Vocational Education and Training in the Context of Indonesia

This book discusses a number of issues related to the implementation of Vocational Education and Training (VET) which have been perpetual intense topics of discussion in different circumstances worldwide. The issues cover curriculum changes, quality of learning and teaching, relevance of VET programmes with labour market, revitalization of VET programmes, change of global labour market, revolution of skills, economic return of attending VET, and school and industry partnership. It also discusses benefits, challenges, and supports that students of VET might obtain from attending the OJT Programme held in industries under partnerships. It further contains the discussion about globalization, educational reforms, work skills changes and competence-based education curriculum with its learning by doing principle by revealing different lenses across the globe.
This book discusses the Indonesian education system and in particular vocational education system. It also discusses the core values of the Indonesian education system which are institutionalized in the five principles of the country (Pancasila) and the National Constitution (UUD 1945). The aim of the Indonesian education is essentially to intellectualize the people of Indonesia and develop them into completely qualified human beings who eventually gain high self-esteem on the basis of their consistent beliefs on one Supreme God. These are all packaged in the School-based Curriculum which is later substituted with the Curriculum-13 or so called K- 13.