Life and Career Skill for Enhancing Future Skills of People in Satingpra District Songkhla Province.

Abstract

         This research aimed to synthesize and examine life and career skills of people in Satingpra District, Songkhla Province. There were two steps of research methods, as follows: 1. Synthesized life and career skills by synthesizing relevant documents and research, in-depth interviews and focus groups with 35 community leaders, people and experts. Analyzed the data by content analysis. 2. Examined life and career skills by focus groups and asked for opinions by questionnaire on accuracy, suitability and feasibility from 35 experts in various related fields and stakeholder representatives. Analyzed the data by content analysis and considered the accuracy, appropriateness and feasibility by analysis of averages and standard deviations.
         The results showed that:
         1. The results of the synthesis of life and career skills of people in Satingpra District, Songkhla Province: The synthesis of relevant documents and research combined with expert opinions showed that life and career skills of people in Satingpra District, Songkhla Province consisted of 21 skills, as follows: 1) Initiative Thinking and Adaptability 2) Design mindset 3) Social Intelligence and Cross-cultural Skills 4) Perceptual Speed and Interpretation 5) Rational Decision Making 6) Situation Analysis and Assessment 7) Modern Media Literacy 8) Assessing one's own Potential and Understanding Individual Differences 9) Developing and Adjusting Attitudes of Oneself and Others 10) Productivity and Accountability 11) Leadership 12) Productivity 13) Transdisciplinary Skills 14) Curiosity 15) Administration and Management 16) Sustainable Development 17) Financial Computational Thinking 18) Marketing 19) Communication 20) Use of Foreign Languages and 21) Networking.
         The results of the examination of life and career skills of people in Satingpra District, Songkhla Province. Considering the criteria of average was 3.51 or more and standard deviation was less than 1.00. All skills were accurate, appropriate and feasible for measuring life and career skills of people. The averages ( ) were between 4.17 – 4.59 and the standard deviations (SD) were between 0.63 – 0.87.