NORTH SULAWESI ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TEACHERS COMPETENCE IN FACING ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to discover the competence of electrical engineering teachers in facing ASEAN economic community. This research used qualitative method equipped with the real situation. The result of this study showed that education is inevitably needed to improve the quality of human resources. Education plays a big role in increasing human resources. Hence, this research showed that the electrical engineering competence in North Sulawesi needs to be improved to face ASEAN economic community through this following way: In House Training (IHT) is an internal training conducted by Teacher Working Group/ Teacher Education Consensus Point in school or other places determined to administer training. It is held in a relevant institution/industry in order to improve teacher’s professional competence. Training held by a school should cooperate with the government or private institution in particular expertise. Training through long distance learning and training program are arranged sequentially. Short course in Institute of Teachers’ Education or other educational institutions is aimed to elevate teacher’s competence. Besides, there is also an internal guiding. It is a professional guiding for teacher through continued education. Discussion is held periodically with topics related to the problem. The encompassing of teachers in seminar, workshop, competence improvement, and action research of taught material written by teacher can be in a form of textbook, learning media design and technology/art product