Determining Work Readiness of Vocational Education Students to Assist in Developing Green Jobs: The Mediating Role of Green Intention

This research aims to measure the significance of the influence of green competencies, learning supports, and green intention on green work readiness in vocational education students. In addition, the mediating role of green intention is also tested in bridging the indirect influence of green competencies and learning supports on green work readiness. Expost-facto research was conducted in vocational education (VE), which has Adiwiyata status, with a total involvement of 424 participants who joined as students voluntarily and had specific criteria tailored to their needs. Data collection was assisted by using a closed questionnaire with four Likert scales, which had been tested for validity and reliability. Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze data through path analysis and bootstrap methods. This research proves the importance of green intention in playing a crucial role as a determinant of green work readiness in vocational education students. This research also provides an essential insight that green competencies and learning supports play a significant role in growing green intention and determining green work readiness. These results provide an essential signal especially for vocational education agencies to balance the power of competencies and learning supports to stimulate the growth of green work readiness. The synergy between various stakeholders and socio-cultural communities is an important key that must continue to be pursued