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International	Journal	of	Management,	Entrepreneurship,	Social	Science	and	Humanities	

(IJMESH)	
ISSN	2580-0981	(online)	

Volume	4	Number	2	(2021):	75-84	
	

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Gap	Analysis	of	Graduates	Competencies	in	Manufacturing	Engineering	
Department	with	the	Industry	

	
Risky	Ayu	Febriani1,		Suseno2,	Jata	Budiman3,	Agus	Surjana	Saefudin4,		

Akil	Priyamanggala	Danadibrata5	
	

1,2,3,4,5	Bandung	Manufacturing	Technology	

Abstract	
Bandung	Polytechnic	for	Manufacturing	(Polman	Bandung),	as	one	of	The	Vocational	Colleges	(PTV),	
must	synergize	closely	with	The	Industry,	the	world	of	business,	and	work	also	known	as	IDUKA.	The	
alignment	of	PTV	graduates'	competencies	with	IDUKA's	competency	needs	is	a	form	of	Polman	
Bandung	accountability	in	using	Production	Based	Education	(PBE)	during	the	teaching	and	learning	
process.	The	D3	Study	Program	-	Precision	Tool	Manufacturing	Technology	(TPPP),	which	is	under	
the	Manufacturing	Engineering	Department,	Polman	Bandung,	needs	to	carry	out	a	fundamental	
transformation	in	its	curriculum.	To	realize	it,	this	Study	Program	carries	out	an	Assessment	Program	
for	Curriculum	Alignment	that	analyzes	industry	satisfaction	from	competencies	of	graduates.	The	
competency	consists	of	the	core	competency,	hard	skill	competency,	and	soft	skill	competency.	This	
study	aims	to	find	out	the	gap	between	the	competency	of	students	and	industrial	needs	and	analyze	
industry	satisfaction	with	the	quality	of	academic	services	at	Polman	Bandung.	The	analytical	method	
used	was	the	Importance	Performance	Analysis	(IPA)	method;	this	method	is	an	analysis	technique	
that	 is	 used	 to	 find	 out	 which	 competencies	 need	 to	 be	 improved	 through	 the	 4	 quadrants	
classification.	Based	on	IPA	analysis,	the	competency	that	needs	improvement	comes	from	quadrant	
1	known	as	a	high	priority	improvement.	The	results	of	this	competency	gap	will	be	analyzed	to	
improve	 education	 programs	 by	 transforming	 its	 curriculum	 in	 preparing	 graduates	 who	 can	
compete	in	the	world	of	industry	that	demands	creativity	and	adequate	skills.	

Keywords:	Curriculum;	Assessment;	Importance	Performance	Analysis	(IPA);	Core	competency;	Hard	
skill;	Soft	skill	

 

	
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INTRODUCTION	

Vocational	 Higher	 Education	 (VHE),	 also	 known	 as	 Perguruan	 Tinggi	 Vokasi	 (PTV),	 is	 higher	
education	that	supports	the	mastery	of	applied	expertise	or	technical	skills	required	in	certain	fields	
of	work	with	a	diploma	degree	(Sukoco,	Kurniawati,	Werdani,	&	Windriya,	2019).	In	particular,	PTV	
must	be	able	to	synergize	closely	with	the	Industry,	the	world	of	business,	and	work,	also	known	as	
IDUKA	that	will	lead	to	employment	needs.	Based	on	this,	the	pattern	of	changes	caused	by	the	
impact	of	emerging	technologies	in	each	company	plays	an	important	role	in	the	preparation	of	the	
educational	 program	 curriculum	 at	 Polman	 Bandung	 as	 vocational	 higher	 education.	 The	
curriculum	Alignment	Assessment	Program	with	IDUKA	is	one	of	the	leading	programs	launched	
by	 the	 Directorate	 of	 Partnership	 and	 Alignment	 of	 Business	 and	 Industry	 (Mitras	 DUDI),	
Directorate	General	of	Vocational	Education,	Ministry	of	Education	and	Culture.	Polman	Bandung	
implements	it	with	the	purpose	is	to	analyze	the	gap	between	the	curriculum	and	the	graduate	
competencies	required	by	IDUKA.	The	used	learning	method	for	this	developing	program	is	typical	
with	learning	more	from	experience	in	using	technology	or	work	implementation	procedures	as	
professionals	work.	In	the	education	field,	it	is	known	as	the	"deductive"	method	or,	in	international	



