The Effect of Industrial Internship and Campus Environment on the Work Readiness of Students

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the influence of industrial work practice and the campus environment on the work readiness of students at the Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Negeri Malang, and to explain the extent to which both factors contribute to shaping graduates’ employability.

Design/Methodology/Approach: This research employs an explanatory quantitative approach with a cross-sectional survey design involving 35 students who have completed or are currently undertaking industrial work practice. Data were collected through Likert-scale questionnaires measuring industrial work practice, campus environment, and work readiness, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression with IBM SPSS Statistics at a 5% significance level.

Results/Findings: The results show that industrial work practice and the campus environment have a positive and significant effect on work readiness, with industrial work practice contributing slightly more. Taken together, the two variables explain 65.2% of the variance in students’ work readiness.

Originality/Value: This study extends previous research by simultaneously examining the roles of industrial work practice and the campus environment in the context of higher vocational education, thereby providing an empirical basis for designing practice-based and campus-environment-strengthening interventions to enhance graduates’ work readiness.