The Impact of the Community Vocational Training Center on Creating Manpower (A Case of Al Hikmah El Ali Cinding Kresek Community Vocational Training Center)

Abstract

To improve the quality of Indonesian manpower, the government has attempted to issue policies and programs to improve the access and quality of vocational training to prepare competent and competitive human resources. One of the government's programs is presenting the Community Vocational Training Center as a form of synergy between the government and the community in NonGovernmental Religious Education Institutions, Non- Governmental Religious Institutions, and Labor Unions in providing vocational skills according to the needs of the labor market. The Community Vocational Training Center is expected to become the foundation for the community as a provision of skills in work or entrepreneurship. Therefore, this research aims to determine the impact of the Community Vocational Training Center on creating manpower. This is quantitative research using a case study at the Al Hikmah El Ali Cinding Kresek Community Vocational Training Center. Methods of collecting data through interviews and document analysis. The limitation of this research is the number of samples taken from the graduates of the training participants. Data was obtained from 119 graduate trainees. As many as 114 people (95.79%) had worked, and 5 people (4.21%) were still not working. The results of this research indicate that the existence of the Community Vocational Training Center has had an impact on creating manpower in the community area. Furthermore, it is necessary to develop Community Vocational Training Centers in remote areas so that they can create manpower that is in accordance with the needs of the labor market.