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terms,	known	as	the	"Experiential	Learning"	pattern	(DUDI	&	Vokasi,	2020).	Therefore,	Polman	
Bandung	 needs	 to	 prepare	 graduates	 who	 can	 compete	 in	 industries	 that	 demand	 adequate	
creativity	and	skills.	Competency	alignment	of	PTV	graduates	with	the	competency	needs	of	IDUKA	
is	a	form	of	preparation	to	ensure	the	best	graduates	and	ready	to	enter	the	world	of	working	and	
industry.	The	study	program	of	D3	Precision	Tool	Manufacturing	Technology	(TPPP)	under	the	
Manufacturing	Engineering	Department	is	selected	to	carry	out	a	fundamental	transformation	in	
its	curriculum	through	this	program.	An	objective	gap	analysis	between	the	competency	targets	of	
the	current	curriculum	and	the	competency	needs	of	IDUKA	will	be	used	as	input	in	revising	the	
current	2016	curriculum	to	the	2020	curriculum,	which	the	Director	Decree	of	Polman	Bandung	
will	enforce.	In	addition,	the	generated	data	from	this	development	program	can	be	used	as	material	
for	identifying	curriculum	and	infrastructure	deficiencies	related	to	gaps	in	existing	curriculum	
competencies	with	IDUKA	competency	needs.	
	
LITERATURE	REVIEW	
In	the	1970s,	the	Swiss	government	assisted	the	establishment	of	the	first	PTV	in	Indonesia,	which	
was	then	named	Polytechnic	Mechanic	Swiss-Institute	of	Technology	Bandung	(PMS-ITB)	and	now	
known	as	Polman	Bandung.	The	Indonesian	government	established	PTV	with	the	aim	of	producing	
many	vocational	experts	that	are	prepared	to	become	skilled	workers	in	their	fields	and	ready	to	
enter	the	world	of	work	and	Industry	(Pradana,	2019)	(Ekasari,	2013).	Based	on	this,	ideally,	PTV	
would	allow	its	graduates	to	enter	IDUKA	with	a	low	level	of	gap.	Therefore,	preparing	student	
competencies	during	education	needs	to	be	focused	on	meeting	the	competency	needs	of	IDUKA	
(DUDI	&	Vokasi,	2020).	Curriculum	as	a	body	of	knowledge	from	the	supply	chain	of	resources	is	
the	basis	for	the	formation	of	graduate	competencies	who	are	ready	to	take	part	in	IDUKA	and	be	
formulated	on	a	strong	basis	through	the	Curriculum	Alignment	Assessment	Program	with	IDUKA.	
The	curriculum	is	defined	as	a	planning	document	that	contains	the	objectives	to	be	achieved,	the	
content	of	the	material	and	learning	experiences	that	students	have	to	do,	strategies	and	ways	that	
can	be	developed,	as	well	as	evaluations	designed	to	collect	information	about	achieving	goals	and	
implementation	of	designed	documents	in	real	terms	(Sanjaya,	2011).	Curriculum	evaluation	is	
defined	 as	 a	 systematic	 effort	 to	 collect	 information	 about	 a	 curriculum	 to	 be	 used	 as	 a	
consideration	of	the	value	and	meaning	of	the	curriculum	in	a	particular	context	(Said,	2008).		
	
