Employability Tracer Study of Cosmetology Education Graduates at the Universitas Negeri Surabaya

This research aims to define the employability of cosmetology education graduates at the Universitas Negeri Surabaya. The researchers used the survey method. A total of 87.37% or 173 of the 198 graduates in the cosmetology education study program from 2018-2020 participated in this research. The instrument used by the researcher for data collection is the tracer instrument for the study of faculties and study programs. The findings reveal that 139 out of 173 or 80.34% of the respondents are already working. In addition, 121 out of 139 or 80.67% felt that the first job was related and in line, with the program, the respondent took on campus. It needed one year to less than 2 years for 20.12% of respondents to get their first job. It needs one to six months for 26.62% of alumni to find their first career. Respondents stated that the relevance of the curriculum to their field of work is still quite high, almost 80%. We highly recommend developing the curriculum on an ongoing basis according to work needs. So that alumni get certainty that the knowledge they learn will be useful when they get a job. In addition, there is a need for synergy and communication between stakeholders and lecturers on campus.