Professional Development System for Vocational Instructors in a Career Guidance Integrated System Private Vocational Education Institution in the Digital Industry Group.
Keywords:
Professional Development System, Vocational EducationAbstract
This development system for vocational instructor within dual vocational education institutions in the digital industry group is designed as a web application with a cloud-based database. It was reported through a dashboard consisting of three main parts: 1) Functional Competency, which are 1.1) Knowledge and understanding in vocational education and professions. 1.2) Communication and understanding abilities with students. 1.3) Learning planning skills. 1.4) Professional skill development. 1.5) Adaptability. 1.6) Ability to conduct learning environment. 2) Blended Training System, including of 2.1) Pre-test 2.2) Face to Face (F/F) 2.3) Online 2.4) Augmented Reality (AR) 2.5) Practical training 2.6) Post-test 3) Assessment and Report 3.1) Real-time performance assessment. 3.2) Performance forecasting. 3.3) Dashboard reporting system. 3.4) Statistical reporting system for competency development.
The results of the needs assessment, based on responses from 46 participants divided into 3 groups: educational administrators (5 participants), teachers (35 participants), and enterprise administrators (6 participants). Overall, there is a high level of need ( = 4.16). The assessment results categorized in three parts include: 1) Development of system components. 2) Environment for usage. 3) Expected outcomes. Overall, there is a high level of need ( = 4.15, = 4.17, = 4.17 in order). When considering individual groups, educational administrators express the highest need for part 1 ( = 4.58), followed by parts 2 and 3 ( = 4.13, = 4.12 in order). Teachers express a high level of need for parts 1, 2, and 3 ( = 4.10, = 4.13, = 4.12 in order). Enterprise administrators also express a high level of need for parts 1, 2, and 3 ( = 4.15, = 4.06, = 4.02 in order). Finally, the result of the assessment are consistant in all groups.
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