The Correlation between Tracer  Study and Curriculum Relevance

Abstract

In many places in reality, agricultural's graduate works in a bank, a graduate majoring in economics became a journalist, and a law graduate into a credit analyst; this fact leads us to the question of what causes a gap between the world of higher education and the labor market. In other words, rapid changes in the working world as a result of globalization and revolution in the field of information technology, and science, have demanded anticipation and evaluation of the competencies needed by the world of work. Therefore, evaluation is also important so that there is no gap between the education world, specifically higher education world, the working world and the society's needs. Higher education as part of the national education system has a strategic role in educating the life of the nation and improving its competitiveness in facing globalization in all fields. Hence, there is curriculum in university that has to meet this new challenge. It must always be ensured that universities have relevance curriculum which are periodically updated in accordance with the current state. In this context Ministry of research, Technology, and Higher Education has stated that tracer study is a significant step to address this new challenge.

Tracer Study Master Administration of Education of Uhamka as the Intention of the Educational Transformation Progress

“…Based on the responses from graduates regarding their involvement in ORTOM, not all of them are involved, this is because the field of work is not included in the scope of Muhammadiyah, such as the findings above regarding the field of graduate work. This causes a gap between the world of higher education and the labor market as a result of the revolutionary changes in information technology and science (Dianing Kartika et al, 2019).…”

College of Arts and Sciences Graduates’ Performance: A Tracer Study

“…Also, Reusia et al (2020) discussed that the measure of the effectiveness and relevance of instruction in an academic institution is through the information provided by its graduates. Moreover, Kartika et al (2019) explained that a tracer study is essential in determining the alignment of the acquired academic competencies of the student to the needs of the labor market. More so, it determines the effectiveness of a curricular offering in providing quality education for an academic institution, hence, it contributes to the development of academic programs.…”

“…Further, HEIs, as the provider of graduate professionals, should align their academic programs to the need of the industry-locally and globally. Henceforth, in developing curricular programs, the relevance of the academic program's outcome should be aligned with the needs of the labor market to achieve the expected competencies of the students (Kartika et al, 2019). In addition, according to Cuadra et al (2019), the relevance of the curricular programs to the professional competence of graduates serves as a major strength in developing the academic curriculum.…”