Competency Assessment for Administrators Under Jurisdiction the Office of Vocational Education Commission

Abstract

This research aimed to assess the competency for vocational education administrators under Jurisdiction the Office of Vocational Education Commission, Ministry of Education by using the Needs Assessment Process to assess their 5 core competencies and 11 functional competencies. The samples were 201 vocational education administrators. The questionnaire was used for data collection. The statistics were percentage, mean, and standard deviation, respectively. The findings were summarized as follows: 1. In overall, the vocational education administrators had high levels for core and functional competencies. 2. The competencies were ordered based on its mean as follows: 2.1 Core competencies: moral and ethics, good governance, team work, achievement motivation and expertise 2.2 Functional competencies: self confidence, leadership, empowering others, organization awareness, human resources development,vision,self control,works control and monitoring, analytical thinking, communication and strategic orientation.