Vocational Education in the Industrial Age 4.0: Challenges and Opportunities Aam Hamdani, Aim Abdulkarim. Diah Cahyani P, Eki Nugraha
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
This echo of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 had predicted to peak since the 2000s when technology and information innovation experienced rapid development. Industry 4.0 has a tremendous and broad impact, especially in the employment sector, where robots and machines will eliminate many jobs in the world. Industry 4.0, of course, must have been anticipated by vocational education that can answer these challenges. The research aimed to get the formulation of the revitalization of vocational education in Indonesia in order to form the skills competencies needed in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. This research uses participatory qualitative research methods, and data were collecting through literature studies, interviews, and discussions (FGD). The results of the study show that vocational education is a program to support the realization of smart education through increasing and equalizing the quality of education, expanding access, and the relevance of utilizing technology in realizing skill competencies in the industrial era 4.0. The revitalization of vocational education aims to produce students who have four competencies: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity.
