ABSTRACT

One of the strategic plans that targeted the Directorate of Vocational, is that graduates of vocational school are capable of entrepreneurship in the field. But in reality it is hard to achieve. The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of self-designed project learning model application on entrepreneurial persona by vocational students in the field of lathe complex machining. The method used is a quasi-experiment that uses the sample group and entrepreneurial personality analyzed before and after treatment. The results showed that insightful learning includes planning the manufacture of the product. Based on the calculation of the average score for entrepreneurial personality, there is an increase. This means that there is an increase preparedness of students to plunge into the entrepreneurial world. The implications of this research through this learning model are that students can portray themselves as workers, gain firsthand experience of a working atmosphere in school, and be able to foster the entrepreneurial spirit.