Widiyanti, Renita, Duwi Leksono Edy, Roswina Dianawati
Teaching factory is a learning model at the vocational secondary school level based on the production of goods or services, which is guided by industry standards and procedures. The teaching factory concept is conducted by implementing a combined curriculum prepared by vocational secondary schools and industrial parties so that it is implemented in an atmosphere of factory work. The purpose of this study is to analyse the obstacles that cause teaching factories to not work ideally. This research uses a quantitative descriptive approach, with the type of survey research that is carried out in 32 vocational secondary schools in Malang. The 32 schools are classified into 3 classes, those that have been implemented, not yet implemented and are in the planning stage of teaching factory implementation. Barriers to implementation are reviewed in terms of learning, human resources, facilities, and collaboration networks. The data collection method is done through questionnaires. The results showed that the teaching factory vocational secondary schools had the biggest obstacles in the learning aspect, while the vocational secondary schools that had not implemented the teaching factory had obstacles in human resources. © Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, State University of Malang, Indonesia; Graduate School of Technological and Vocational Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
