A DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING COURSES TO DEVELOP NEEDED COMPETENCIES FOR PERSONNEL IN THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND IN THAILAND UNDER THE ROYAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Abstract

Objectives of this article were: 1. To study needed competencies for personnel of the Foundation for The Blind in Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, 2. To create training course. 3. To evaluate the training course. It was the mixed methods research. The research group was the personnel of the Foundation selected by purposive sampling. The key performants of 16 people and the sample group of the experiment. There were 30 people. The research tools were an interview form, curriculum, and competencies evaluation form. Data were collected by interviewing and submitting an assessment and course trial. Analyzed the data by content analysis, mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

Findings were that 1. The needs competencies of personnel of the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen were displayed in 4 aspects: self-development, knowledge about people with visual impairment, good service, and teamwork. 2. Training course creation. The outline found that appropriateness was found to be exhibited at a high-level and consistent. 3. Evaluation of the training course by using the experiment found that the average of the needed competencies assessment for participants after training was significantly higher than before training. The statistically significant level of 0.05.