GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN SUPPORT OF “THAILAND 4.0” POLICIES

Abstract

      This research is a mixed method research, both quantitative and qualitative. Guidelines for development of workforce in manufacturing industries in support of “Thailand 4.0” policies applied mixed method research to study the relationship between antecedents of demography, antecedents of human resource management of manufacturing industries, antecedents of private and public vocational education management, and their effects on development of workforce in manufacturing industries in  support of  “Thailand 4.0” policies. The objectives of the research were also to study the influences of the antecedents of demography, antecedents of human resource management of manufacturing industries, and antecedents of private and public vocational education management that affected the development of workforce in manufacturing industries in support of “Thailand 4.0” policies. The sample population is employees of the manufacturing industry located in Lat Krabang Industrial Estate in Bangkok  amount 420 people

The results were that antecedents of demography, antecedents of human resource management of manufacturing industries, and antecedents of private and public vocational education management were correlated with the development of workforce in manufacturing industries in support of “Thailand 4.0” policies. Most of the variables were directly related with a correlation coefficient of 0.107 to 0.787. The result were statistically significant out the 0.05 and 0.01 levels. In the structural equation modeling analysis, the goodness of fit index was found that Chi-Square (x²) was 64.43, degree of freedom was 52, p-value was0.116, and x²/df was 1.239. As the value was less than 2.00, there was a consistency between the model and the empirical data. Thus, it was concluded that the three antecedents had an influence on guideline for development of workforce in manufacturing industries in support of “Thailand 4.0” policies.