The high open unemployment rate for vocational school graduates in Indonesia is inversely proportional to the essence of the purpose of vocational education, ideally vocational education is able to bring their graduates to absorbed in the job market and able to create jobs. To overcome these problems, it is necessary to make efforts to increase entrepreneurial interest and ability for vocational high school graduates through the learning process. This study aims to apply project-based learning as an innovative learning model that can help increase the interest and entrepreneurial ability of vocational high school students in the field of building engineering expertise. This research was conducted at SMKN 5 Surakarta (Surakarta Public Vocational High School 5) by using the classroom action research method in two cycles. The research subjects were students of SMKN 5 Surakarta majoring in Modeling Design and Building Information totaling 36 students. Data collection techniques using observation, questionnaires and documentation. The data analysis technique used descriptive statistics by calculating the average of each measurement aspect. The results showed that the implementation of the project-based learning model in the subjects of creative products and entrepreneurship can increase students' interest and entrepreneurial abilities. This can be seen from the increase in entrepreneurial interest in the first cycle by 71.23% then in the second cycle it increases to 77.97%. Meanwhile, the entrepreneurial ability in the first cycle was 69.89% and increased in the second cycle to 82.15%. Application of the project-based learning model shows a major influence on increasing entrepreneurial interest. This will directly relate to how well students are able to learn entrepreneurship. This statement is supported by the fact that student abilities increase with each cycle. Teachers have the option of using project-based learning models as a method of teaching. © 2024 Author(s).
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