Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-3 | Issue-04 | 413-418
Original Research Article
Tracing Study of Students’ Certification Competency Exam at Ministry of Communication and Informatics Indonesia
Besar Agung Martono, Titing Widyastuti
Published : April 30, 2018
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to conduct tracing study for students of
certification competency exam at Ministry of Communication and Informatics
Indonesia. The proposal is based on the concept of college and career readiness in
Boston which was used to assess the factors of careers after students taking
competency exam for framing the tracing study of certification competency exam in
Ministry of Communication and Informatics Indonesia. Majority respondents use the
certificate to apply for job vacancy. This is good result, means that the objective of
Ministry of Communication and Information to facilitate young workers to get job
from this competency exam do satisfied the objectives. The factors identified for not
applying jobs are: still finishing study, already working, and taking entrepreneurship
path. and are still asking support from their parents. Those who are working in banks,
schools, government institutions and private companies, others say they are going to
try to propose again, and are going to continue their education before attempting to get
job again. Interestingly, there are some respondents are willing to take
entrepreneurship instead of continuing their effort to get a job. This means that
entrepreneurship is attractive for them.