Evaluation of Link and Match Policies in Private Universities in Indonesia in Terms of the Workplace of Graduates

Abstract

This study aims to see the effectiveness of link and match policies by looking at the workplaces of private higher education graduates in Indonesia. The research was conducted online in May-December 2017-2019. Descriptive analysis is used to obtain results that describe the actual conditions. The results of the study indicate that the link and match policy in terms of graduate work placement has been effective in private universities in Indonesia. This success is shown by the increase in the absorption of graduates in the world of work, the trend of increasing the vertical and horizontal alignment of graduates. This study also found that the choice of workplaces for graduates of private universities were companies, government agencies, and then NGOs. While entrepreneurship is the last choice for graduates of private universities in Indonesia.