Contribution of vocational high school in improving the quality of human resources and the partiality of government

Background: The change of policy direction of vocational education development needs to be directed toward the transformation of human resource quality, so as to increase the competitiveness in the labor sector. Aim: This study aims to find out how the contribution of Vocational High School in improving the quality of human resources and the partiality of the government in Situbondo District, East Java Province, Indonesia. Methods: The analysis was done by using qualitative descriptive method. Results: The results of the analysis show that: 1) the high enthusiasm of students to attend school in Vocational High School, not accompanied by the readiness of most Vocational High School in Situbondo District in preparing facilities and infrastructure as well as competent educators, thus impacting the achievement of the objective of increasing the resources students are less than optimal, 2) the government's partiality in the management and development of Vocational High School is not optimal, it is reflected in the unavailability of macro policy in the form of “Peraturan Daerah” in the management and development of Vocational High School. The micro policy undertaken by the relevant agencies is also not optimal and professional in implementation, it is reflected from the inability of the education office to innovate in the guidance of Vocational High School.