Development of vocational skills learning for youth outside the education system Nam Kliang District Sisaket Province

Abstract

  The project titled "Development of Vocational Skills Learning for Youth Outside the Education System in Nam Kliang District, Sisaket Province" aims to empower young individuals with relevant vocational competencies tailored to contemporary career demands. Through an Action Research approach, the study follows a structured 5-step process, including 1) understanding the context, 2) engaging stakeholders through discussion meetings, 3) organizing workshops for skills enhancement, 4) compiling and evaluating results, and 5) disseminating findings to the target group—youth aged 15-24 outside the formal education system in Nam Kliang District, Sisaket Province, with a specific selection of 50 participants. Research tools encompass interviews, questionnaires, and statistical analysis techniques such as percentages, averages, standard deviations, and qualitative content descriptions.

               The research findings were as follows.

1. it showed that teaching vocational skills to young people not in school helped them develop careers through different activities like making short-term salted eggs, tie-dye fabric, keychains from fabric scraps, pickled fish, and online marketing.
2. it found that the young people who attended the training were very satisfied with what they learned. They rated their satisfaction very high, with an average score of 4.42 with .37 S.D. and qualitative research has concluded that each skill has a process. Youth outside the education system can use the knowledge gained to develop and create income and provide alternatives. in occupation can be correctly used.