The Development of Learning Model Based on Holistic and Collaborative Approach to Create Excellent Human Resources (HR) in Vocational Shipping Education

Abstract

This study was a type of development research study that aimed to develop a learning model in shipping vocational education based on the holistic and collaborative approach for cadets at Politeknik Pelayaran Sorong in order to create superior and professional Human Resources in the shipping sector. This development model helped in improving the quality learning process that was tailored to the needs of cadets and stakeholders in the shipping sector. The obstacles found in the field were still many graduates as many as 72.5% of graduates experienced problems with international communication and 67% of graduates at Politeknik Pelayaran Sorong in the field of ship engineering were currently weak in competence of electrical, refrigeration, air conditioning, and control systems. Based on the results of the stakeholder satisfaction questionnaire on the quality of Politeknik Pelayaran Sorong graduates, it showed that 78.7% of stakeholders were not fully satisfied with the quality of graduates so they needed to improve their skills in their fields. This development research study usedthree stages of development research, namely: 1) preliminary study stage as needs and content analysis, 2) development stage as design, development, and evaluation, and 3) feasibility testing stage. The results of the study stated that the results of developing a holistic and collaborative approachcould increase learning motivation by 73.33%.