Budhi Haryoto, Mardji, Dardiri, Eddy Sutadji
High Vocational Education (HVE) systems increasingly must rely on innovation as they seek creative approaches for improving the competitiveness of graduates while simultaneously dealing with regulatory and cost constraints. The management of innovation is an integral component of HVE systems that are recognized for their excellence by the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (MBNQA). This paper identifies how does the implementation of program standards, objectives, programs, and targets to achieve competitiveness of graduates. The results indicate that HVE systems engage in Innovation Leadership by incorporating innovation into their vision, mission, and values statements and explicitly stating support from senior leadership; strategic planning for innovation by including innovation initiatives in strategic goals and action plans and soliciting stakeholder involvement in innovation; and management of innovation processes by integrating innovation with performance improvement efforts and harnessing human resources. Best practices are summarized to guide leaders in other HVE systems in bringing innovation to the forefront of their initiatives. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.
Department of Vocational Education, Malang State University, Indonesia Polytechnic of Road Transport Safety, Minister of Tranportation, Indonesia; Department of Vocational Education, Malang State University, Indonesia
