WORK BASED LEARNING (WBL) AT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Vocational education learning needs Work Based Learning (WBL), as a result of the graduates are not prepared to work for a limited mastery of knowledge and skills. WBL goals in order to directly prepare graduates to work in accordance with the discipline being studied, without having to go through the stages of training again. WBL is for (1) students, (2) employers and (3) institution of learning. Anatomy WBL: (1) WBL is a key element in learning, (2) activity WBL and learning resources include: (a) a classroom setting, (b) learning institution based businesses, (3) planning of work-based learning experience, as a two-way bridge between the classroom and the workplace, (4) the role and responsibility, (5) implementation, (6) evaluation program with continuous review and program evaluation, (7) socialization, focuses on three aspects: (a) promotion, (b) the construction work, and (c) designing a tool of socialization. (8) internship gives students the opportunity to: (a) to observe the world of work and develop job skills, (b) obtain credit outside the classroom, (c) gain work experience in a career field, (d) explore career options, (e) to learn the terminology of work, work climate, and business / industry protocol, (f) develop skills in the chosen career field, (g) cognitive map WBL. Conclusion: (1) WBL is a learning experience for yourself as a student worker in industry, (2) WBL can be implemented in high school education level, D3 and S1, or even on non-formal education, (3) forms of WBL include: the production unit in learning institutions, an internship in the industry, career development program, co-operative, (4) implementation of WBL curriculum can be applied in formal learning institutions, (5) there is a link between vocational education and the workplace. (6) The transition from learning institutions to the workforce must have the support resources Keywords: Work-Based Learning: vocational education