Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Science and Engineering 2021 (IJCSE 2021)

Character of SMK Graduates in the Field of Building Construction, Sanitation, and Maintenance (KGSP) Skills Needed by the Business/Industry World

Authors
Wahyu Dwi Mulyono1, *, Soeparno1, Nurmi Frida Dorintan Bertua Pakpahan1, Heri Suryaman1
1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: wahyumulyono@unesa.ac.id
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Wahyu Dwi Mulyono
Available Online 16 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.211215.117How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Characters; SMK graduates; the business/industry world
Abstract

Vocational High School (SMK) aims to produce graduates who are competent and ready to work. The competence of SMK graduates must be in accordance with the needs of the Business World / Industrial World (DU / DI). The industry’s need for manpower is not only based on hard skills and soft skills, but also character. Character plays an important role in determining the competence of workers, but will not get enough attention in education, especially in vocational schools. Based on this, this study aims to analyze the character of SMK graduates in the field of building construction, sanitation, and maintenance (KGSP) expertise in accordance with the needs of the Business World/Industrial World (DU/DI). This research is quantitative descriptive. The subject of the research is DU/DI in the construction sector as users of SMK graduates in the KGSP field of expertise. The research location is in the city of Surabaya, East Java. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and literature studies. Data analysis used quantitative descriptive techniques. The results of this study indicate that the characteristics of SMK graduates needed by industry are imaginative and forward-looking, creative and innovative, responsible, trustworthy, firm and sure, enthusiastic in every job, easy to make friends and communicate with anyone, trustworthy, reliable work in a team, calm in stressful situations, and not confident.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Science and Engineering 2021 (IJCSE 2021)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
16 December 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-486-5
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.211215.117How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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