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This study investigates how higher education institutions can reduce unemployment by aligning graduate competencies with market demands. This study focuses on the influence of lecturer competencies and internship programmes in preparing graduates for the world of work. This study used cross-sectional design with structured questionnaires distributed to 165 third-year agribusiness and agrotechnology students from UPN Veteran East Java and Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya, selected through stratified and systematic sampling. Data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling to explore relationships between lecturer competencies, internship performance and graduate competency achievement. The results show that lecturers’ pedagogical, professional and personal competencies are positively correlated with internship performance with coefficients of 0.331, 0.183 and 0.252 vice Versa and with graduate competency achievement with coefficients of 0.144, 0.186 and 0.024, respectively. Internship performance strongly correlates with graduate competency achievement with a coefficient of 0.360. Social competence is indirectly linked through internship performance. The study concludes that lecturer competency development, strengthened through targeted training and strong industry partnerships are essential. Internship programmes should be integrated into curricula and made compulsory to enhance practical skills and employability in agriculture-related fields.
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