Batik Design Development Training as an Effort to Empower Business

Abstract

This research aimed at formulating the basic principles of batik design development training at small-scale industry. It was conducted at Dewi Ratih small-scale batik industry in Pilang village, Sragen regency, Central Java province, Indonesia. It used the qualitative research method with the embedded single case study approach and involved 20 informants consisting of entrepreneur, draftsmen, batik workers, quality control batik workers, cap batik workers, brok, sanggan, colorists, and governmental officials. The data of the research included places and events of the batik design development at the industry. They were gathered through in-depth interview, observation, and content analysis, and were validated by using data triangulation, technique triangulation, peer debriefing, and key informant review. The data were then analyzed by using the interactive model of analysis. The results show that the basic principles of the batik design development training at Dewi Ratih small-scale batik industry are as follows: (1) the trainees have motivations, needs, and good impressions toward the training; (2) the training is conducted at their workplace; (3) the facilitator is competent, understands the character of the trainees and socio culture of the community, and has good communication skills; and (4) the training process is learning while working, uses the educational approach for the adult learners, develops the creativity of the trainees, and is adjusted to the social and cultural conditions of the community and the resource conditions of the industry. The training is effective when it is not carried out during the paddy-cultivating (paddy planting, harvesting, and post-harvesting) and celebration holding seasons.

Keywords: training, development, design, batik, industry