Mismatch still occurs between vocational schools and industry, where vocational high schools/Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) contribute to the highest unemployment rate compared to elementary school/Sekolah Dasar (SD), Junior High School/ Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP), Senior High School/Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) and University in Indonesia. This remains a challenging phenomenon, amidst national regulations mandating SMK to be educational institutions that prepare graduates for employment. This article aims to examine the appropriate learning patterns that synchronize the needs of industry with the implementation of learning in schools. The method used in writing this article is Systematic Literature Review (SLR), limiting sources to the past 10 years from nationally and internationally indexed journals. Industrial education with collaboration between industry and SMK is the solution in preparing graduates as a competitive and industry-relevant workforce. This pattern can be used to map industry needs by employing a realistic learning approach aligned with industry practices, considering the rapid and massive changes and shifts in the industry.
