.0 in.vocational school. The survey research uses a design developed by Rea & Parker. A total of 185 students and 80 teachers automotive engineering from 5 vocational high schools in the Sleman district were involved as research samples. Data were collected using a questionnaire technique with a Likert scale questionnaire instrument. The accumulated data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics t-test. Society 5.0 competency is based on 6 aspects, namely critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration, creativity and innovation, digital literacy, flexibility and adaptability, and leadership and responsibility. The results showed that the level of readiness of automotive engineering students in mastering society 5.0 competency obtained 67.341% for public students and 64.510% for private students. Meanwhile, the level of automotive engineering teacher readiness was 72.243% for public teachers and 68.400% for private teachers. While the t-test obtained t-value>t-table and sign. (p <0.05) states that there are differences in the level of readiness of teachers and students in both public and private schools in mastering the society 5.0 competency. So that the readiness of students and teachers in mastering society 5.0 competency is categorized as high. Various training and learning innovations that are relevant to society 5.0 competency need to be improved.