Common ASEAN Professional Competency Standard in Food and Food Service of Phuket Vocational College Students

Abstract

This study aims to 1) Study the level of ASEAN professional common competency in the field of food manufacturing. 2) Study the level of ASEAN professional common competency in the field of food and beverage service 3) Study the effectiveness of ASEAN professional common competency in the field of food and beverage service for students of Phuket Vocational college. The study is divided into two group according to the opinions of students and enterprises. The sample population of this study are 155 students in the department of food and nutrition of Phuket Vocational college who took the internship in 2013. There are also 2 representative heads department of 12 selected enterprises. They are all 179 people. Tools for this study are questionnaires, having significant rate between 0.82-0.96.The statistics for data analysis is percentage average and  standard deviation      

 The result of this study shows that Students posses ASEAN professional common competency for hotel business. In the field of manufacturing their main competency, general competency and duty competency is in moderate level.

 The enterprises posses the overview opinion hereafter. The main competency and general competency are in high level whereas duty competency is in moderate level.

 In the field of food and beverage service the overview opinion of students and enterprises are: the main competency is in high level, whereas general competency and duty competency are in moderate level. The effectiveness of ASEAN professional common competency in the field of hotel business. Students and enterprises posses opinion on food manufacturing. The main competency, general competency and duty competency are in high level. In the field of food and beverage administration  the main competency, general competency and duty competency are in moderate level.