Core Competency for Preparation on ASEAN Economic Community of Tourist Police Division

Abstract

This research aimed to study the level of core competencies and factors, which correlated with the core competencies of police officers of the Tourist Police Division and propose guidelines, for preparation to enter the ASEAN Economic Community, to tourist police officers according to the core competencies.  The sample group for this research consisted of 233 tourist police officers of Division 1 and Division 6 selected by purposive sampling. The research tool was questionnaires.  Statistics of analysis were mean and standard deviation.  Relationships were tested by One-Way ANOVA and the Scheffe method was used for testing paired difference means.

The research results showed that the level of the main competencies of tourist police officers was at the highest level.  After considering each aspect, the researcher found that ethics had the highest mean, followed by teamwork, good service, achievement motivation, and accumulation of professional expertise, respectively.  The factors correlating with the main competencies were age, education, additional income, working period, current position, working period in the current position, language skill, and technological skill. Statistical significance level of every variable was 0.05. 

Recommendations on the preparation to enter the ASEAN Economic Community were divided into three aspects as follows:  1. As for language and culture, apart from English, language skills of the ASEAN member countries should be promoted. And learning of the cultures of various countries should be promoted to bring about understanding on neighboring countries.  2)  As for more training, there should be a study of the information on crime frequently occurring in the ASEAN member countries.  And there should be the training in rules, the public sector systems, and various laws used in the ASEAN Economic Community.  3) As for the welfare, the number of staff should be suitably increased to sufficiently provide the services to more tourists in each area.  Remuneration rates should be adjusted to the cost of living.