Development of Competency-Based Training Model on E-Commerce Business for Pre-Elderly Entrepreneurs in Thailand
Keywords:
Model development, competency-based training, occupational competencies, e-commerce business, pre-elderlyAbstract
The objectives of this research were to: (1) to synthesize occupational competencies in the e-commerce business for the pre-elderly, (2) to develop a curriculum based on these competencies, (3) to develop a targeted training model for this specific group, and (4) to investigate the impact of implementing the training model. The researchers conducted the study in five phases: (i) competency synthesis, (ii) competency-based curriculum development, (iii) training model development, (iv) training tool development, and (v) training model implementation. The sample in the study consisted of 25 formal workers aged 40 to 59, selected through voluntary sampling. The results of the study were as follows: (1) The e-commerce business competency for pre-elderly comprised one key role, three key functions, seven units of competence, and twenty elements of competence. (2) The competency-based curriculum consisted of seven training modules and twenty learning outcomes. (3) The designed training model was rated as highly appropriate ( = 4.68, S.D. = .52). (4) The implementation of the training model with the sample revealed that (4.1) post-training knowledge in the e-commerce business was significantly improved, when compared to pre-training knowledge at the significance level of .05. (4.2) The participants' overall satisfaction reached the highest level ( = 4.60, S.D. = .44). And (4.3) one month after training, 23 participants (92% of the total) met all the performance criteria.
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