According	to	Law	no.	12	of	2012,	Higher	Education	Curriculum	is	a	set	of	plans	and	arrangements	
regarding	the	objectives,	content,	and	teaching	materials	and	the	methods	used	as	guidelines	for	
implementing	 learning	 activities	 to	 achieve	 higher	 education	 goals.	 It	 is	 also	 stated	 that	 each	
university	develops	the	Higher	Education	Curriculum	by	referring	to	the	National	Higher	Education	
Standards	for	each	Study	Program,	including	the	development	of	intellectual	intelligence,	noble	
character,	 and	skills	 (Undang-Undang	Republik	 Indonesia	No.12,	2012).	Graduate	 competency	
standards	are	the	minimum	criteria	regarding	graduate	abilities'	qualifications,	including	attitudes,	
knowledge,	 and	 skills	 that	 are	 stated	 in	 the	 formulation	 of	 graduate	 learning	 outcomes.	 The	
formulation	 of	 Learning	 Outcomes	 refers	 to	 the	 description	 of	 Learning	 outcomes	 of	 KKNI	
graduates	(Indonesian	National	Qualification	Framework)	and	is	equivalent	to	the	qualification	
levels	of	the	KKNI	(Peraturan	Menteri	Pendidikan	dan	Kebudayaan	No.	3,	2020).	Graduates	of	The	
Precision	Tool	Manufacturing	Technology	(TPPP)	study	program	obtain	intermediate	degrees	in	



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Diploma	3	(level	5	of	KKNI)	by	having	competency	in	the	field	of	design,	manufacture,	assembling,	
and	test	precision	tools	specifically	for	plastic	and	aluminum-alloy	molding	tools	(plastic	injection	
molds	and	die-casting	molds),	forming	tools	for	metal	plate	products	(press-dies	/	press	tool)	and	
tools	for	positioning	and	clamping	for	production	processes	(jig	and	fixtures).	At	the	same	time,	the	
study	program's	learning	outcomes	consist	of	attitudes,	general	skills,	specific	skills,	and	knowledge	
(Kurikulum	Program	Studi	Teknologi	Pembuatan	Perkakas	Presisi,	2016).	
	
Challenges	Vocational	education	is	related	to	quality,	relevance,	and	efficiency	in	the	present	and	
future.	How	vocational	education	can	meet	the	needs	and	demands	of	the	world	of	work,	quality,	
and	organization	more	effectively	and	efficiently	 (Triki,	Gupta,	Rafik,	&	Wamuziri,	2009).	The	
program	launched	by	Mitras	Dudi	will	overcome	this	challenge	through	a	map	of	the	gaps	obtained	
between	the	competencies	of	graduates	and	IDUKA	competencies,	 including	deficiencies	in	the	
facilities	and	infrastructure	used	to	obtain	these	competencies.	Competency	as	information	data	
obtained	by	involving	existing	stakeholders	(industry,	graduates,	students,	and	lecturers).	The	data	
sources	consisted	of	questionnaires	and	documentation,	which	is	distributed	to	all	stakeholders	as	
a	 population.	 Population	 and	 Sample	 Population	 is	 a	 generalization	 area	 consisting	 of	
objects/subjects	that	have	certain	qualities	and	characteristics	that	researchers	apply	to	study	and	
then	 draw	 conclusions	 (Sugiyono,	 2017).	 The	 collected	 questionnaire	 data	 is	 analyzed	 using	
Importance	Performance	Analysis	(IPA)	to	obtain	a	map	of	the	gap	between	the	competencies	of	
graduates	and	the	competencies	expected	by	IDUKA.	Martilla	and	James	first	put	forward	the	IPA	
method	in	1977	in	their	article	"Importance	Performance	Analysis"	which	was	published	in	the	
Journal	of	Marketing.	In	this	method,	respondents	were	asked	to	rate	the	level	of	importance	and	
performance	of	the	company,	then	the	average	value	of	the	importance	and	performance	level	was	
analyzed	on	the	Importance	Performance	Matrix,	where	the	x-axis	represents	perceptions	while	
the	y-axis	represents	expectations	(Tjiptono	&	Chandra,	2011).	
	

