THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TOWARD GRADUATES JOB-READINESS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN BANDUNG
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2014-02-14
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Universitas Widyatama
Abstract
Development of higher education needs to be
reoriented in order to face heavy challenges. Many fresh
graduates have not been able to acquire jobs. The striking
difference between lives on campus compared to the world
of work lessened their ability to adjust to it after
graduation.
Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said Indonesia's
unemployment rate in February 2012 reached 6.32 % or
about 7.61 million people. The high rate of unemployment
has caused a shift in the role of higher education
institutions from the knowledge creator approach to a
competitive approach. Hence, universities are required to
produce quality graduates prepared to compete in order to
be ready for the work force. To carry out those demands is
to improve the quality and skills of the graduates to be
ready by including an internship program into the
curriculum in college.
The research method used is descriptive research
that describes the relationship between the variables in
research and further analyzed statically to later obtain a
conclusion. In addition, the explanatory survey was also
used, namely to explain the causal relationship between the
independent variables with the dependent variable through
hypothesis testing.
Based on the result, the influence of the internship
program has a positive point toward graduate’s job
readiness. This means the internship program, which
included in curriculum in higher education institution can
provide graduates whom are ready to work with the same
qualifications as the company expected. It also has benefits
for the university, employers, and students to establish
inter-university cooperation with the company, to facilitate
the process of recruiting labor and experience gained by
apprentices to prepare them to enter the work force.
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Effectiveness of Internship Program,, Graduates Job Readiness, Higher Education Institutions