Model Development for Blended Short-Term Vocational Training Curriculum Based on Occupational Standards

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to study the problems and needs; 2) to develop and evaluate the suitability of the model; 3) to test the model; and 4) to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program for developing blended short-term vocational training curriculum based on occupational standards. A research and development design was used, consisting of 1) studying the problems and needs by distributing an online questionnaire with content validity between 0.80-1.00 to 205 sample groups.  Statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and PNImodified; 2) developing and evaluating the suitability of the model through focus group discussions with 13 experts; 3) evaluating the pilot test of the model with a target group of 10 people; and 4) following up and evaluating the results of the pilot test, including the results of the curriculum development, training achievement, post-training evaluation results, and labor skills standard test results. The research findings revealed that 1) the overall problem and needs assessment showed that the prioritized needs of all topics were important and could be used as data for model development; 2) the development and suitability evaluation results showed that the curriculum development model, consisting of needs identification, curriculum design, implementation, evaluation, and follow-up, had the highest overall suitability evaluation; 3) the pilot testing of the model had the highest level of suitability. The average theoretical training scores were 82.87%/84.71%, exceeding the set criteria of 80/80, and the practical training scores were 75.10%, exceeding the set criteria of 75%; 4) the follow-up and evaluation of the pilot testing of the model showed that 1) the short-term vocational training course in baking, with 9 training topics and 30 hours of instruction, had the highest level of suitability evaluation; 2) the average theoretical training scores were 81.90%/82.95%, exceeding the set criteria of 80/80, and the practical training scores were 84.95%, exceeding the set criteria of 75%; 3) the overall post-training evaluation showed a high level of satisfaction; 4) the skills standard test results showed that participants passed the labor skills standard test. 100%.