Guidelines for Personnel Competency Development of the Provincial Dhamma Practice office in the Administrative Area of the Sangha Region 4

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to study the personnel competencies of the Provincial Dhamma Practice Offices; 2) to study the development of personnel competencies of the Provincial Dhamma Practice Offices; and 3) to present the guidelines for developing the personnel competencies of the Provincial Dhamma Practice Offices in the administrative area of the Sangha Region 4. This was a qualitative research by using an in-depth interview to interview 52 key informants who were personnel of the Provincial Dhamma Practice Office, and focus group discussions with 9 experts by purposive sampling were used for descriptive content analysis. The results of the research found that 1) personnel had competencies in knowledge, skills, and characteristics that were important in setting direction, and had competency in knowledge, skills, and characteristics in teaching Vipassana; 2) head of the office and Vipassana teachers who had knowledge and ability in teaching Kammatthana, both in Pariyatti (study of the Scriptures) and Patipatti (the practice) resulting in Pativedha (realizationa) for those who followed them to see the importance of practicing Dhamma and spreading Buddhism. As for the officers who had good human relations, they managed well. It will be a good friend to those who came to practice; and 3) head of the office must diligently seek additional knowledge on a regular basis. Vipassana teachers must review and practice Vipassana teaching techniques. The officers must attend training to increase their skills in building and material management as well as always develop your personality by using the 3 SU principles of being a good teacher: (1) developing knowledge with the principles of Suvijano, being knowledgeable about Kammatthana and one's duties, (2) developing skills with the principles of Susasano, being a good teacher, good transmission, kindly speech, and (3) developing attitudes  with the principles of Supatipanno, being polite, elegant, respectable, trustworthy, composed, careful of your gestures with Sanghavatthu 4 as the basis.