Construct validity of employability: Confirmatory factor analysis of the employability scale

The purpose of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the construct employability and to examine the dimensions that make up the construct of the employability scale. Employability is measured in three dimensions, namely career identity, personal adaptability and social and human capital. The subjects in this study were 90 students of class VII at SMK X in Yogyakarta. The data collection method uses an employability scale. Research data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) SmartPLS 3.2.8 with outer models through CFA 2nd Order. Based on the results of the analysis, the dimensions and indicators that form employability are declared valid and reliable. The dominant dimension that reflects the construction of employability is career identity. The lowest dimension that reflects employability is personal adaptability. All dimensions and indicators are able to reflect and shape employability. Thus the structural model can be accepted because the theory that describes employability is in accordance with empirical data obtained from the subject