Alums surveys were conducted to obtain relevant information regarding curriculum achievements. The survey contains the relevance of work to the profile of Special Education graduates and the competencies that alums possess after studying in the Special Education Study Program (SESP). The alums survey was completed by undergraduate alumni of the SESP with a graduation period of >10 years. This survey will be conducted in 2023 online and distributed via Google Form through the alumni association network. The survey was completed by 228 alums with the following results:
1. The relevance of alumni profession to the profile of graduates of the Special Education Study Programs
The job types of the 228 alums who filled out the survey were mostly special school teachers (74.6%), the rest as lecturers, shadow teachers, education staff, therapists, and other jobs. The following is data on the types of professions for Bachelor of Special Education alumni.
2. Employment Status
The results of the survey on the status of alumni employment were obtained data that 52% of respondents are civil servants and the remaining 48% work in the private sector.
3. Curriculum Survey
Surveys conducted on the curriculum aspect showed that the majority of alums felt that they lacked skills in special program subjects (52.2%), entrepreneurship programs (43.4%), medical support sciences (41%), psychology support sciences (39%), and Orthopaedagogic (24%). %), research and statistics (18%), pedagogy (10.5%), evaluation (3%), and others 10.1%.
4. Special Education Study Program Graduates Competencies
Alums of SESP have to be skilled in Basic competencies related to students with special needs. The survey results showed that all respondents agreed that all Special education graduates must explore all types of special needs of students. Meanwhile, survey results show that 39.3% of alums think that graduates of special education study programs need to master interventions for at least three types of students with special needs. The amounts 22.3% of respondents thought they needed to master interventions for two kinds of students with special needs after graduating from the Special education study program. Furthermore, 22.3% of respondents thought that alums were at least skilled at intervening with 1 type of student with special needs. Finally, 19.7% of respondents thought that alums not only need to master many types of interventions for students with special needs but also need to master interventions for all.
5. Future Competency Trends
The results of the survey regarding the competencies that need to be understood by graduates of special education study programs in the future are various. The vast majority of alums give opinions that graduates of the SESP must be skilled in assistive technology for students with special needs. As many as 67% stated so. Some others (58%) think that it is necessary to master the competencies of special needs program. Meanwhile, 55% respondents suggest that, the skill of assessment and identification on special needs pupils are necessary. Furthermore, respondents need entrepreneurship skills, as shown by their opinion which reached 57%. The next skill in the future that graduates still need to develop is inclusive education, 47% of respondents chose inclusive education. Lastly, Orthopaedagogic, Orthotactics, and other skills obtained a relatively small percentage, namely 29%, 17%, and 6% respectively as respondents’ choices for skills that need to be needed by special education graduates in the future.