Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (JAMERE) 34 Terbit online pada laman web jurnal: https://journal.isas.or.id/index.php/JAMERE JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (JAMERE ) Vol. 3 No. 1 Februari 2023 34 - 39 ISSN : 2775-1031 Developing Technology Center of Excellence (CoE), Center of Heavy Equipment to Prepare Competent Heavy Equipment Mechanics and Operators Mohammad Anas Fikri 1 * , , Ike Dayi Febriana 1 , Laily Ulfiyah 3 , Misbakhul Fatah 1 , Lukman Hadiwijaya 1 Amin Jakfar 1 , Auliana Diah Wilujeng 1 , Annafiyah 1 , Faizatur Rohmah 1 , Abdul Hamid 1* , Ratna Ayu Pawestri K.D. 1 , Septian Dwi Wijaya 1 Nadiyah Ulfah 1 Dimas Aryo Wicaksono 2 , Ghopal Ahmad Fachrudin 2 , Eddy Harsono 3 1 Department of Heavy Equipment Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Madura, Sampang 2 PT. United Tractors, Tbk., 3 LSP Alat Berat Indonesia Email : 1 fikri@poltera.ac.id*, 1 ahamchimie@poltera.ac.id* Abstract The low demand for vocational education graduates has led to high unemployment. The low demand for vocational education graduates has led to high unemployment. Vocational college graduates still need to be commensurate with industrial needs. Many Senior High School, Vocational High School, and Vocational College graduates have not been able to find a job for more than six months. Conditions on Madura island worsened this, and the lack of accelerated industrialization even after the Suramadu Bridge was built. Madura has the lowest Human Development Index (HDI) score in East Java. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Sampang in Figures 2021) shows that the HDI value in 2020 only increased by 0.76 from 2019 of 62.70. Politeknik Negeri Madura (Poltera) together with PT. United Tractors and LSP ABI want to take an active role in improving Madura's HDI by preparing human resources on heavy equipment mechanics through the development of a centre of excellence for technology (PUT) of Heavy Equipment (CHE). Using the causal-comparative method, the researcher observed the impact of each stage on PUT-CHE development activities and reviewed the data to find causal factors and correlations. Poltera took a strategic step by equipping lecturers with virtual training on heavy equipment mechanics (SOBAT Program), organized by PT United Tractors. The SOBAT program has positively impacted heavy equipment engineering graduates in 2022, which has increased significantly. Academic data showed that 13 out of 34 heavy equipment mechanical engineering graduates were employed in leading heavy equipment industries before three months. Other data stated that three lecturers participating in Virtual Training on heavy equipment mechanics were selected as 50 interns at PT United Tractors. Keywords: Uptake of Vocational graduates, IPM Madura, PUT-CHE, Competent Human Resources Abstrak Rendahnya serapan lulusan pendidikan vokasi menyebabkan tingginya angka pengangguran. Lulusan Perguruan Tinggi Vokasi (PTV) belum sepadan dengan kebutuhan industri. Banyak lulusan SMA, SMK, dan PTV belum memperoleh pekerjaan hingga lebih dari 6 bulan. Kondisi di pulau Madura, percepatan industrialisasi pasca suramadu belum terwujud dan Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM) terendah di Jawa Timur. Data BPS (Sampang dalam Angka 2021), IPM tahun 2020 hanya naik sebesar 0,76 dari tahun 2019 sebesar 62,70. Politeknik Negeri Madura (Poltera) bersama PT. United Tractors dan LSP Alat Berat Indonesia ingin berperan aktif meningkatkan IPM Madura dengan penyiapan SDM bidang mekanik alat berat melalui pengembangan pusat keunggulan teknologi (PUT) Center of Heavy Equipment (CHE). Dengan metode kausal-komparatif, peneliti mengamati konsekuensi tahapan kegiatan pengembangan PUT-CHE dan melihat ulang data untuk menemukan faktor penyebab dan hubungannya. Langkah strategis Poltera membekali dosen dalam virtual training bidang mekanik alat berat yang diselenggarakan PT. United Tractors dalam program SOBAT berdampak positif bagi lulusan teknik mesin alat berat tahun 2022 yang meningkat signifikan. Data akademik, 13 dari 34 lulusan prodi teknik mesin alat berat bekerja di industri alat berat terkemuka sebelum 3 bulan. Data lain menyebutkan 3 dosen peserta Virtual Training bidang mekanik alat berat lolos 50 peserta magang di PT. United Tractors. Kata kunci: Serapan lulusan Vokasi, IPM Madura, PUT-CHE, SDM Kompeten