Nur Qudus, FT Teknik Bangunan and Virgiawan Adi Kristianto, - (2018) The Partnership Approach between Vocational Education Institutions and Enterprises. In: International Conference Asosiasi Pendidikan Teknologi dan Kejuruan Indonesia (APTEKINDO) 201.

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Abstract

The discrepancy of the skills offered by the vocational education institution and the demands of the industry presents challenges to be overcome. The vocational education system must be responsive to the needs of the twenty-first century labour market. The gap between the skills offered by the vocational education institutions and the demands of the industry could be bridged using the mutual partnership between both parties. Therefore, the aim of this present study is to explore the partnership approach between vocational education teacher education institutions and enterprises in Indonesia. Qualitative approach was employed in this study. This study involved 20 lecturers from 6 vocational education institutions in Indonesia. The data were then analyzed using content analysis. The results showed that the vocational education institutions had specific purposes of the partnership with the industrial sectors, they had a set of criteria which became factors of choosing a partner from the industrial sector, and the process of initiating partnership began with minutes of meeting, proceeded with the memorandum of agreement and the last one was the memorandum of understanding.

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