Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) Semarang, hadirkan Associate Professor membahas terkait perkembangan pendidikan Vokasi di Asia Tenggara yang memasuki Era New Normal. Materi itu disampaikan dalam webinar ‘Public Lecture Series’ yang diselenggarakan oleh Program Studi (Prodi) S-1 Pengelolaan Perhotelan Udinus, secara online, Kamis (13/10/2022).
Pemaparan utama disampaikan oleh Associate Professor Secretary General of Asian Academic Society for Vocational Education and Training (AASVET), Prof. Madya Ts. Dr. Asnul Dahar bin Minghat. Kegiatan yang mengusung tema ‘Perkembangan Pendidikan Vokasi Asia Tenggara di New Normal’, itu diselenggarakan melalui platform Zoom Meeting. Diikuti oleh 200 peserta yang terdiri dari dosen dan mahasiswa Prodi S-1 Pengelolaan Perhotelan Udinus, serta para guru SMK Perhotelan di Semarang.
At the webinar, several figures were also present, including Dr. Raden Arief Nugroho, S.S., M.Hum., (the Dean of the Humanities Faculty), Dr. Dra. Sri Mulatsih, M.Pd., (the Dean of the Humanities Faculty), and Dr. Neni Kurniawati, S.S., M.Hum., (the Department Head of the Hotel Management Program).
During the discussion, the associate professor highlighted the comparison between policies enacted by the governments of Southeast Asia countries. According to him, the pandemic had prevented various practice and internship programs from happening, which was unfortunate as those two aspects were highly necessary for vocational education.
“Dalam ranah vokasi praktek lebih dibutuhkan daripada teori di dalam kelas. Oleh karena itu diperlukan kebijakan baru dari pemerintah, untuk mengatasi sebagian besar permasalahan mahasiswa yang harus menghadapi learning loss selama pandemi dua tahun terakhir.
Furthermore, he added an example of a policy that should be enacted by the government, namely, through a Competitive Fund. This Competitive Fund is particularly aimed at vocational education to further develop the curriculum of various institutions. He revealed that through this policy, all vocational institutions would be able to mark a new beginning.
“Melalui pendanaan ini tentunya dosen maupun guru harus bisa saling berkorelasi dengan para pelajar. Seperti yang sudah dilakukan oleh Prodi Pengelolaan Perhotelan Udinus yang mendapat hibah senilai 318 juta rupiah, untuk pengembangan kurikulum program studi vokasinya,” tambah Prof. Madya.
Meanwhile, Dr. Neni Kurniawati, S.S., M.Hum., (the Head Department of the Hotel Management Program) stated that this webinar was specifically aimed at vocational instructors within Semarang. This would allow them to gain insight into vocational education, which would also lead them to become more skilled in hospitality.
“Webinar ini rutin kami gelar menghadirkan narasumber dari berbagai bidang. Harapannya melalui kegiatan kali ini para sivitas akademika dan guru perhotelan di semarang mendapat gambaran lebih untuk kembangkan pendidikan vokasi di era new normal,” tutupnya.
The webinar also involved Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), with participants showing their enthusiasm through questions. (Humas Udinus/Haris. Foto: Dok. FIB)
