Development Education Teacher Profession Vocational School in Order to Improve Quality of Education in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Vocational education that has been pioneered by Indonesia is SMK (Vocational High School). Providing theoretical knowledge accompanied by intense application or application of theory. Vocational education is expected to be the spearhead of the Indonesian nation, because it has promising prospects. It’s time for our nation to rise up to give birth to professional experts in their fields in accordance with the needs of today's workforce. Law Number 14 of 2005, regarding teachers and lecturers, formally the position of teacher has been recognized as a professional position with various consequences. Since then, the public and government have paid great attention to the position of teacher. The national education system functions to develop capabilities and form dignified national character and civilization in the framework of educating the nation's life. To achieve these goals, knowledge, attitudes and skills are needed that only competent and professional teachers can do. Professional teachers are mandated to develop the abilities of technology and vocational education graduates in all aspects of their lives, namely the knowledge (cognitive) aspect, including: knowledgeable and competent; aspects of skills (psychomotor), namely creative; and aspects of attitude (affective), including: faithful, pious, noble, healthy, independent, and democratic. The more serious the government and society are to educate the life of their nation, the more urgent is the position of the teacher. Only qualified and professional teachers can educate and advance the nation. The principle of a professional teacher: "Income may be different, but opinions must be the same, educating the life of the nation".