Guidelines for Developing Staff Working at the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in Champasak Province of Lao PDR

Abstract

This research aimed to study conditions and guidelines for developing staff in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in Champasak Province of Lao PDR. The samples used in this research were 242 staff working in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Champasak province, Lao PDR that were randomized by purposive sampling technique. The target group of 20 staff was randomized by the same technique and from the same department. The research instruments consisted of a questionnaire and an interview. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis.
The research findings were as follows.
The overall condition for developing the staff working in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in Champasak Province, Lao PDR was at a high level. In the condition of assignments for further study, training courses and study tours, the staff participated in managing the projects of study tours at least once a year to enhance efficiency in working performance. In the condition of teamwork or organizationaldevelopment, the staff could transfer their work experience or suggest working skills to the staff working in the organization to continuously develop their knowledge and skills in working. In the condition of trainings, the staff had opportunities to receive the trainings on rules, laws, principles, and regulations in accordance with the tasks of the organizations. In the condition of personnel development, the staff had opportunities to participate in the meetings and discussions on operation plan of the staff in the organizations. In the condition of the self-development, the staff always paid attention and caught up new technologies that relates and affects their works in the future.
The guidelines for developing the staff working in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in Champasak Province of Lao PDR were as the followings. For staff training, there should be plans for the staff training projects based on the needs of their professional fields. For assignment of staff in further study, training courses and study visits, there should be programs of the assignments relevant to the tasks and the needs of the staff. For staff development, the staff should be supported to participate in the workshops or seminars with related organizations on the agendas of working plan process by applying information technology in their operation. For self-development, there should be opportunities for the staff to transfer knowledge, advise or teach their teams and develop the organization. The executives should highly focus on the policy of personnel development.