	
Figure	1.	Matrix	standard	of	Importance	Performance	Analysis	(IPA)	

	
Based	on	figure	1,	the	four	quadrants	are	identified	as	follows	'concentrate	here'	(Q1),	'Keep	up	the	
good	work'	(Q2),	'low	priority	(Q3),	and	'possible	overkill'	(Q4).	The	other	categories	on	the	x	and	
y	axes	combine	with	each	other,	which	 is	 interpreted	as	a	quadrant	 that	 is	 fair	performance,	
extremely	important,	excellent	performance,	and	of	slight	importance.	



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In	 "Concentrate	 Here",	 there	 are	 factors	 that	 are	 considered	 important	 and/or	 expected	 by	
consumers,	but	the	company's	performance	is	considered	unsatisfactory,	so	the	company	needs	to	
concentrate	 on	 allocating	 its	 resources	 to	 improve	 the	 performance	 that	 is	 included	 in	 this	
quadrant.	Then,	"Keep	up	the	Good	Work"	represents	factors	that	are	considered	important	and	
expected	as	supporting	factors	for	customer	satisfaction	so	that	companies	are	obliged	to	maintain	
these	performance	achievements.	"Low	Priority"	is	the	factor	that	is	considered	to	have	a	low	level	
of	perception	or	actual	performance	and	is	not	too	important	and	or	not	expected	by	consumers	so	
that	companies	do	not	need	to	prioritize	or	pay	more	attention	to	these	factors.	The	last	quadrant	
is	"Possibly	Overkill",	which	are	factors	considered	not	too	important	and	not	really	expected	by	
the	customer	so	that	the	company	is	better	off	allocating	the	resources	associated	with	these	factors	
to	other	factors	that	have	a	higher	priority	level.	As	mentioned	before,	the	first	IPA	method	was	
developed	as	a	market	tool	to	examine	and	suggest	management	strategies.	However,	some	fields	
beyond	marketing	purposes	have	been	implemented	this	method,	one	of	which	is	for	education	
purposes	(O'Neill	&	Palmer,	2004;	Sidik,	Sunardi,	&	Supriyanto,	2019;	Cladera,	2020).	By	analyzing	
all	of	the	methods	and	various	modifications	of	IPA,	it	concluded	that	these	tools	are	very	useful	
assessment	 instruments	 for	 the	 current	 state	 of	 the	 organization,	 and	 they	 are	 greatly	 assist	
managers	in	making	valid	decisions.	During	the	implementation	of	IPA,	it	is	necessary	to	take	into	
account	those	indicators	that	will	contribute	to	creating	a	more	comprehensive	and	clearer	picture	
of	an	organized	state	in	terms	of	services/product	quality	(Kuo	et	al.).	IPA	can	help	quality	policy-
makers	in	detecting	those	elements	of	the	services/products	which	allocation	of	resources	could	
contribute	to	more	satisfied	users	(Ormanović,	Talović,	Alić,	Jelešković,	&	Čaušević,	2017).	
	
The	review	of	current	literature	resulted	in	the	following	research	questions:	1)	Which	data	from	
IDUKA	and	Polman	Bandung	are	the	most	relevant	information	for	the	survey,	2)	what	kind	of	gap	
map	represents	the	importance	and	performance	of	each	stakeholder's	related	curriculum,	i.e.,	
which	category	courses,	hard	skill,	and	soft	skill	in	the	best	prediction	of	corrective	action	priority.	
The	aim	of	this	paper	is	to	make	a	comprehensive	and	systematic	review	of	literature	referring	to	
different	approaches	and	modifications	of	IPA	and	determine	the	benefits	and	disadvantages	of	
these	different	approaches.	
	
