The Effectiveness of Employability Skills Program as Preparation for the Immersion of Sinalhan Senior High School Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, workforce skills are the currency of the 21st Century. This is supported by the labor market assessments which showed that aside from technical skills, employers are looking for employability skills, values, behaviors, and attitudes, that many of the 75 million youth worldwide, who are currently unemployed, still lack.

METHODS

The first part of the materials that the researchers will use is composed of 39 items that are divided into three modules into 6 skills. (Positive self-concept, Self-control, Social skills, Communication skills, Problem-solving skills, and Job-search skills). The weighted mean for each level was interpreted as follows. The second part of the materials is objective types of the test made by the researcher composed of 46 items. In order to know if the students improve their employability skills, the researcher used one sample t-test.

RESULTS

The result of pre-test of the student in terms of self-assessment was 3.46 which means some of the students in Sinalhan Senior High School was lack of knowledge in terms of employability skills. However, there were high positive changes after training that gives 4.43 grand total mean. The result of pre-test in terms of their knowledge about the employability skills was 17.82 and the result of post-test is slightly higher than pre-test which is 18.39 In terms of the development students in employability skills, the null hypothesis was accepted in knowledge of the students about the program and the null hypothesis was rejected in self-assessment of the students.

DISCUSSIONS

Before the senior high school students undergo work immersion, they must first attend the seminar about the employability skills to develop their skills in the workplace. Conduct counseling and other programs to the parents and learners who have problems in attendance, attitudes and employability skills.