PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR LABOR PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN VOCATIONAL COLLEGES AND THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

Abstract

The research Public-Private Partnerships for Labor Production and Development in Cooperating between Vocational Colleges and Industries has the following objectives: 1) to study the components of public-private partnership in labor production between vocational colleges and the industrial sector in accordance with the needs and 2) to analyze the relationship of public-private partnership in labor production between vocational colleges and the industrial sector in accordance with the needs. The research used a quantitative research methodology to study and analyze the components of cooperation between the public and private sectors in the production of labor by vocational colleges and the industrial sector from researching documents, theories, and related research, both in the country and abroad. The details of each component were determined according to the 5-facet prism organization's performance evaluation model, using a questionnaire as a tool to collect data. Specific sampling was used to select the sample group. The study areas were private vocational colleges which managed the dual vocational education system in the eastern region, Bangkok, and the central region, totalling 58 colleges. The sample consisted of administrators, teachers, and personnel of private vocational colleges, officers and trainers of enterprises related to the dual vocational management system of the aforementioned institutes; 6 persons per colleges, totalling 348 persons. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, exploratory component analysis and structural equation model analysis.

The summary of the research of cooperation between the public and private sectors for the production and development of labor between vocational colleges and the industrial sector is as follows:

1. Components of public-private partnership for the production and development of labor between vocational colleges and the industrial sector that are in line with the needs of the industrial sector. According to the concept of composition evaluation according to the 5-facet prism organizational performance evaluation model, it was found that 1) Stakeholder Satisfaction aspect views teaching and learning to help encourage vocational students to practice skills from real work experience, consisting of an attitude component towards the implementation of public-private partnerships, management of cooperation, and learners and graduates from the dual system, 2) Stakeholder Contribution in implementing public-private partnership for labor production and development between vocational colleges and the Industrial Sector, both expected to treat one another equally as provided in the cooperation agreement. It follows the guidelines for jointly managing the dual vocational education system. It consists of a participatory component in the management of dual vocational education systems, an exchange of information and knowledge between educational institutions and industry, and the role of government, 3) Strategies Aspect which is the most important strategy to achieve the goal of collaborative action, in which students can gain experience in skills, knowledge, and attitudes from vocational training that meet the needs of the labor market consisting of the vision components of school administrators and industry executives planning cooperation arrangements, 4) Process Aspect of public-private partnership follows the need to implement policy to encourage cooperation between the public and private sectors in participating in the government sector's dual teaching system, in which educational institutions and industries can design a model for teaching and learning in the dual vocational education system as appropriate under the established criteria to promote the effective management of cooperation between educational institutions and industry and the implementation of relevant laws in the implementation of the dual vocational education system consisting of a model of cooperation in the management of teaching and learning in vocational education in the dual system according to the guidelines for the management of vocational education systems, where the dual system supports cooperation between educational institutions and government sectors and technology cooperation, and 5) Capabilities aspects of public-private partnerships, both in vocational colleges and industry, must lay out guidelines for public-private cooperation whether it is training personnel involved in the successful implementation of the bilateral vocational education system, support for tools, equipment, and technology needed to study contributing to knowledge transfer between each other and continuous evaluation of cooperation. It can be used as a guideline to improve cooperation because it consists of an assistive component in managing vocational education in the dual system.

2. Analysis of the relationship of public-private partnership elements for the production and development of labor between vocational colleges and the industrial sector that are in line with the needs of the industrial sector. According to the analysis of the structural equation model, it found that the components associated with public-private partnerships in dual vocational education management were attitudes toward public-private partnerships, cooperation management, dual students and graduates, educational institution and industry roles, and information and knowledge exchanged among themselves and the government's role. The attitude components towards public-private partnerships and the exchange of knowledge, in which both components had a correlation coefficient (r) with each other at 0.837, showing that the two components were highly correlated in a positive way. In this regard, the roles and duties of the government sector, for example, the Office of the Vocational Education Commission, promote dual vocational education management by setting standards and guidelines on the management of vocational education in the bilateral system. In addition, other government agencies jointly formulate guidelines to help promote and support educational institutions and industrial sectors to cooperate until reaching the goal and sustainable development of cooperation between the public and private sectors in the future.

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