Syaiful Nur Rohmad, Eddy Sutadji, Yoto
Geographically, Indonesia has an area stretching from upland to coastal. With these conditions, Indonesia has various potentials with each region having its own peculiarities. The government's attention to local potency has actually been shown in education. With the existence of regional autonomy, each region must be able to prepare vocational schools based on local potential with a number and areas of expertise that are in accordance with their respective regions. Therefore, local government is one of the important elements that can realise the compatibility between vocational high schools (VHS). So, this research will find out what VHS majors are expected by the local government, especially the sub-district government to manage local potential. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The results show there are different competency requirements to manage local potential with different geographical conditions. The difference is clearly seen, dominant local potential in the highland is agriculture and the dominant potential in coastal areas is fisheries. Under these conditions, the goverment needs VHS graduates to manage local potentials of their areas. Major requirements in the highlands are technology and enginering,information and communication technology, health and social worke rs, agribusiness and agrotechnology, business and management, tourism, art and creative industries. Majors required on the coast are technology and engineering, information and communication technology, health and social workers, agribisness and agrotechnology, maritime affairs, business and management, tourism, arts and creative industries. © Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Vocational Education Departement, State University of Malang, Indonesia
