Teaching Factory Learning Model at Vocational High Schools in Gorontalo to Answer the Challenges of the Industrial World

Abstract

This study aims to describe the Teaching Factory Learning Model in Vocational High Schools to Respond the Challenges of the Industrial World. This research is a research with literature review method. The results of this study indicate that the application of the teaching factory learning model can improve (1) Skills, students can develop competencies according to their fields, so that they can provide the skills needed in the industrial world. (2) Collaborative, students are accustomed to group work in completing products, so they can work with teams in the industrial world. (3) Creative, fostering student creativity through learning by doing. (4) Entrepreneurship, preparing graduates to become entrepreneurs and fostering an entrepreneurial spirit. (5) Readiness to find a job, helping students prepare themselves to become workers and helping to establish cooperation with the world of work. The presence of a teaching factory is a link and match solution and builds synergies for vocational high schools to collaborate with companies, so as to answer the current challenges of the industrial world.