A Feasibility Study on a Partnership Model between Vocational High Schools, Industry and Workplace Based Core Strategies

Abstract

This study aims to examine the feasibility of the partnership model of a vocational high school with the Core Strategies-based Business and Industry. The research method uses Plomp stages development of Research and Development (R & D) approach. The research site is Makassar City Public Vocational High School in industrial electronics specialization. The collected data are analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of the research are: (1) description of Business and Industrial World partnership model activities in curriculum development, industrial practice, in house training, on the job training for students and teachers; (2) Analysis of the problems in partnering: (a) the program has not run optimally, (b) the work unit is not yet appropriate, (c) the contents of the memorandum of understanding have not been fully realized, (d) the partnership activities are unclear, (e) graduate competencies have not been absorbed, (e) graduate competencies have not been traced, f) there are no legal basis yet; (3) The partnership model design has 7 (seven) components including (1) government policy, (2) core strategy, (3) Vocational school policy, (4) industrial management, (5) service principles, (6) graduate competency, and (7) the employability of vocational high school graduates. Also, the feasibility study results of the partnership model have met the validity criteria.