Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 315-327
Strategies for Development of Industrial Labor Competency of Vocational High School Graduates
Fandrika Sutrizona1, Syamsul Ma’arif1, Setia Diarta2
1IPB University, School of Business, Jl Raya Pajajaran, Bogor, Indonesia
2Ministry of Industry, Jl. Widya Chandra VIII, Jakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Fandrika Sutrizona
ABSTRACT
Vocational high schools are expected to be producers of ready-to-work labor to meet the needs of the business and the industrial world in Indonesia. However, according to the Statistics Indonesia (2019)[1] regarding the education category, the most sizeable percentage of unemployed graduates from vocational high schools is 10.42% of the total unemployed. This study aims at determining the competencies of labor needed by the industrial world by examining gaps, identifying the leading factors causing problems and formulating alternative strategies that can be used as a reference to the government as education manager. Depth interviews and surveys are data collection methods used. Subsequent, descriptive analysis and AHP are the data analysis method used to determine the priority weight of strategic alternatives. The results of a conducted study showed that the existing skill competencies in vocational high schools must be relevant to industry needs. The determination of skill competencies at vocational high schools can be obtained from several fields of expertise needed by industry and is divided into several expertise programs. From this expertise program, it can be determined what skill competencies are needed by the industry. There are three (3) main factors affecting the competency of vocational high school graduates, including infrastructure competency, competency-based education and industrial needs. Based on the AHP weighting results, the strategic priorities are alignment of the curriculum, syllabus and modules according to industry needs with a weight of 26.1%, fulfillment of practical infrastructure facilities with a weight of 24.7%, fulfillment of productive teacher needs and use of silver experts with a weight of 20.1%, providing incentives to industries carrying out guidance and development of vocational high schools with a weight of 11.7%, organizing internships for students and industrial apprenticeships for teachers with a weight of 10.8% and certification of student competencies with a weight of 6.6%.
Keywords: AHP, competence, labor, link and match, vocational high schools.
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