DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLED LABOR OF THAI ENGINEERS FOR COMPETITION IN THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

Abstract

of Thai engineers, to study the factors affecting the development of skilled labor of Thai engineers and to propose the model for developing skilled labor of Thai engineers for competition in the ASEAN Economic Community. The research was conducted by using mixed methods. The quantitative research used a questionnaire to collect the data from 490 samples and analyzed data by using social science statistical package. The qualitative research was conducted by using in-depth interviewing 17 key informants and 9 participants in focus group discussion. The data were analyzed by content descriptive analysis.

The research findings were as follow: 1. The competence of skilled labor of Thai engineers in general and in each aspect consisted of the ability to work in the field of industrial engineers, the ability to improve work, the ability to solve work problems, the ability to adapt to keep up with technology at the highest level. 2. Factors affecting the development of skilled labor competence of Thai engineers were found that competitive performance and working behavior through the principle of lddhip da 4 affecting the development of skilled labor of Thai engineers at 14 percent, 3. The model of development of skilled labor of Thai engineers was found that the development of skilled labor of Thai engineers consisted of two basic factors, namely, competitive competency factor and working behavior, integrated with the principles of lddhip da 4, namely, 1) Chanda, job satisfaction, 2) Viriya, patience to work, 3) Chitta,intention, and 4) V mamํsa , rationality.