Bridging the Skills Gap Through Teaching Factory (TEFA)

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Mukhidin, Mukhidin Mupita, Jonah
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	In most developing countries the vocational curricula are still lagging behind in terms of linkage and matching with skills needed by the industry. Teaching factory is a suitable learning and training model that can produce graduates who are competent with industry desirable skills. Teaching factory has great potential to narrow or close the skills gap. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of teaching factory to produce competent graduates. The observation done in some vocational schools (SMKs) in Bandung revealed that learning was done under industry conditions but shortages of training infrastructure was slowing down the training processes. All the schools used a block time table in which grouped students rotate between theory and practice. The government should increase the infrastructure budget for the vocational schools (SMKs) and also help schools to mobilize capital development funds. Keywords—teaching Factory, skills gap, SMKs, vocational education
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DOI	10.2991/aptekindo-18.2018.48
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Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.2991/aptekindo-18.2018.48
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article