The Readiness of Course and Training Agency (LKP) in Link & Match Program with Business and Industry Sector

Abstract

The link and match program are a program that was restored by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in 2020 to harmonize education and industry with the term “mass wedding” package. Each package has its own scheme, for Vocational High School (SMK), Vocational Universities, and also Course and Training Agency (LKP) as non-formal education units. This study aims to understand the readiness of course and training agency in the link and match program with Business and Industry Sector (DUDI). A survey approach which is complemented by in-depth interviews is used to obtain information about readiness in the link and match program with DUDI that has been carried out by LKP so far. The research subjects were 158 LKP managers. The results of this study indicate that more than 50% of LKP have readiness to link and match with DUDI with several conditions such as (1) a more pro-active form of institutional cooperation between two parties; (2) preparing a plan for the form of cooperation involving all units in LKP such as training participants and instructors through internship programs and guest instructors; and (3) preparation of the formation of TUK in each LKP to meet the needs of DUDI.