DIGITALIZATION INTERACTIVE MODULE OF INTENSIVE CAREER PREPARATION FOR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Dyah Werdiningsih and Alfan Zuhairi

University of Islam Malang

Abstract

Communication, technology, and internet have an important role in life and especially in education. Nowadays, students generally use technology for communication also education. Digitalization and the transformation progresses, in the future a nested formation will come up with the Internet digital media is growing rapidly in Indonesia education as in all over the world. In this research, an interactive module of intensive career preparation for Vocational High School graduates was developed. Specifically, the purpose of this research is to map the needs of students and graduates, career service managers, and graduate users, followed by the development of an integrated solution model for the preparation of career services Vocational High School graduates in the form of an interactive module of Intensive Career Preparation in a mobile learning application. In this study, a research and development design was used. The results of data analysis on the needs of students and graduates, career service managers, and users are used as the basis for developing an integrated solution model for the preparation of vocational high school graduates. The interactive module of Intensive Career Preparation with this mobile learning application is validated by (1) media experts and material experts and (2) users, namely students and graduates and career trainers with decent and good assessment results. This interactive module with a mobile learning application is very relevant to answer the needs of career services in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic and the current new normal for students and graduates Vocational High School in Indonesia.

Keywords: career development, career service, relevance, vocational education, intensive career preparation

Topic: Education