RESEARCH	METHOD	
The	Curriculum	Alignment	Assessment	Program	with	IDUKA	is	carried	out	following	the	model	
shown	in	Figure	2.1,	through	the	stages	of	program	implementation,	starting	from	the	preparation	
stage	to	the	reporting	stage	(DUDI	&	Vokasi,	2020).	The	implementation	of	the	program	is	carried	
out	in	accordance	with	the	guidelines	provided	by	the	Team	of	the	MITRAS	DUDI	Directorate,	where	
the	stages	of	the	program	implementation	are	as	shown	in	Figure	2.2.	There	are	several	stages	of	
the	core	implementation	process	discussed	in	this	paper	that	is	carrying	out	preparations,	external	
surveys,	 internal	 surveys,	 and	 gap	 analysis.	 The	 preparatory	 stage	 starts	 from	 designing	 a	
questionnaire	according	to	the	core	courses	in	the	current	curriculum.	Then,	data	collection	and	
determination	of	target	respondents	were	selected	according	to	the	whereabouts	of	



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Figure	2.1	Curriculum	Alignment	Assessment	Model	(DUDI	&	Vokasi,	2020)	
	

 

Figure	2.2	Curriculum	Alignment	Assessment	Model	(DUDI	&	Vokasi,	2020)	
	
working	graduates	and	IDUKA	partners.	The	assessment	was	carried	out	to	stakeholders	through	a	
survey	as	external	and	internal	respondents.	External	respondents	involved	graduates	and	IDUKA,	
and	internal	respondents	involved	lecturers,	educational	laboratory	institutions	(PLP),	and	final	
year	 students.	External	Survey	was	conducted	 to	analyze	competency	gaps	by	processing	 the	
results	 of	 the	 questionnaire	 and	 mapping	 the	 gaps	 between	 the	 curriculum,	 facilities,	 and	
infrastructure,	as	well	as	PBM	and	the	competencies	needed	by	graduates	/	IDUKA.	Meanwhile,	an	
internal	survey	for	curriculum	and	infrastructure	review	uses	the	experiential	learning	method.	
The	target	number	of	respondents	for	this	survey	can	be	seen	in	table	2.1.	

	
Tabel	2.1	Target	Respondents	

No.	 Study	Program	 Respondents	 Target	Amount	
1	 Precision	Tool	

Manufacturing	
Technology	(TPPP)	

Graduates	 50	
IDUKA	 10	
Lecturer	 22	
PLP	 9	
Final	Year	Student	 23	



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The	criteria	for	target	each	stakeholder	respondent	data	that	taken	for	the	implementation	
of	the	survey,	namely	graduates	of	the	last	3	years	(2017,	2018,	and	2019),	IDUKA	who	employed	
graduates	 of	 the	 Precision	 Tooling	 Technology	 (TPPP)	 study	 program	 in	 the	 last	 three	 years,	
lecturers	and	PLP	who	teach	core	courses,	and	active	students	are	waiting	for	the	graduation	for	
2020.	 All	 data	 that	 will	 be	 contacted,	 it	 is	 obtained	 from	 the	 administration	 section	 of	 the	
Manufacturing	Engineering	Department	and	the	Academic	and	Student	Administration	(BAAK)	
section	 of	 Polman	 Bandung.	 Furthermore,	 the	 program	 committee	 contacts	 each	 respondent	
through	e-mail,	phone	and	come	to	the	company	to	give	the	questioner	form.	For	respondents	in	
Polman	Bandung,	they	are	gathered	in	one	room	at	different	times	to	fill	out	the	questioner.	To	test	
the	validity	of	the	data	using	SPSS	software.	The	testing	technique	used	to	test	the	validity	is	using	
Bivariate	Pearson	correlation	(Pearson	Moment	Product).	Meanwhile,	the	instrument	reliability	
test	was	used	to	find	the	Cronbach	Alpha	value	using	SPSS	software.	
	
The	questionnaire	was	compiled	through	a	preparatory	meeting	with	the	results	in	the	form	of	a	
questionnaire	design	which	was	then	created	for	filling	in	offline	and	online.	External	Graduates	
surveys	are	conducted	through	online	questionnaires,	while	IDUKA	external	surveys	are	conducted	
through	online	and	offline	questionnaires	through	direct	visits	to	IDUKA.	Several	IDUKAs	were	
visited	directly,	both	around	Bandung	and	outside	the	city	of	Bandung.	The	instruments	used	in	the	
questionnaire	consisted	of	the	demographics	of	each	stakeholder,	11	core	subjects,	12	hard	skills,	
and	29	soft	skills.	Questions	are	made	with	a	choice	of	answers	using	a	Likert	scale	of	1-5.	The	Likert	
scale	is	a	psychometric	scale	commonly	used	in	questionnaires	and	is	the	scale	most	widely	used	in	
research	in	the	form	of	surveys	(Taluke,	Lakat,	&	Sembel,	2019).	
	
