Instructional Evaluation CONTENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

THE MAPPING OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS PROFILES IN WESTERN INDONESIA Nizwardi Jalinus, Ganefri, Syahril Padang State University nizwardijalinusgmail.com Abstracts The aim of this study is to identify the Strengths and Weaknesses of Vocational High School in in western part of Indonesia. Based on the concept of Government policy that to overcome unemployment of the youngster grow rapidly in recent years. The vocational and technical education development is a way to create a job opportunities for the youngster. The government has a target in the year of 2020 the ratio between vocational high schools and General High Schools is 70: 30. The government has a target in the year of 2020 the ratio of vocational high schools and General High Schools is 70: 30. The objective of the vocational education program is to improve the quality of students graduates to be saleable in the job market as well as be competent to create the jobs. The main problem of vocational education and training is how to provide the workforces to be competent in the world of work, and thus who have competencies to competitive in the job market. However, some indicators appear that the vocational high schools commonly lack of school facilities such as equipments, learning facilities etc, lack of professional teachers performances, lack of student motivation, the unstable growth of students behaviour in term of an afective domain etc, lack of financial support as well as lack of industrial experiences etc. The purposes of the study is to identify the teachers qualification in term of the field of study, amount of teachers based on their subject of teaching, including type of programme offering in the schools. This study focused to search the vocational high schools profiles in West Sumatera.one of the province in the western Indonesia which is located in Sumatera Island. The survey had been conducted by observing, interviewing and documenting data for a couple of months in 2009. The result of study covered 77 public Vocational High Schools SMK and 88 privates SMK in 18 regions in west Sumatera Province. The result of study revealed that 40 program of studies and 121 types of competencies had been developed, the most developed field of study in the schools is technology and engineering area and followed by business and services, although the economic potensial trend to be in the agricultural area,business and trades, hotels ,tourism, and restaurant. Majority teachers’ qualification are bacheleurete S1 and acta IV setificate of teaching for high school level. But, West Sumatera do not have enough teachers in the field of accounting,hotels and tourism, marketing and computer network. Teachers commonly lack of experiences in the field of work particularly in the field of engineering, business and tourism. Finally, this study recomended that the goverment should support the vocational high school programmes by developing the budget of vocational education and training based on the potential economic of the region. Keywords : Mapping, SMK, the field of membership, students, teachers.

1. Introduction Preliminary

Indonesian communities willing that their children go to Vocational School SMK public and private sectors increased sharply. Comparison between the applicants to those accepted was 49.8 in 19951996. Comparison between the accepted applicants was 49.8 in 19951996. While in 19971998 comparative figures are small, namely 43.1 more applicants means more than the previous year. While in 19971998 comparative figures are 43.1 smaller that means applicants Greater than the previous year. This increase is is a positive thing, Because it can provide a picture of public confidence in the world of vocational education, but on the other hand vocational capacity of the country,is limited. This can encourage the growth of the private vocational school to start working more widely. In 199394 the comparative figures with SMU SMK is 35:65, then the figure rose menyadi 37:63 in 135