Improving Human Resource Through School-Industry Cooperation Program to Face Industry 4.0

Abstract

Facing the industrial revolution 4.0 Human resources (HR) must be well prepared, including graduates of Vocational High Schools (SMK) who are dealing directly with the industrial world. Developing and revitalizing vocational education or vocational schools is one of the efforts to prepare quality human resources. Link and match programs that can be applied to vocational education include cooperation programs with the Business World and the Industrial World, the development of industrial classes, the implementation of apprenticeship teachers (OJT), Internships, and the role of SMK as industrial relations for schools. With the link and match program, we can find out what competencies are most needed by the workforce and what competencies are most needed by the workforce. The purpose of this study is 1) to describe the implementation of the link and match program with the business world and the industrial world of SMK Negeri 3 Blitar graduates, 2) find out the link and match cooperation model that is applied to improve work readiness for SMK Negeri 3 Blitar graduates, 3) know the readiness of HR in SMK 3 Blitar in the face of the industrial revolution 4.0. This research is qualitative research with a case study approach. Data sources used are primary and secondary data sources. Data collection techniques by interview (interview), observation (observation), documents and literature. Data validity testing techniques include the triangulation of technical resources. Data analysis techniques use interactive analysis techniques in the form of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions/verification.

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