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Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk membekali siswa SMK Negeri 11 Semarang dengan pengetahuan, sikap, dan keterampilan yang dibutuhkan untuk bekerja di Jepang. Kegiatan dilaksanakan melalui metode penyuluhan dan workshop yang melibatkan 50 siswa kelas XII jurusan Teknik Grafika, Animasi, dan Pengembangan Game. Materi mencakup tiga pilar utama: kemampuan bahasa Jepang (minimal N5/JLPT), sikap kerja (disiplin, tanggung jawab, sopan santun, dan pantang menyerah), serta keterampilan teknis (hard skill, soft skill, dan survival skill). Tiga jalur ke Jepang diperkenalkan yaitu magang teknis (Ginou Jisshuu), Specified Skilled Worker (SSW), dan sekolah sambil bekerja (Ryuugakusei). Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan peningkatan pemahaman dan motivasi siswa untuk mengejar peluang karier di Jepang. Kegiatan ini diharapkan menjadi langkah konkret dalam meningkatkan kualitas dan daya saing lulusan SMK di pasar kerja internasional.

Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan meningkatkan kemampuan bahasa Inggris akademik mahasiswa melalui pelatihan TOEFL di Akademi Kesehatan Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang. Permasalahan utama adalah rendahnya pemahaman mahasiswa terhadap struktur TOEFL dan strategi pengerjaan soal. Metode yang digunakan meliputi tahap persiapan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi dengan pendekatan Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Sebanyak 54 peserta mengikuti pelatihan yang mencakup listening, structure, dan reading serta evaluasi melalui pre-test dan post-test. Hasil menunjukkan peningkatan signifikan dengan rata-rata skor meningkat dari 457,26 menjadi 527,74. Tingkat kelulusan meningkat dari 66,7% menjadi 88,9%, dan peserta remedial mencapai kelulusan 100%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa pelatihan TOEFL berbasis praktik efektif dalam meningkatkan kompetensi bahasa Inggris mahasiswa.

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of chips in Pugeran Village, Gondang District, Mojokerto Regency face structural obstacles in the form of limited internal governance and weak market penetration. Around 80% of business actors are still managed conventionally, triggering production inefficiencies and a lack of mastery of persuasive marketing language on packaging. This community service activity aims to reconstruct an effective division of labor based on HR governance mindset, build the capacity of practical skills in packaging copywriting and digital media, and change business behavior from conventional reactive to strategic proactive. The program is implemented with an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach through three main intervention stages, namely diagnosis and reconstruction of MSDM, co-creation and marketing language assistance, and the adoption of proactive behavior through coaching and market simulation. The results showed a significant socio-economic transformation, characterized by the implementation of labor division SOPs that increased production efficiency by 18%, as well as the adoption of new packaging and persuasive copywriting techniques that expanded market reach beyond the region and increased average turnover by 22% in two months. In addition, a new social institution was formed in the form of the "Prosperous Pugeran Chips Craftsmen Association" and the emergence of young local leaders as agents of the program's sustainability.

Listening skills are frequently regarded as the most challenging aspect of English language acquisition due to the complexity of the cognitive processes involved. In an orphanage environment, limited access to learning resources remains a primary obstacle to the development of this competence. This community outreach initiative aims to sharpen the listening skills of children at the Bonang Orphanage in Banjarmasin through the integration of subtitled YouTube videos and interactive repetition drill techniques. The implementation method involved 20 children selected via purposive sampling, utilizing a one-group pretest-posttest design. The intervention procedure encompassed the presentation of listening strategies, interactive discussions, and structured repetition exercises designed to build phonological automaticity. Quantitative evaluation results indicated a significant improvement, with the participants' mean score rising from 82.9 on the pretest to 86.7 on the posttest, with a maximum achievement score of 94. The discussion reveals that the use of subtitles serves as a visual scaffolding mechanism that facilitates sound-to-form mapping, while repetition drills strengthen the participants' working memory. Overall, the utilization of digital media and repetitive exercises proved effective in lowering cognitive barriers and increasing the participants' active engagement in English language learning.

In the Independent Curriculum implemented in schools starting the 2024/2025 academic year, there are Learning Outcomes (CP) that read "Students are able to modify/deconstruct literary works for creative economic purposes" and "Students are able to translate one text into another for creative economic purposes". In reality, in schools, there are still few teachers who connect literary works with economic issues, many teachers are still unfamiliar with the concept of translation, not many teachers have participated in translation training, and there is no guidebook for translating literary texts into non-literary texts or vice versa. This also applies to high school Indonesian Language teachers in Rembang Regency. Combining these two Learning Outcomes and connecting them to conditions in society, this community service conducted training on translating literary works into advertising texts for high school Indonesian Language teachers in Rembang Regency. The training was carried out with the first stage providing material on translation and advertising and the second stage providing mentoring to teachers to practice translating literary works into advertising.

The English Fun Tales program is a community service activity aimed at improving children's English literacy through the use of picture books. This activity was carried out at Rumah Belajar Jadi Mulya, Salatiga, which serves as a non-formal learning center for children from the surrounding area. The background of this program stems from the limited access of children in the area to attractive, interactive, and developmentally appropriate English learning resources. The implementation method includes: (1) providing English picture books selected according to the children's language ability and age; (2) guided shared reading activities; (3) simple discussions about story content to train comprehension; and (4) creative activities such as drawing story characters, role-playing, or story retelling. This approach is designed to combine cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects, so that children not only understand vocabulary and language structure but also develop imagination, self-confidence, and reading interest. The implementation results show an increase in reading interest, expansion of English vocabulary, and children's courage in expressing themselves orally. In addition, social interaction among participants becomes more positive through collaborative activities. This program is expected to serve as a model for English literacy learning based on picture books that can be replicated in other learning communities with local context adjustments.

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is one of the indicators of the quality of maternal and child health services in a country. Based on data from the 2024 SDKI (Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey), the maternal mortality rate decreased compared to the previous year, from 4,482 cases in 2023 to 4,150 deaths in 2024, but this figure is still far from the 2030 SDG target. In an effort to reduce maternal mortality, the government's program is the Program for Birth Planning and Complication Prevention (BPCR or P4K in bahasa), which emphasizes community empowerment in monitoring pregnant, delivering, and postpartum mothers. In its implementation, P4K still faces obstacles, one of which is the lack of knowledge among mothers and the community regarding P4K. This also occurs in RW17, Cilendek Barat Village, where many people are still unaware of P4K. Health education interventions about the importance of P4K are one of the activities carried out to increase the knowledge of mothers and the community. Participants are pregnant women, community health workers, and neighborhood association leaders. The success of the activity is measured by assessing participants' knowledge before and after the education is conducted. After education was provided, there was an 84% improvement in participants' knowledge. This activity involved community leaders, so it is hoped that it can increase knowledge and understanding of the importance of P4K.