The Urgency of Employability Skills for Vocational Graduates in the Job Market
Sapitri Januariyansah (a*), Riansyah Putra (b), Erni Erni (c), Henry Iskandar (d), Safri Gunawan (e)

(a) Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Sumatera Utara 20221, Indonesia
*sapitrijanuariyansah[at]unimed.ac.id
(b) Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Sumatera Utara 20221, Indonesia
(c) Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Sumatera Utara 20221, Indonesia
(d) Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Sumatera Utara 20221, Indonesia
(e) Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Sumatera Utara 20221, Indonesia

Abstract

Vocational graduates are considered easy to get jobs because they have the characteristics of providing skills that are in accordance with the job market. However, the issue of technological change and the emergence of new types of work pose a threat to the workforce of vocational graduates. The need for new skills in Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 are examples of the speed with which the job market is changing. Therefore, many labor providers use employability skills as an alternative to deal with these changes. The aim of this paper is to determine the urgency of employability skills in dealing with changes in the labor market. This paper explored the critical components of the industry 4.0 and society 5.0 job market. Employability skills are the right choice in dealing with changes in the labor market. Employability skills provide assurance to the workforce to find, retain and develop a career in a changing job market. The implications of this research will be very helpful for labor providers who have the ability to deal with changes in the labor market. The model for forming the right employability skills for vocational graduates is an interesting study in the future.

Keywords: competence- vocational labor- essential skills

Topic: Economics and Social Education