The online model of the vocational guidance management system (VGMS) for Vocational High School
Imam Mahir (a*), Thomas Köhler (b), Soenarto (c), Slamet PH (c)

a) Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jalan Rawamangun Muka Jakarta, Indonesia
*Imam-Mahir[at]unj.ac.id
b) Institute of Vocational Education, Technische Universitat Dresden, Dresden, Germany
c) Graduate School Program, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Useful vocational guidance can equip the individual to mediate the uncertain labor market. This study aims to develop a model of the vocational guidance management system (VGMS) based online information system for vocational high school, which also linked to the labor market system. This research developed Borg and Gall’s research and development methodology. Following this method, it has built the online model of VGMSs’ architecture consisting of hardware, software, cloud, network, and database. The result of the online VGMS model was feasible and reliable to the vocational guidance process in vocational high school. This online model can help the school parties, vocational counselors, and vocational students to manage their activities related to career and job problems. And for industry, this online system is also helpful to access vocational high school graduates to be employed. This system needs further development to improve the capacity of an information system for broader career counselee.

Keywords: information system; vocational guidance; career advice; labor market

Topic: Information Engineering