FINDINGS	AND	DISCUSSION	
A	survey	carried	out	by	the	Curriculum	Alignment	Assessment	Program	with	IDUKA	will	be	a	
bridge-building	between	the	academic	world	of	PTV	and	the	world	of	working	and	industry.	The	
analysis	is	carried	out	using	the	IPA	(Importance	Performance	Analysis)	method,	''Performance''	
represents	the	user's	perception	of	the	quality	of	services	delivered	by	the	organization,	while	
''importance''	refers	to	the	assessment	of	the	importance	of	those	services	by	users.	The	curriculum	
assessment	activities	carried	out	by	the	study	program	at	Polman	Bandung	involve	Graduates,	
IDUKA,	Lecturers,	PLP,	and	final	year	students	of	each	study	program	with	the	number	of	incoming	
data:	38	graduates,	16	IDUKA	people,	31	lecturers-PLP	people,	and	final	year	students	as	many	as	
23	people.	The	results	of	the	analysis	are	quite	accurate	because	they	are	in	accordance	with	the	
facts	that	occur	in	the	field.	Data	is	presented	from	the	perceptions	of	Graduates,	IDUKA,	Lecturers-
PLP,	 and	 Students.	 Apart	 from	 that,	 the	 survey	 results	 also	 obtained	 input/suggestions	 from	
respondents.	
	
Gaps	and	Priorities	
v Courses	
The	grouping	of	expertise	and	courses	in	the	diploma	3	program	curriculum	is	in	accordance	with	
the	competency	needs	of	graduates	in	the	tool	industry.	The	grouping	of	expertise	and	courses	in	
the	diploma	3	curriculum	has	a	beneficial	consequence	where	graduates	can	work	in	two	types	of	
industries,	 namely	 the	 tool	 industry	 and	 other	 manufacturing	 industries	 besides	 tools.	 In	 the	



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competence	of	tool	design	theory,	the	practice	of	tool	construction	and	the	practice	of	tool	analysis	
need	to	be	improved	because	it	is	perceived	to	be	insufficient	when	compared	to	its	relevance	to	
the	 tool	 industry.	 Meanwhile,	 the	 practice	 of	 tool	 design	 and	 mechanical	 theory	 is	 sufficient.	
Supporting	scientific	groups	such	as	machine	element	theory	and	technical	material	theory	need	
improvement.	 Regarding	 graduates'	 competency,	 there	 is	 a	 similarity	 in	 perception	 between	
industry	and	alumni	regarding	their	assessment	of	the	competence	of	alumni.	Graduates	work	in	
various	positions	or	jobs,	which	can	be	grouped	into	Job	Tooling,	Job	Engineering,	and	Job-Sales	and	
Others.	At	least	up	to	3	years	of	work	for	the	graduates,	 it	can	be	said	that	there	has	been	no	
significant	change	in	the	competence	of	graduates	in	the	core	courses	of	this	study	program.	There	
is	a	tendency	of	a	lack	of	competence	in	material	tool	design	theory,	tool	construction	practice,	and	
CNC	practice	among	graduates	who	work	on	tooling	jobs,	but	it	is	sufficient	to	work	on	engineering	
jobs.	Job	sales	and	others	tend	to	decrease	the	competence	of	graduates	in	tooling	and	machining	
skills.	There	is	a	tendency	of	increasing	competence	in	supporting	science	in	all	types	of	jobs.	In	
student	competence,	there	is	a	similarity	in	perception	between	students	and	graduates	regarding	
their	respective	competencies	in	the	core	courses	of	the	study	program,	except	for	the	Machine	
Element	theory.	The	tendency	of	graduates	to	perceive	a	little	lower	than	students.	The	existence	
of	perceptions	between	students	and	graduates	becomes	a	justification	or	justification	that	there	is	
no	bias	between	the	perceptions	of	IDUKA	(graduates	and	industry)	and	perceptions	of	education	
(students	and	 lecturers).	This	perception	also	shows	 that	 there	 is	no	evidence	of	competence	
between	the	batch	of	students	in	the	last	3	years	and	students	in	the	current	final	year.		
	
