The Relationship between Core Competencies and Performance Efficiency of Army Aviation Center Pilots

Abstract

Background and Aims: Core competencies of army aviation center pilots are important for national security, defense and their personnel development for the 21^st century and the national strategic plan. This research aimed 1) to study the level of core competencies of army aviation center pilots 2) to compare the differences between core competencies of the army aviation center pilots classified by personal factors and 3) to study the relationship between core competencies and performance efficiency of the army aviation center pilots.

Methodology: This quantitative research used the army aviation center pilots as the population. The samples in this research were 246 army aviation center pilots, Lopburi Province. The research instrument was the questionnaires. The researcher applied statistical analysis as frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA analysis and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

Results: 1) army aviation center pilots had core competencies at the highest level 2) army aviation center pilots who had different personal factors as age, period of service and different flight hours had different core competencies and army aviation center pilots who had different personal factors as marital status, affiliation, position, and different monthly salary did not have different core competencies at a statistical significance level of 0.05 3) there was a high positive relationship between core competencies of army aviation center pilots and performance efficiency. The coefficient correlation was 0.929 at a statistical significance level of 0.05.

Conclusion: The higher core competencies the army aviation center pilots had, the higher performance efficiency the army aviation center pilots got. Because the core compentencies came from work experience, the organization should emphasize on the training and work.