Recommendations on Establishing Competency Standards and Core/Supporting Key Indicators of Vocational Competency among Undergraduates at Vocational Colleges Majoring in Hotel Services for 23 Positions in the Tourism Industry to be in Compliance with the Standards of ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals

Authors

  • Suthinan Pomsuwan Graduate School, Bangkok University
  • Somruthai Soontayatron Faculty Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University

Keywords:

Competency standards and core/supporting key indicators, hotel services major, vocational colleges, ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals

Abstract

The objective of this study was to present the direction of policy to prepare the human capital in 23 positions of hotel services and establish competency standards and core/supporting key indicators of competency standards for tourism professionals graduated from vocational colleges. The concepts, theories, and related research studies with regard to the standards and competency were applied and explained in compliance with the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Tourism Professionals. This study also addressed the establishment of vocational competency, competency standards, competency-based curriculum of the Bureau of Vocational Education Standards, Office of the Vocational Education Commission, as well as the road map for developing the capacity of Thai labor in the tourism industry.

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2018-06-28

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Pomsuwan, S., & Soontayatron, S. (2018). Recommendations on Establishing Competency Standards and Core/Supporting Key Indicators of Vocational Competency among Undergraduates at Vocational Colleges Majoring in Hotel Services for 23 Positions in the Tourism Industry to be in Compliance with the Standards of ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals. ASEAN Journal of Education, 4(1), 1–17. Retrieved from https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/AJE/article/view/180395

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