CAREER MATURITY INTERVENTION MODEL FOR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BANDUNG
Dewi Sartika, Temi Damayanti Djamhoer, Eni Nuraeni Nugrahawati

Prodi Psikologi, Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Islam Bandung

Abstract

Vocational High School is a school that has a curriculum whose graduates have specific skills that can be applied directly in the world of work according to their field. But in reality, many SMK graduates are not absorbed in the world of work, even SMK graduates are the biggest contributor to the Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) in West Java. This is because one of them is not ready for SMK graduates to enter the world of work. This readiness is not only related to the readiness of the skills demanded by job providers, but more importantly because not many graduates know the real demands of the world of work. In addition to the skills that must be improved, another important thing is Career Maturity. Based on the results of the research team in phase 1, it is evident that the profile of the career maturity level of vocational students is generally at medium and low levels. From this profile, an intervention design in the form of training was made to improve the Career Maturity of SMK students. Career Maturity intervention design is designed by integrating Islamic values as the basis for strengthening behavior change. Based on calculations using the Paired Sample t-test, the results obtained that the value of Sig. (2-tailed) 0.018 < 0.05, it means that the provision of Career Maturity training is effective in increasing the Career Maturity of Vocational High School Students. The output of this research is a Career Maturity Intervention Model for Vocational High School students in Bandung. As the research sample, the students of State Vocational High School 5 Bandung.

Keywords: Career Maturity Training, Intervention Design Trial, SMK

Topic: Human Wellbeing in Islam