INTEGRATING ONE HEALTH CORE COMPETENCIES FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINES WORKFORCE PROGRAM : A REPORT

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This paper reports on the results of the training by integrating One Health Core Competencies (OHCC) for multi-disciplines workforce program. This training program was the joint collaboration by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University, Thailand. The university strengthened training aimed to 1) enable multidisciplinary participants to coordinate and to understand One Health Concept and OHCC, 2) improve cooperation and multidisciplinary collaboration among professional lecturers who were interested in One Health principle, 3) provide practical strategies useful for teaching OHCC, and, 4) increase exposure, implement and apply OHCC for undergraduate students teaching course: “Fundamental OHCC course for multidisciplinary students” that is a general education course of Kasetsart University. During 2 days-training program, professional skills were developed and harmonized among 39 participants from 13 faculties who were interested in volunteering to participate in this project through interactive learning activities. The data were collected from all participants whom were asked to respond to the Self-Evaluation Questionnaire and Satisfaction Survey. All participants took the 5 rating scales Self-Evaluation Questionnaire prior to and after the training program and took the Satisfaction on training program Survey after the training program. According to the participant self-evaluation, they recognized that One Health was useful for daily life of every disciplines and could apply for better individual health. Active learning skills including Systems Thinking, communication techniques, leadership, collaboration and partnership were necessary for students in the 21st century. Beside Health Science, finally One Health Concept could be expanded through different disciplines in Kasetsart University in both lecturers and students following the concept of “One World One Health”.