The influence of internship experience, career guidance, and vocational interests on students' work readiness
Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia December 30, 2025 Volume 11, Number 4 4 authors
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This study examines the relationship between industrial work practice experience, career guidance, and vocational interest and students’ work readiness at SMK Negeri 1 Sutera. Work readiness was operationalized as a multidimensional construct including technical competence, work attitude, and adaptability. A quantitative correlational design was employed with a sample of 130 students selected using proportional random sampling. Data were collected through validated questionnaires adapted from previous studies, with acceptable validity (r > 0.30) and reliability (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.70). Data were analyzed using multiple regression after meeting assumptions of normality, linearity, and multicollinearity. The results show that vocational interest has the strongest association with work readiness (β = 0.606, p < 0.001), followed by industrial work practice (β = 0.418, p < 0.001) and career guidance (β = 0.363, p < 0.01). Simultaneously, the three variables explain 31.4% of the variance in work readiness. These findings suggest that both experiential learning and intrinsic motivation are important factors, although other variables beyond this model also contribute to students’ work readiness.
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Dora Papince
Universitas Negeri Padang
Kasmita Kasmita
Universitas Negeri Padang
Giatman Giatman
Universitas Negeri Padang
Ari Syaiful Rahman Arifin
Universitas Negeri Padang
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Dora Papince; Kasmita Kasmita; Giatman Giatman; Ari Syaiful Rahman Arifin (2025). The influence of internship experience, career guidance, and vocational interests on students' work readiness. Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia, 11(4), 626-633. https://doi.org/10.29210/020256833
Dora Papince; Kasmita Kasmita; Giatman Giatman; Ari Syaiful Rahman Arifin. "The influence of internship experience, career guidance, and vocational interests on students' work readiness." Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia 11, no. 4 (2025): 626-633. https://doi.org/10.29210/020256833
Dora Papince; Kasmita Kasmita; Giatman Giatman; Ari Syaiful Rahman Arifin (2025) 'The influence of internship experience, career guidance, and vocational interests on students' work readiness', Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia, 11(4), pp. 626-633. https://doi.org/10.29210/020256833
Dora Papince; Kasmita Kasmita; Giatman Giatman; Ari Syaiful Rahman Arifin. "The influence of internship experience, career guidance, and vocational interests on students' work readiness." Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia, vol. 11, no. 4, 2025, pp. 626-633. https://doi.org/10.29210/020256833