The Pattern of Vocational School Partnership with Industry and the World of Work (IDUKA) In Order to Increase the Absorption Of Graduates of Setiabudhi Vocational School Rangkasbitung

Abstract

The development of education in Lebak Regency until now is faced with the high rate of educated unemployment, which is dominated by vocational high school graduates. One of the reasons for the high unemployment rate of SMK graduates in Lebak Regency is because the number of SMK graduates cannot be absorbed optimally by the surrounding industry. This study aims to illustrate the partnership carried out by Vocational High Schools with Industry and the World of Work (IDUKA), in order to increase the absorption of graduates of SMK Setiabudhi Rangkasbitung.

This research is a research with a qualitative approach to the type of case study research. In this study, the object of research taken was Setiabudhi Rangkasbitung Vocational High School. Data collection was obtained by the method of literature study, observation and interviews. After the data is obtained, the next step is to analyze the data. The results showed that the implementation of the partnership implemented by SMK Setiabudhi Rangkasbitung was quite good, with reference to regulations issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia as a follow-up to Presidential Instruction Number 9 of 2016 concerning SMK Revitalization. SMK Setiabudhi has collaborated with several large companies with the ultimate goal of absorbing graduates by IDUKA. The partnership program carried out is with the concept of a structured industrial internship through an MoU between SMK Setiabudhi Rangkasbitung and related industrial industries. Although it has not succeeded perfectly, the partnership carried out by SMK Setiabudhi Rangkas Bitung has helped Lebak Regency reduce the unemployment rate of educated, especially SMK graduates.