Effect of Student Participation in Processed Fishery Technopark on Student Employability Skills

Employment recruitment by companies currently prioritizes employability skills rather than hard skills abilities. The PSMK Directorate seeks to improve the quality of students in preparing a skilled middle-level workforce through the implementation of technoparks. This study aims to 1) determine the participation of students in the processed fisheries technopark; 2) knowing the level of employability skills of class XII agribusiness processing of fishery products students at SMKN 1 Mundu Cirebon; 3) knowing the effect of student participation in technopark on the employability skills of agribusiness processing of fishery products students at SMKN 1 Mundu Cirebon; This research is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The samples of this study were students of class XII agribusiness processing of fishery products SMKN 1 Mundu Cirebon in the 2019/2020 academic year who were tenants of technopark and manager of processed fisheries technopark at SMKN 1 Mundu Cirebon. The data collection technique is done through questionnaires that are distributed using google form. Data analysis using simple linear regression analysis. The results showed that 1) the participation of students in the processed fisheries technopark was in the very high category; 2) employability skills of class XII agribusiness processing of fishery products students who take part in technopark is in a very high category; 3) there is an effect of student participation in processed fisheries technopark on the employability skills of class XII agribusiness processing of fishery products SMKN 1 Mundu Keywords—employability skills, technopark, student