International Journal of Educational Dynamics Vol. 3 No. 1 (pp. 37- 47 ) December 2020 p_ISSN 2655-4852 e_ISSN 2655-5093 http://ijeds.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/IJEDS 37 PRACTICALITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR MAHENDI ART TRAINING FOR EMPOWERING WOMEN *Erifka Dwi Jayanti 1 , Nizwardi Jalinus 2 , Rahmiati 3 1 Student of Technological and Vocational EducationFaculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia 2 Lecturer of Technological and Vocational EducationUniversitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia 3 Lecturer of Technological and Vocational Education Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia Email: erifkadwijayanti18@gmail.com *Corresponding Author, Received: 18 Agust. 2020, Revised: 18 Nov. 2020, Accepted: 10 Dec. 2020 ABSTRACT The research objectives are: (1) developing a mahendi art training program for women's empowerment, (2) producing a mahendi art training program for practical women's empowerment. This study uses the ADDIE development model which consists of analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation stages. The conclusions are: (1) Mahendi art training program has been successfully developed, (2) Mahendi art training program has been practically used for women's empowerment in the city of Medan. Keywords: Development, Mahendi, Practicality INTRODUCTION Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood with an age range between 16-25 years, during which the maturation process occurs both physical and psychological maturation (Rumini, 2012). Furthermore adolescence can also be interpreted as a period of developmental transition between childhood and adulthood which includes biological, cognitive, and social-emotional changes (Santrock, 2003). Adolescence is in productive age range. Productive age itself is defined as a time when