Sustainable Partnership Strategy: Case Studies in Vocational High Schools and Partner Industries

A sustainable partnership strategy is essential in supporting the government\u27s link and super match program in Indonesia. The partnership between vocational high schools and industry has a significant impact in producing competent graduates according to the needs of the world of work. However, the fact is that many schools and industries only form partnerships as a formality so that effective and efficient partnerships are not created, which has an impact on the program\u27s discontinuity. Therefore, it is interesting to explore this issue more deeply about how the partnership strategy of vocational high schools and their partner industries can establish sustainable partnerships. The research method used is a single case study. Researchers collected data through in-depth interviews obtained through seven informants from schools and five informants from partner industries and conducted document studies to support sources of evidence. The results show that a sustainable partnership strategy requires (1) intrinsic motivation, (2) accommodation capability, (3) acculturation of industrial values, (4) mutual commitment, and (5) determination of program activities. These five points are the key to establishing a sustainable partnership between vocational high schools and their partner industries

Students’ perceptions toward vocational education on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has spread almost throughout the world. It makes all educational institutions in Indonesia experienced a lockdown in an undetermined time. As a result, teachers must switch to online teaching methods, while students must adapt to the online learning environment in a short time. Vocational education emphasizes not only the mastery of knowledge but also skills. In the learning process, students' perceptions can be used as evaluations to improve the quality of learning. This study aimed to provide an overview of students' perceptions of Mechanical Engineering Education on online learning as a result of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study used survey methods and data collection in the form of instruments with a Likert scale with a sample of 56 students. The results of this study indicate that teachers in managing online learning are not in line with student expectations. Students feel that online learning has not provided better experience and productivity in mastering competencies, but can provide motivation and ease in their learning. Some students stated that they had the ease of access to resources, but students were still reluctant to use it sustainably in the future

Strategic management of local potential-based entrepreneurship through community empowerment on fish attractions Bendhung Lepen in Mrican Village Yogyakarta

This research was aimed (1) to know the internal environmental factors that affect the management of entrepreneurship strategies for fish tourism attraction Bendhung Lepen; (2) to know external environmental factors that affect the management of entrepreneurship strategies for fish tourism attraction Bendhung Lepen; and (3) to know the appropriate marketing system for the location of Bendhung Lepen fish attractions. The method used in this study was qualitative descriptive where data were obtained by means of interviews, observations, and documentation. The interview was conducted at random on visitors to fish attraction Bendhung Lepen, the community around the Gajah Wong river irrigation site, and the Bendhung Lepen Community. Field results were used for SWOT analysis consisting of IFAS tables, EFAS tables, IE matrices, and SWOT matrices. The results of the analysis on IFAS can be known that the score for internal factors of 3.43 which understands the internal condition of management of fish attraction management in Bendhung Lepen falls into the moderate category (average). This is because factors that have a high score were at high operational cost points. The results of the EFAS analysis showed a score of 3.28 which means the external condition of Bendhung Lepen fish attractions were in good condition, where the most dominant factor is the number of competitors was still small, balanced crop sales, and the density of the number of tourist attraction visitors

The implementation of total quality management at vocational high schools in Indonesia

This study aims to determine the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in public and private vocational high schools in the city of Yogyakarta, as well as to compare the level of implementation between public and private vocational high schools. The TQM aspects observed include infrastructures and facilities, quality of improvement, quality of teachers, quality of examination system and academic background of teachers graduated from vocational high schools. This exploratory study is descriptive in which the result can be used as an input as well as improvements in reflection of the future. These subjects were teachers and students. The primary data were collected through a questionnaire while other data were collected through observation and interviews. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive and statistics t-test. The analysis finds that TQM has been implemented by vocational schools, public and private, in the city of Yogyakarta. The Application levels differed significantly (t-value = 9.204, p-value = <0.0001), where the public schools are able to implement at a very good level, while private schools are at a good level. The differences in the application of TQM occur in all measurable aspects, namely infrastructures and facilities access, quality of improvement, quality of teachers, quality of examination system and academic background of teachers graduated from vocational high schools. Specifically, on aspects of infrastructures and facilities of the access, although on average they significantly differ, categorically they are in the same level.  The differences are not too large. The result of observation in the field during the study shows that the state vocational already maximally implement TQM, while in the private vocational schools, it is lower due to the limited resources in private schools

The Role of Entrepreneurial Personality Mediation and Technological Competencies Moderation in Determining Entrepreneurial Intentions in Vocational Education

The importance of intention in producing graduates who are ready for entrepreneurship has not been addressed in depth by vocational education. The lack of entrepreneurial personality that is supported by technological competence is the main problem. In addition, low social and psychological capital is a consequence of these problems. This study examines the determination of the influence of social and psychological capital, and entrepreneurial personality on entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, the entrepreneurial personality is tested for its role as a mediator and the moderating effect of technological competence is tested, which includes technological capacity and capability. Ex-post facto research involving 647 participants. Data were collected through a questionnaire with a Likert scale of 1-5. SEM analysis was used to test the direct effect based on the path coefficient and the mediation and moderating effect based on the bootstrap results. Social and psychological capital, and entrepreneurial personality have a significant effect on entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurial personality plays a significant role in mediating the effect of social capital, but not on the influence of psychological capital. Meanwhile, capacity and capability only play a significant role in moderating the influence of social capital, even though technological capabilities are able to significantly moderate entrepreneurial personality. These results indicate the importance of social and psychological capital, and entrepreneurial personality as an important foundation for the formation of entrepreneurial intentions in vocational education students. On the other hand, technological competence is very important in strengthening social capital to stimulate the growth of entrepreneurial intentions

Vocational education’s growing focus on employability skills: A bibliometrics evaluation of current research

