The Development of Vocational Education Institution and Industry Partnership ? Based Performance Management Model to Improve the Occupational Competence of the Vocational Graduate Candidates

The aims of this study were to find and develop the partnerships-based performance management model on Industry Department in Vocational Education Institution. This study employed a research and development method. The subjects of research were Vocational Education institutions on these department (1) Technology and Engineering, (2) Arts, Hand Crafts, and Tourism, (3) Business and Management, (4) Information and Communication Technology, and (5) Health in Semarang city. Questionnaire and literature review were used to obtaine a factual model during preliminary study. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and expert judgment were conducted to obtain the model design. Furthermore, the model design was tested in a preliminary field testing and a main field testing was conducted to obtain the partnership-based performance management model. The successfulness of the development of the model was measured from the application model of output, such as (1) an increase in vocational education institution and industry partnership-based performance management (2) there is an increase in the occupational competence of Vocational graduates candidate. The results of study was MOMARJABATRA model as the vocational education institution and industry partnership - based partnership-based performance management model. This model was designed based on the management functions of planning, implementing and evaluating to the components of input, process and output of performance management. The implementation of MOMARJABATRA improved the performance management of Vocational, and effectively improved the occupational competence of graduate candidates.