A Study of Competency Levels of the Personnel of Department of Local Administration’s Based on Developmental Strategy 6

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the levels of the core competencies and the specific job competencies of the personnel in Department of Local Administration, and 2) compare demographic characteristics with those competencies of the personnel in the Department of Local Administration, by classifying the data into 2 types: core competencies and specific job competencies. The sample group consisted of 216 personnel, working in Department of Local Administration. The sample selection was carried out by using quota sampling, together with convenience sampling. The tools for data collection included a questionnaire, with the reliability of .961. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, Independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Scheffe ’s Method.

The results from the questionnaire data were discovered that 1) demographic characteristics of the personnel in the Department of Local Administration entailing both core competencies and specific job competencies of the personnel in the Department of Local Administration was rated at a high level ( =4.26) overall. For more details into each aspect, the highest level was on ethics and morality (  =4.63), followed by service quality (  =4.48), teamwork ( =4.46), regulations compliance and transparency ( =4.44), and work determination ( =4.41) respectively. 2) The result of the comparison of the demographic characteristics and the personnel’s competencies of the Department of Local Administration revealed that that there was no significant difference of the competencies among those who had different gender, ages, education levels, positions, and job experience.