In	the	perception	of	 the	 lecturer,	students	can	achieve	the	competence	of	all	 tooling	expertise	
courses,	 except	 for	 the	 Tooling	 Design	 theory.	 According	 to	 the	 lecturer,	 only	 the	 basic	
manufacturing	process	practical	competencies	can	be	met	by	students	in	machining	expertise;	the	
rest	are	not	 fulfilled.	 In	 the	supporting	scientific	groups,	students	can	achieve	competence	 for	
Material	Engineering	theory	and	Mechanics	theory,	while	for	the	Mechanical	Element	theory,	it	is	
not	yet	fulfilled.	According	to	students,	student	learning	experiences	have	a	better	effect	on	mastery	
of	subject	competencies	than	student	interest	in	core	courses.	Tooling	skills	and	machining	skills	
always	received	higher	perception	points	than	supporting	science	on	the	combination	of	the	pair	of	
learning	experiences,	interests,	and	mastery	of	competencies,	regarding	the	facilities	owned	by	the	
study	program	and	their	use	in	the	practice	of	subjects,	which	have	a	higher	competency	perception	
than	the	industry.	At	the	level	of	diploma	3	it	can	be	said	that	the	facilities	owned	by	the	product	
are	sufficient.	Its	use	is	also	very	good	because	it	can	be	used	as	a	means	for	the	student's	learning	
experience	well,	this	perception	is	taken	from	students.	According	to	the	lecturers'	perceptions,	
several	facilities	still	need	to	be	improved,	as	well	as	their	utilization	can	still	be	improved.	Adding	
facilities	and	 increasing	their	utilization	can	act	 in	 the	name	of	higher-level	programs	such	as	
diploma	4	(because	if	diploma	level	3	becomes	over-competent).	
	
v Hard	skill	competence	
Based	on	the	IPA	analysis,	it	can	be	seen	that	respondents	have	almost	similar	perceptions	about	
the	importance	of	hard	skills	for	IDUKA	and	the	level	of	mastery	of	hard	skills	by	graduates	and	
students.	English	language	proficiency	is	the	only	competency	that	has	a	different	position.	Based	
on	the	IPA	graph	on	hard	skill	analysis,	English	competency	is	in	quadrant	2	(two)	according	to	the	



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results	of	the	Natural	Science	analysis	involving	external	respondent	data.	While	the	results	of	the	
Natural	Science	Analysis	involving	internal	respondent	data	put	English	language	skills	in	quadrant	
one.	This	difference	in	position	indicates	a	change	in	the	level	of	mastery	of	English	which	can	be	
caused	by	the	work	environment	of	graduates.	External	respondents	have	a	better	assessment	of	
their	mastery	of	English	skills	after	working	than	those	of	lecturers	and	students	themselves	before	
entering	the	world	of	work.	So,	improving	learning	for	English	language	skills	is	still	needed.	The	
distribution	of	other	competencies	looks	consistent.	In	quadrant	2	(two),	there	are	5	competencies,	
and	they	have	met	IDUKA's	expectations,	so	that	they	must	be	maintained.	Meanwhile,	other	foreign	
language	skills	and	the	ability	to	design	systems	are	in	quadrant	three.	These	two	competencies	are	
also	 not	 a	 priority	 to	 be	 included	 in	 the	 improvement	 agenda.	 Meanwhile,	 there	 are	 three	
competencies	whose	 level	of	authority	 is	 indicated	 to	exceed	 IDUKA's	expectations.	The	 three	
competencies	are	knowledge	in	the	field	of	expertise	possessed,	the	ability	to	design	products	and	
processes,	and	the	ability	to	carry	out	work	control.	Curriculum	improvement	can	be	directed	to	
link	excess	mastery	of	these	three	competencies	with	other	competencies	that	are	in	quadrant	1	
(one)	 or	 become	 a	 priority	 for	 improvement.	 Research	 ability	 is	 the	 only	 competency	 that	 is	
consistently	in	quadrant	1	(one),	so	it	is	a	priority	for	curriculum	improvement.	
	
