Partnership management of the vocational school and business / industrial world in achieving graduate quality

This is study aims at describing vocational partnership management with World of Enterprises and Industry in achieving vocational school’s graduates including (a) planning, (b) organizing, (c) actuating, (d) controlling and its support and obstacles in Fishery Processing Technology Department of vocational school 1 Sanden Bantul. This study is qualitative research in Fishery Processing Technology Department of vocational school 1 Sanden Bantul as the setting. The data sources in this research are : (1) informants, including the school principal, vice-principal of curriculum, vice-principal of public relation, vice-principal of infrastructure, counseling teacher, the manager of Fishery Processing Technology Department and a student; (2) setting, it includes the place and process of teaching, learning, involving teachers and students; (3) document. The data were gathered with the techniques of 1) interview, 2) analyze document, and 3) observations. The data were, then, analyzed inductively with steps of data reduction, presentation of data and conclusions and also verifying. The data were validated with the techniques of triangulation and review information. The research partnership management of World of Enterprises and Industry with Fishery Processing Technology Department of vocational school 1 Sanden Bantul program is done as well showed that (a) the planning: to decide World of Enterprises and Industry, to make MoU, to do work experience for students, to synchronize the subjects learnt in school with practical work in World of Enterprises and Industry, (b) organizing:to maximize the school resources to reach the goal through school organization, (c) actuating: to prepare source of fund, infrastructure, giving students knowledge and skill to fulfill standard and need of World of Enterprises and Industry, (d) controlling: to monitor and evaluate the partnership program and its supporting factors including human and nonhuman resources. Meanwhile, the obstacles of the program are location, transportation and work experience fund.