The Level Analysis of Student Employability Skill for the Needs of the Work Industry in Vocational Education in the VUCA World

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10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_35How to use a DOI?

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Employability Skills; Vocational Education; VUCA; Work Industry (IDUKA)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to analyze the level of employability skills of students in vocational education for the needs of the work industry (IDUKA) in the face of the VUCA world. The rapid development of the world has caused many changes in various sectors. The facts explaining the decreased absorption of Vocational High School (SMK) graduates in the world of work in the last five years illustrate that there are still many aspects that need to be addressed in the implementation of education that prepares a skilled workforce ready for work. So, this is a problem that needs to be fixed, considering that the world is entering the world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). The survey study was designed using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire contains items about student skills in meeting IDUKA’s needs related to employable skills. Google form-based online questionnaires were used to collect data. The research sample consisted of SMK and IDUKA students spread across Indonesia, with a total of 564 people, consisting of 516 students from SMK and 48 IDUKA. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, mean, and standard deviation are used to analyze research data. In inferential statistics, the t-test was used to investigate differences between student self-assessments and IDUKA assessments of Field Work Practice students regarding student’s skills in meeting IDUKA’s needs. The results showed that student’s skills in meeting IDUKA needs in vocational education in the VUCA world showed the same results, namely, being at the capable level in both employability skills. However, there are still aspects of yield that are low. This shows that vocational students have not yet achieved their full capacity in dealing with the world of work in the VUCA world and are able to compete with others. So that there is a need for collaboration between vocational education and industry in developing benchmarks and standards for determining skills that need to be taught and prepared by schools. In conclusion, most of the employability skills possessed by students are in accordance with what is required by IDUKA. Employability skills are skills that influence IDUKA. So that for the needs of the work industry, every human resource must have qualified soft skills in accordance with the needs of the company.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sri Rahayu
AU  - Zahra Ghinaya
AU  - Jasmine Dhahrani
AU  - Zenita Sabitri
AU  - Danny Meirawan
AU  - Muktiarni Muktiarni
AU  - Sukadi Sukadi
AU  - Dedi Purwanto
AU  - Rieske Iswardhany
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/06
TI  - The Level Analysis of Student Employability Skill for the Needs of the Work Industry in Vocational Education in the VUCA World
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Vocational Education International Conference (VEIC-5 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 258
EP  - 265
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_35
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_35
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