State Vocational High School (SMK) I Koto Baru was first established in 1979 / 1980 as an SKK (Skills Vocational School) building. This school has a mission to provide skills to young people who have dropped out of school. Learning is designed in the form of skills packages (masonry building packages, welding packages, wooden building packages), most of the buildings are in the form of workshops. Starting in 1983, the name changed to Sitiung Agricultural SMT based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 0301/0/1982 dated 9 October 1982. With this change, the building which was originally a workshop was renovated into a theory room, and there was also the addition of a new building.
Furthermore, starting in May 1997, Sitiung Agricultural SMT changed its name to Koto Baru 1 State Vocational School in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 036/0/1997 dated March 7 1997 and Decree of the Head of the Regional Office of the Department of Education and Culture of West Sumatra Province No. 1010/108-1/MN/1991 dated 11 April 1997. In 2004, Decree of the Regent of Sawahlunto / Sijunjung. No. 188.45/144/KPTS – BPT – 2004, on March 1 2004 changed to SMK Negeri 1 Dharmasraya. And in 2015 it changed its name to SMK Negeri 1 Koto Baru.
SMK is the abbreviation of Vocational High School. Vocational school is a type of secondary school in Indonesia that offers education and development of vocational smart simulators in various fields such as technology, health, agriculture, tourism, and so on. Vocational school students will learn theory and practice according to the vocational field they choose. The aim of Vocational Schools is to prepare students to become workers who are ready to use with the practical skills and knowledge needed in the world of work. After graduating from vocational school, students can immediately work or continue to a higher level of education. SMKN 1 Koto Baru Dharmasraya is a vocational high school located in Koto Baru, Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The school offers a variety of vocational programs in agriculture, engineering, hospitality, and information technology. This school is committed to providing quality vocational education and smart simulator development to prepare students to work in the world of work. The demand for harmony between schools and industry, especially the development of the Vocational School Curriculum used, is not in line with the competencies according to graduate users (link and match) so that it has not been able to meet the demands of the world of work, the industrial world and the business world. This condition does not necessarily mean that vocational school problems will be resolved. With these policies and efforts, it turns out that there are still many problems faced by vocational school students.
Figure 1. SMKN 1 Koto Baru, Dharmasraya Regency
Along the way, there are many problems faced by Vocational Schools, including achieving competency regarding the skills of their graduates, especially in Motorcycle Business Engineering (TBSM) skills. The demand for harmony between schools and industry, especially the development of the Vocational School Curriculum used, is not in line with the competencies according to graduate users (link and match) so that it has not been able to meet the demands of the world of work, the industrial world and the business world. There are many challenges faced by vocational schools, especially in the development of technical and practical knowledge. Various efforts have been made by the Vocational Schools, in this case government policies, including developing industry-based curriculum, equipping industrial standard practical equipment, carrying out MoUs and MoAs with industry and efforts have also been made from industry, including becoming a guest teacher at Vocational Schools. as well as conducting competency tests with BNSP for vocational school graduates. This condition does not necessarily mean that vocational school problems will be resolved. With these policies and efforts, it turns out that there are still many problems faced by vocational school students.
Figure 2. (a) Students at SMKN 1 Koto Baru majoring in TKRO doing practice, (b) practice equipment in the form of an EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) simulator
The type of solution provided in the development of the smart simulator for the PKM program is to provide the development of a smart simulator and develop an interactive simulator and combine it with QR code technology and then for teachers and students of SMKN 1 Koto Baru intensively about EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection), in its implementation there are Some things of particular concern are:
- Developing a simulator with the addition of a QR code that can provide additional information in the form of videos or explanations in the form of other writing.
- By developing this simulator, student center learning can be encouraged with various PBL, PjBL and other learning models that lead to HOTS High Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) learning.
Figure 3. Adding a QR code to the smart simulator
In the existing QR code smart simulator, it will be connected to a video link that has been uploaded on the YouTube channel so that it can make it easier for students to understand the material in the EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) system. This simulator also creates more interactive and creative learning.
Figure 4. The form of the QR code used when scanned to connect to YouTube
Figure 5. LP2M UNP Community Partnership Program (PKM) TEAM to SMKN 1 Koto Baru District Dharmasraya
This community partnership program activity or PKM which was carried out on 7 and 9 September 2023 was carried out at SMKN 1 Koto Baru District. Dharmasraya, the distance from the UNP freshwater campus to the location is 210 KM with an 8 hour journey. This activity was targeted at TBSM (Motorcycle Business Engineering) teachers and students, of which there were 7 teachers and technicians who took part and 20 students from class XI or class 2 who had returned from industrial internships.
Figure 6. PKM activities by TEAM and Instructor
This activity was carried out by the PKM team consisting of Milana S.T, M.Sc, P.hD and members Toto Sugiarto S.Pd, MT and Wagino S.Pd, M.PdT M.Yasep Setiawan S.Pd, MT, then with the instructor namely Nuzul Hidayat, S.Pd, MT and Ahmad Arif S.Pd, MT, both instructors are experts in the field of Engine Management Systems (EMS) in Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI). The activity which lasted 4 days was attended by participants enthusiastically. Then this activity is also supported by several supporting equipment either from the PKM implementation team or from the school.
Figure 7. a) students trying out the smart simulator with their respective smartphones, b) handing over the smart simulator from the PKM TEAM to the school
Figure 8. Group photo of teacher participants and students at SMKN 1 Koto Baru Kab. Dharmasraya
The training activities were carried out in the TBSM (Motorcycle Business Engineering) laboratory, Automotive Engineering Department, SMKN 1 Koto Baru District. Dharmasraya activities are divided into 2, namely theory and practice. In this partnership activity, the PKM TEAM also provided 1 unit of Smart Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) Simulator for motorbikes.Photo together teacher participants and students of SMKN 1 Koto Baru District Dharmasraya.
[News by : Milana, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. – PKM Team Leader]
