EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE TVET TEACHERS COMPETENCIES THROUGH APPRENTICESHIP APPROACH PATTERN IN INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT: Facing ACFTA (ASEAN
- China Free Trade Area) in 2015 (ASEAN
2012), nations in the region must be ready with variety of challenges that will
occur. In this paper will be focusing
how to prepare vocational teachers who will teach in vocational education in
order to produce skilled graduates are ready for work and appropriate to the demands of the world of
company or industry. Up to now, the existence of vocational teacher education
in the region ASEAN-China (RCP:2012) need to be improved, primarily in teaching
learning process and need to have enough experience in company or industry.
Indonesia is one of the member of the ASEAN’s Countries still experiences
difficulty to improve vocational teachers’ education in order to be ready to
teach. The most difficult in preparing of vocational teacher education is in
terms of their skill. This study was using case study method, in which data collected through interview in
depth to students in Department of Electrical Engineering Education, Faculty of
Vocational and Technology Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.
According to the questionnaire done to vocational teachers, students who are
doing teaching practice in vocational school, can be concluded that enhancing
the quality of vocational teacher education cannot just be provided through theory and should also be provided chance students doing apprenticeship in the
world of industry or workplace. In this regard, seemingly it is necessary to
have a breakthrough for increasing the students competencies in order fresh
graduates are ready for work.
Author: I Wayan Ratnata
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150185
