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The progress of a nation and country cannot be separated from the progress of education field, because education is an integral part and cannot be separated from the process of preparing human resources quality, firm and skilled. Vocational education is an education which prepares learners to work in a particular field of expertise. The vocational education is one kind of national education and has a very important role in preparing the whole person, both as a labor and as a citizen of society and nation. It is in line with the Vision of National Education that is in 2025 Education System is a central in building character and improving the quality of human resources. The superiority of a nation is no longer dependent on natural wealth, but it depends on the superiority of human resources.This is reflected by the existence of several government policies through the development of Competence-Based Human Resources, education system competence based (UU 20/2004 on SISDIKNAS), Competence-Based Training system and Certification Competence-Based (UU 13/2003 on Employment and PP 31 / 2006 on National Work Training System) as well as competence-based Human Resource development policy. Implementation of Indonesia National Certification has prepared several things through Labor Law No. 13/2003 and PP 23/2004 on National Board of Professional Certification that has been prepared system, structure, institution and guidance of certification of competence.
Wiwik Wahyuni (Wed,) studied this question.