Development of training program for professional competency of courses security employees on the port special operators

Abstract

The purposes of this research were; 1) to study the current problem conditions and needs, 2) to develop training courses, 3) to try training courses, and 4) to evaluate the effectiveness of using professional competency training courses for port security operators with special characteristics. The 300 samples were selected by purposive sampling method. The research tools included semi-structured interviews, professional competency training courses, an achievement evaluation form, an attitude test, and the evaluation form of course implementation. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, Means, Standard Deviation, and Paired Sample t-Test.

The research findings were summarized as follows: As a result of current problems and needs, port security operators can perform a wide variety of tasks at a very high level. Using the seven stages of Taba(1962); Diagnosis of Needs, Formulation of Objective, Selection of content, Organization of Content, Selection of Learning Experiences, Organization of Learning Experiences, and Determination of what to evaluate the ways and means of doing it. The results of the training course trial showed that (1) knowledge and ability found that the average was at a high level, and post-training achievement scores have a statistically significantly higher average than before training at a .05 level. (2) The desirable attributes; It's average was at hight level ( = 4.38, S.D.= 0.72). (3) The attitude of trainees was at the highest level ( =4.57, S.D.= 0.77). (4) The result of an evaluation of professional competency training courses using the CIPPA Model found thatthe average was at a high level ( = 4.41, S.D.= 0.04).