มาตรฐานสมรรถนะด้านการบริหารในสายการผลิต ช่วยยกระดับบุคลากรในภาคอุตสาหกรรมได้อย่างไร ?How Do Competency Standards for Management in Production Lines Enhance Personnel in the Industrial Sector?

The competency standards for management of personnel/technicians in production lines are competency standards that adapt the Production Meister competency from Japan to align with the working context of production lines in Thailand. This development resulted from collaboration between the Human Capacity Building Institute, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), and the Professional Qualification Institute (Public Organization). Currently, there are assessment tools to evaluate knowledge and competencies, including written tests, practical demonstration tests, and interviews.

The competency standards for management of personnel/technicians in production lines consist of 4 levels as follows:

1. Basic Level

2. Intermediate Level

3. Upper – Intermediate Level

4. Advance Level

The FTI and the Professional Qualification Institute aim to develop and elevate personnel in the production lines of industrial factories using competency standards as a mechanism to enable personnel to acquire knowledge and skills in their work. This also creates career paths for production personnel, focusing on developing and enhancing personnel/technicians in production lines to support the country's economic growth in 6 areas as follows:

In the area of roles and responsibilities (Role), emphasis is placed on ensuring that personnel in production lines have knowledge in management, interpersonal relationships, and communication, as well as basic behaviors and attitudes to successfully fulfill their responsibilities for quality (Quality). In the area of cost (Cost), emphasis is on enabling personnel in production lines to understand how to enhance and improve production efficiency, manage costs, and reduce waste. In the area of delivery (Delivery), personnel in production lines are encouraged to understand various activities for production control and methods of improvement (Kaizen) to achieve production plans and deliver timely to customers. In the area of safety (Safety), emphasis is placed on instilling attitudes and operational principles as well as practical implementation in safety. In the area of environment (Environment), the focus is on ensuring personnel in production lines develop attitudes and operational methods, as well as practices concerning environmental management.

The FTI and the Professional Qualification Institute have developed three curricula based on these competency standards as follows:

1. The Operator curriculum corresponds to the competency standards for management of personnel/technicians in production lines at the Basic Level.

2. The Foreman curriculum aligns with the competency standards for management of personnel/technicians in production lines at the Intermediate Level.

3. The Supervisor curriculum corresponds to the competency standards for management of personnel/technicians in production lines at the Upper – Intermediate Level.

These curricula have been tested with personnel from the automotive industry, the automotive parts and components industry, and suppliers. Additionally, opportunities have been provided for students in dual education systems who are gaining experience in factories producing automotive parts to participate in the assessments. A total of 317 individuals took part in the evaluations, all conducted under a project aimed at developing personnel to enhance competitiveness in the modern automotive industry.

Those interested in studying the competency standards for management of personnel/technicians in production lines can learn more at the website of the Professional Qualification Institute (Public Organization) www.tpqi.go.th or at the Human Capacity Building Institute, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), telephone 0-2345-1221, or the website www.hcbi.org.