Mulifah. Pengaruh Pemahaman Materi Desain, Keterampilan Teknis, Dan Resilience Terhadap Employability Skills Siswa Konsentrasi Keahlian Desain Komunikasi Visual (DKV) SMK Negeri di Kabupaten Magetan. Tesis. Universitas Negeri Surabaya. Sekolah Pascasarjana. Magister Pendidikan Teknologi dan Kejuruan. Pembimbing : (I) Dr. Puput Wanarti Rusimamto, S.T., M.T. (II) Dr. Subuh Isnur Haryudo, S.T., M.T.

Tingginya angka pengangguran lulusan SMK di Jawa Timur menunjukkan adanya ketimpangan antara kompetensi yang dimiliki lulusan dengan tuntutan dunia kerja. Di Kabupaten Magetan, meskipun sektor industri kreatif berkembang pesat, lulusan SMK jurusan Desain Komunikasi Visual (DKV) masih kesulitan memperoleh pekerjaan sesuai bidang keahliannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh pemahaman materi desain, keterampilan teknis, dan resilience terhadap employability skills siswa DKV di SMK Negeri Kabupaten Magetan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain ex-post facto. Sebanyak 241 siswa dari tiga SMK dipilih menggunakan teknik cluster sampling berdasarkan wilayah Barat, Tengah, dan Timur. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa kuesioner skala Likert, dengan tiga variabel independen dan satu variabel dependen. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ketiga variabel—pemahaman materi desain, keterampilan teknis, dan resilience—berpengaruh signifikan terhadap employability skills, baik secara parsial maupun simultan. Keterampilan teknis memiliki pengaruh paling dominan, diikuti oleh pemahaman desain dan

Mulifah. The Influence of Design Material Comprehension, Technical Skills, and Resilience on the Employability Skills of Students in the Visual Communication Design (DKV) Expertise Program at Public Vocational High Schools in Magetan Regency. Thesis. Universitas Negeri Surabaya. Graduate School. Master's Program in Technology and Vocational Education. Advisor : (I) Dr. Puput Wanarti Rusimamto, S.T., M.T. (II) Dr. Subuh Isnur Haryudo, S.T., M.T.

The high unemployment rate among vocational high school graduates in East Java reflects a gap between graduate competencies and labor market demands. In Magetan Regency, despite the growing potential of the creative industry, graduates of the Visual Communication Design (DKV) program still face challenges in securing employment aligned with their skills. This study aims to analyze the influence of design material comprehension, technical skills, and resilience on the employability skills of DKV students at public vocational schools in Magetan. The research employed a quantitative approach with an ex-post facto design. A total of 241 students from three SMKs were selected using cluster sampling based on the western, central, and eastern regions of Magetan. Data were collected using a Likert-scale questionnaire covering three independent variables and one dependent variable. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results show that all three variables—design comprehension, technical skills, and resilience—have a significant effect on employability skills, both individually and collectively. Technical skills emerged as the most dominant