v Soft	skill	competence	
Based	on	the	conclusion	of	the	science	graph	for	the	soft	skill	competencies	of	graduates/students	
of	the	TPPP	study	program,	wherein	quadrant	I	which	is	a	high	priority,	 there	are	3	soft	skill	
competencies	 that	 must	 be	 of	 concern,	 namely:	 mathematical	 thinking,	 verbal	 communication	
skills,	and	factual	data	identification	skills.	In	the	graph	of	IPA	for	student	soft	skill	competencies,	
the	 competence	 of	 understanding	 high	 motivation,	 working	 independently,	 and	 thinking	
mathematically	 also	 appears	 in	 quadrant	 I,	 so	 it	 is	 also	 a	 discussion	 and	 point	 of	 attention.	
Improvements	in	mathematical	thinking	are	more	towards	the	role	of	Lecturers,	which	is	more	
enhanced	in	the	PBM	Process.	There	is	no	need	to	add	soft	skills	subjects,	but	more	towards	giving	
examples	of	lecturers'	behavior	towards	their	students.	Furthermore,	students	need	to	improve	
their	verbal	communication	skills	through	their	activities	on	campus,	both	during	lecture	hours	and	
outside	class	hours.	At	KKNI	level	5,	the	ability	to	identify	factual	data	certainly	does	not	reach	the	
in-depth	analysis	stage.	The	data	and	facts	obtained	are	at	least	understood	and	can	be	used	as	a	
basis	for	simple	decision-making.	

	
CONCLUSION	

This	paper	has	carried	out	the	implementation	of	the	Assessment	Program	for	the	Alignment	
of	 the	 Curriculum	 for	 the	 Study	 Program	 of	 Precision	 Tooling	 Technology	 and	 Manufacturing	
Engineering	 Technology	 with	 Industry,	 Business	 and	 the	 World	 of	 Work	 (IDUKA)	 in	 2020	 by	
Polman	Bandung.	The	curriculum	assessment	program	is	useful	for	study	programs	to	see	the	
competency	 map	 of	 graduates	 it	 produces	 with	 the	 competencies	 needed	 by	 graduate	 users	
(IDUKA)	as	material	for	self-evaluation	of	study	programs	to	make	curriculum	improvements	in	an	
effort	to	improve	the	quality	of	graduates.	The	core	courses	of	the	study	program	that	must	be	a	
priority	for	improved	mastery	by	students	are	Tool	Design	theory,	Tool	Construction	practice,	and	
Tool	Analysis	practice,	especially	for	the	tool	industry.	Mechanical	Element	Theory	and	Material	
Engineering	 theory	 in	 the	 supporting	 scientific	 groups	 need	 to	 increase	 the	 competence	 of	



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graduates.	Hard	skills	competencies	that	are	a	priority	for	improvement	are	competency	in	English	
language	skills	and	research	skills.	Soft	skill	competencies	that	need	attention	are	the	ability	to	
communicate	verbally,	 think	mathematically,	 the	ability	 to	 identify	 fact	data,	understand	high	
motivation,	 and	 work	 independently.	 This	 program	 provides	 benefits	 to	 the	 development	 of	
institutions	and	study	programs.	
	
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT	
The	author	would	 like	to	thank	the	Directorate	of	Partnership	and	Alignment	of	Business	and	
Industry	(Mitras	DUDI),	Directorate	General	of	Vocational	Education,	Ministry	of	Education	and	
Culture.	

	
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