Demand Labor and Competence Gap to Human Resource Development of Border Trade Master City Model Sungaiko-lok Narathiwat

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the demand of labor, 2) examine the competence gap of labor, and 3) investigate the human resource development model of the Border Trade Master City Model. The mixed method was quantitative research using questionnaires as a tool for data collection from staff in government organizations and entrepreneurs in the three southernmost provinces, 879 samples were analyzed data by using descriptive statistics, percentage, and frequency. Qualitative using group discussion
method and was analyzed by the content analysis. The results were found that 1) The labor demand of government organizations is a bachelor’s degree. Educational institution graduates’ production overall, it
produced the most undergraduate graduates. The vocational training center has plans for additional vocational training participants in various fields as follows: Tailor of Muslim wear, Bricklayer, Indoor electrical, wiring technician Stucco, and a stucco craftsman. Entrepreneurs who need additional labor
require workers with a degree lower than a bachelor’s degree. 2) Competence gap, it was found that both
government organizations and entrepreneurs had the same competence gap, namely workers have a current skill level below the required skill level. And the skill that has the most gaps in every group is language skills. 3) The human resource development model consisted of these areas: knowledge, competence, and attributes.