Developing the competence of Graduates through Career Development Training

The development of technology in the globalization era nowadays has been growing so fast. Students all around the world including Indonesian Students are required to adapt and be able to be highly competitive. Therefore, the English Department of Faculty of Adab and Cultural Sciences on April 13th, 2018 held a Career Development Training. The material of this workshop is about Audio-Visual Editing. By organizing this program, it is expected that the alumni of the English Department of UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta can have enough provision and preparation in facing the workforce related to their majors. This program aims to develop student’s performance and quality at an earlier time so that they can be more ready to start and compete in real setting.
This program was attended by the students of English Literature Department chapters 2014-2016. It was officially opened by the Head of English Literature Department, Dr. Ubaidillah, M. Hum. at 13.15 WIB and continued with career development workshop facilitated by Yusuf Dwi Prasetyo, S. Kom. The speaker was chosen based on his competency that is suitable for the need of English Literature Students in this program. The program was started with an opening session and continued to the soft-skill training session which lasted for three hours. In Q&A session, some students asked questions to the speaker regarding the material that the speaker delivered. The speaker answered the question based on the material that he already explained and most of the time he also practiced the material with the student in the room.
This event was closed by the Head of English Department. It was expected that this workshop can be improved in the other fields that can help the student to develop their interest and skill, that is suitable with the ability and competency they have.