Improving Vocational Teachers’ Readiness in Teaching New Subject “Accounting Practice of the Institution and Local Government Agencies”

Abstract

In the beginning of 2017 has been published SK Dirjen Dikdasmen No.130/D/KEP/KR/2017 about the new curriculum structure for vocational schools. In accounting major, one of the changes is new subject “accounting practice of the institution and local government agencies”, which have never taught before, so that accounting teachers’ should prepare themselves for this. This study aimed to use capacity building and workshop to improve teachers’ readiness in teaching new subject “accounting practice of the institution and local government agencies”. This research classified as descriptive quantitative. The results indicated that there are improvement in vocational teachers' readiness in teaching new subject “accounting practice of the institution and local government agencies” which measured by their competencies in basic concept of government accounting and in completing accounting cycle of local government before and after got capacity building and workshop. It can be concluded that capacity building and workshop can improve the teachers’ readiness and competencies related to materials which will teach in new subject “accounting practice of the institution and local government agencies”. So that, there is no doubt about teachers’ readiness in teaching the new subject “accounting practice of the institution and local government agencies”.