The purpose of this research is to find supporting capacity of the industry to the field work of SMK Negeri 27 Jakarta students and also to provide a clear picture of how SMK Negeri Jakarta has performed the apprentice program. This research was conducted at SMK 27 Jakarta Industrial partners Data collecting was conducted in July-November 2007 from 20 industrial partners who were randomly selected. Executives of these industrial partners were interviewed and the result indicated that :(1) Majority of industrial partners executives were in favor of the apprentice program (2) Their support materialized in : making apprentice program a permanent one in their company, conducting apprentice program in 5 batches each year to accomodate more students, actively inform schools of such apprentice opportunities (3) apprentice program in those industrial partners have been performing well as indicated by: student placement by their expertise, supervisory and guidance from assigned officer where the apprentice took place, allowing school to monitor the implementation of industrial apprenticeship and allowing apprentice students to work by themselves, evaluation and certificates issued by company at the of apprenticeship. |