Innovation of smart-curriculum model through campus-school-industry synchronization for vocational learning in the era of education 4.0

Abstract

The problem is, in vocational education the skills needs of job demands continue to change rapidly. In vocational education, learning is designed to keep up with the latest needs and phenomena in the industry. That is what makes it difficult for most educational institutions to keep up with technological developments in industry. This study aims to: 1) mapping the components of the relevance of skills; 2) mapping the teaching skills component; and 3) test the attractiveness of the innovation of smart-curriculum model through campus-school-industry synchronization. This research uses research and development (R&D) methods. Data collection techniques through questionnaires and interviews. The research is focused on vocational colleges in East Java. The results of this study include: 1) the needs components of relevance skills consist of analyze situations (77,52%), maintain integrity abilities (84,20%), work focus abilities (84,06%), and information hunting abilities (91,34%); 2) the component needs of teaching skills consist of presenting media abilities (98,44%), asking facts abilities (80,92%), stimulus variations ability (88,20%), and manipulating class abilities (91,34%); and 3) the smart-curriculum model through campus-school-industry synchronization developed is feasible and attractive (average score 92%).