The Competencies of Teachers at Vocational Institution as Based on Professional Skills and Framework of Knowledge Standards

Abstract

          This study was aimed to study and compare the level of teachers’ competencies in vocational institutions according to framework of knowledge standards and professional skills. The population and 400 samples were students in vocational schools in the area of Bangkok under The Office of the Vocational Education Commission. The research instrument was the questionnaire which deployed teachers’ competencies according to the framework of knowledge standards and professional skills. The data analysis approached by percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and One-way ANOVA. The findings were as follows;

1. The level of overall teachers’ competencies according to the framework of knowledge standards and professional skills and each competency in core competencies, functional competencies and expertise competencies were found in the high statistical level.
2. The difference of students grading in vocational schools that had the difference opinions to the level of overall and each teachers’ competencies according to the framework of knowledge standards and professional skills with the statistically significant level of 0.05
3. The difference of student gender in vocational schools that had the difference opinions to the level of overall and each teachers’ competencies according to the framework of knowledge standards and professional skills with no statistically significant level of 0.05
4. The difference in the field of study in vocational schools that had the difference opinions to the level of overall teachers’ competencies according to the framework of knowledge standards and professional skills and each competency in core competencies and expertise competencies with the statistically significant level of 0.05, but there were no differences in expertise competencies with the statistically significant.