The study aimed to investigate one of the search’s core issues, ‘employability skills’, and their relationship. It also attempted to recognize the valuable contributions of writers, journals, governments, and institutions worldwide in pursuing employability skills. The quantitative study of bibliographic content is known as bibliometric analysis. Furthermore, it provides a broad view of a study subject that may be subdivided into publications, authors, and journals. This study offers a bibliometric summary of recent research on employability skills. Data was taken from the Scopus database between 2003 and 2022 and examined using VOSviewer software, open refine, tableau public, and Microsoft Excel. The data from the Scopus database are 1,070 documents. Researchers observed that researchers mainly focus on employability skills, higher education, engineering education, curricula, employment, and vocational education. Education and Training journal is the most appropriate journal for contributions, followed by Higher Education, Skills, and Work-based Learning journal, and then the Higher Education Research and Development journal. This study informs researchers by providing insights into basic background knowledge about employability skills for visual and quantitative research. Therefore, this method can observe the research gap in employability skills and more in-depth academic discussions. The study demonstrates how employability skills research has arisen and progressed, as well as prospective future research agendas

Blended learning as an effective method for school and university teachers of Kazakhstan

In this article, the author compares different definitions of the term blended learning given by foreign and local scientists and gives his interpretation. The article analyzes world scholars' works on blended learning, determining the advantages and disadvantages of this method. The online survey method was used to find out how far Kazakhstani teachers are familiar with the blended learning method, whether they use it or not, and understand if it is effective. The survey results showed that school and university teachers use blended learning in their lessons and will use it in the future. According to the questionnaire, the benefits of this method are that it encourages teachers to be creative, increases students' interest, and helps them to study independently. Significant shortcomings of blended learning are technical problems and poor Internet connection. Also, teachers need more time to prepare for their lessons. It is challenging for them. Although there are disadvantages to blended learning, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Therefore, today this method is effective

Examining the Mediating-Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Digital Competence on Entrepreneurial Intention in Vocational Education

Abstract: The importance of intention in producing graduates who are ready for entrepreneurship has not been addressed in-depth in vocational education (VE). The absence of an entrepreneurial orientation supported by digital competence has become the focus of the main problem. In addition, low social and psychological capital is a consequence of these problems. This study examines the determination of the role of social and psychological capital, and entrepreneurial orientation on entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, entrepreneurial orientation was tested for its role as a mediator and tested for the moderating effect of digital competence. This ex-post facto study was conducted involving 757 participants who were VE students. Data were collected through the Entrepreneurial Intention Scale questionnaire. SEM analysis was used to test the direct effect based on the path coefficient and the mediating and moderating effect based on the bootstrap results. Findings revealed that social and psychological capital, and entrepreneurial orientation play a significant role in entrepreneurial intentions. Entrepreneurial orientation plays a significant role in mediating the influence of social capital and psychological capital in determining intentions. Finally, digital competence can prove its moderating role significantly in its interaction with entrepreneurial orientation in determining intentions. These results indicate the importance of social and psychological capital, and entrepreneurial orientation as an important foundation for forming entrepreneurial intentions in vocational education students. On the other hand, digital competence is very important in strengthening entrepreneurial orientation to stimulate the growth of entrepreneurial intentions

Design of trainer kit as a fault-finding based on electricity and electronics learning media

According to the field of expertise, efforts to strengthen the competence of graduates continue to be pursued, especially through optimizing the learning process. Among these efforts is to use learning media that strengthen the competence of the field of study and about thinking skills. This study aims to produce a trainer kit as a medium for learning basic electricity and electronics based on fault-finding in Basic Electrical and Electronics subjects. The method used is the Richey and Klein Design and Development (DD) method which consists of three stages, including planning (design), production, and evaluation. Experts carried out the assessment of the feasibility of the trainer kit with an instrument in the form of a questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that the trainer kit has a good performance.According to the field of expertise, efforts to strengthen the competence of graduates continue to be pursued, especially through optimizing the learning process. Among these efforts is to use learning media that strengthen the competence of the field of study and about thinking skills. This study aims to produce a trainer kit as a medium for learning basic electricity and electronics based on fault-finding in Basic Electrical and Electronics subjects. The method used is the Richey and Klein Design and Development (DD) method which consists of three stages, including planning (design), production, and evaluation. Experts carried out the assessment of the feasibility of the trainer kit with an instrument in the form of a questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that the trainer kit has a good performance

Entrepreneurial Intentions of Vocational Education Students in Indonesia: PLS-SEM Approach

Cultivating entrepreneurial intentions in vocational education students is important in preparing graduates ready for entrepreneurship. However, efforts to foster entrepreneurial intentions are still a serious problem in vocational education. This study examines the structural model of the influence of entrepreneurial interest, technological competence, digital marketing, internship experience, self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial personality on entrepreneurial intentions. Ex-post facto research with a structural approach involving 618 vocational education students in Indonesia. Data was collected through a closed questionnaire with a Likert scale of 1-4 distributed using Google Form media. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation model analysis with path analysis and bootstrap methods. The study results show that technological competence, digital marketing, and apprenticeship experiences significantly affect the growth of entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, self-efficacy and entrepreneurial personality also significantly succeeded in mediating the influence of technological competence, digital marketing, and internship experience on entrepreneurial intentions. Teachers as learning facilitators must foster an interest in entrepreneurship as the basic root of the spur to form aspects of competence and experience needed in the business world. This aspect must also be given and strengthened to form a personality in entrepreneurship and strengthen self-efficacy so that the estuary of entrepreneurial intentions inherent in students will be stronger. This research is limited to certain variables based on the current actual theory. Future research needs to examine more deeply the potential influence of other variables that are more effective in growing students' entrepreneurial intentions in vocational education