An Evaluation of the Partnership Program Between Business & Industrial Sectors and Vocational High Schools Concentrating on Agribusiness in Fish Processing in Yogyakarta Special Territory

The implementation of the Business & Industrial partnership program with vocational schools is very important to be carried out in order to be able to meet the expectations and goals of vocational schools in preparing quality, ready and competitive graduates at vocational schools. This study evaluates partnership programs in the aspects of Field Work Practices, Special Job Fair, and In-house Training to reveal (1) the achievement of Field Work Practices, Special Job Fair, and In-house Training programs in the concentration of Agribusiness in Fish Processing in Yogyakarta Special Territory with Business & Industrial from the aspects of context, input, process and product; and (2) the obstacles faced by the Business & Industrial partnership program with Vocational High Schools concentrating on Agribusiness in fish processing in Yogyakarta Special Territory. This study is an evaluation research using the CIPP model (Contex, Input, Process and Product). The instruments used were questionnaires and interview guidelines that are validated through expert judgement and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The results of the study are as follows. (1) The achievement rate of street vendors from the aspect of context is 90%, input is 82%, process is 83% and product is 91% with a total achievement rate of 86.50% (very good category). (2) Special Job Exchanges achievement rate from the context aspect is 92%, input is 76%, process is 74% and product is 79%, with a total achievement rate of 80.25% (good category). (3) In-house Training Achievement Level from the context aspect 91%, input 92%, process 89% and product 94%, with a total achievement rate of 91.50% (very good category). (4) Obstacles related to the implementation of the partnership program between Business & Industrial Sectors and Vocational High Schools Concrentating on Agribusiness in Fish Processing are the lack of clear indicators to measure the success of the partnership program, joint evaluation has not been carried out optimally, special job fair has not carried out its function optimally in connecting graduates with the world of work.