Lesson learned from vocational training center as a school-to-work transition program in Indonesia

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the refrigeration technology training program at the vocational training centers (VTCs) by employing the context, input, process, product, and outcome evaluation approach. This study is classified as evaluative research, employing a qualitative description approach. Data collecting employs several approaches such as observation, interviews, and documentation. The primary informants in this study included the head of the VTC, the organizer of the VTC, the instructor of the refrigeration technology training, and the participants of the refrigeration technology training. Triangulation methods are employed to guarantee the accuracy and reliability of the data. The findings indicate that the setting, process, and product elements can be categorized as satisfactory, while the input and outcome aspects remain in the poor category. To increase employment and reduce unemployment, this split air conditioning training can be expanded by strengthening program components in the input aspect, particularly facilities, and infrastructure, as well as in the output aspect. © 2025, Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Vocational training School-to-work transition Program evaluation Context input process product Refrigeration technology

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Author Affiliations

Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Department of Electrical Engineering Vocational Education, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Serang, Banten, Indonesia, Center for Vocational and Technical Education and Training, Mahiad Research Institute, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Center for Vocational and Technical Education and Training, Mahiad Research Institute, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Department of Civil Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang, Makassar, Indonesia

Department of Engineering Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

Department of Sports Coaching Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Department of Automotive Engineering Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Center for Vocational and Technical Education and Training, Mahiad Research Institute, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Department of Automotive Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, Jakarta, Indonesia

Funding & Acknowledgements

Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, UNTIRTA

The authors would like to thank the LPPM Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa for their support in making this project possible. We express our gratitude to Ilham Bahroeni for his invaluable assistance in collecting the data. Additionally, we thank the Education Financing Service Center (Puslapdik), the Higher Education Financing Center (BPPT), Indonesian Education Scholarship (BPI) and the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) for their financial support which enabled the successful completion of this research with grant number: 00093/BPPT/BPI.06/9/2023.

Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan, LPDP

Grant: 00093/BPPT/BPI.06/9/2023

The authors would like to thank the LPPM Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa for their support in making this project possible. We express our gratitude to Ilham Bahroeni for his invaluable assistance in collecting the data. Additionally, we thank the Education Financing Service Center (Puslapdik), the Higher Education Financing Center (BPPT), Indonesian Education Scholarship (BPI) and the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) for their financial support which enabled the successful completion of this research with grant number: 00093/BPPT/BPI.06/9/2023.

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Lesson learned from vocational training center as a school-to-work transition program in Indonesia

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