IMPACT ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAM (PKH) FOR BEAUTY STYLING SKILLS AT SANGGAR KEGIATAN BELAJAR (SKB) UNGARAN ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVEL OF GRADUATES

Life Skills Education (PKH) is one approach in non-formal education that teaches skills, enabling individuals to think critically, make informed decisions, manage emotions and communicate effectively. In Indonesia, the PKH program is integrated with specific skills training, one of which is beautician skills. One of the institutions that organize the PKH beauty styling skills program is the Ungaran Learning Activity Center (SKB). The PKH beauty styling skills program held at SKB Ungaran aims to equip the community with practical skills to support economic independence and form competent and professional human resources, so that they are able to compete in the industry and the world of work. However, the real impact of this program has not been analyzed. Knowing the impact of SKB Ungaran's PKH beauty program on the socioeconomic conditions of graduates is a picture of the success of the program's objectives in the real world. This study aims to analyze the impact of the program on the socioeconomic condition of its graduates as well as to describe the profile of graduates of SKB Ungaran's PKH beauty styling skills program who have become employed or entrepreneurs, and to find out the supporting and inhibiting factors of the program. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, this study collected data through interviews, observation and documentation studies. Respondents totaling 10 program graduates were selected using purposive sampling method. Data were analyzed using the Miles & Huberman Interactive Analysis model. The results showed that the program had a positive impact on the socio-economic level of graduates. The graduates produced by the program reflect competent and professional human resources in the field of beauty. Challenges were found in the form of a lack of a graduate tracking system and limited communication media to support graduates. This article recommends strengthening the monitoring system and expanding access to employment opportunities and further training.