Development of Vocational High School based on regional potential

• Published in: Journal of physics. Conference series 2019-11, Vol.1273 (1), p.12044
• Main Authors: Cahyaningrum, YY, Wagiran, Dr
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Economic analysis; Economic development; Education; Human resources; Natural resources; Physics; Principal components analysis; Quotients; Regional development; Secondary schools
• ISSN: 1742-6588; 1742-6596
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1273/1/012044

Labor is one of the important factors that driving the economy and regional development. One type of educational institution that prepares prospective, qualified and competitive workforce is vocational high school. The urgency of developing vocational schools based on regional potential is to prepare special-skilled workforce that is in accordance with the demands and needs of the local industry and the potential that exists in the region. Potential-based vocational development in the region can have a positive simultaneous effect on the region, where the unemployment rate can decrease, poverty levels decline, the potential of the processed area optimally, economic growth improves, so that regional development becomes more developed and progressively better. This study aims to analyze 1) approaches and models that are in accordance with the development of vocational high school based on regional potential; 2) steps for developing of vocational high school based on potential region. The method used in this research is literature study. The results of this study are in the form of a theory about the approach, methods and steps of developing vocational high school in accordance with the potential of the region. The results of the study are 1) The approach that is in accordance with the development of regional potential-based vocational high school is an integrated approach that combines aspects of human resources, natural resources, industrial needs and educational equity. The appropriate educational planning model is an improved projection methods with the Delphi methods. 2) Steps for developing of vocational high school based on potential area, namely analysis of potential in the region, analysis of the condition of education, and analysis of the potential of education in the region concerned. Analysis of regional potential includes analysis of economic potential, analysis of natural resources, and analysis of human resources. Analysis of these three potentials using the location quotient method. Analysis of the condition of education is carried out using the principal component analysis method. While the analysis of education potential uses the projection method.