Occupational Standard and Professional Qualifications in Logistics Export and Import Operation for Asian Economics Community

Abstract

This research was conducted to support the open of the Asian Economic Community in term of Export Import logistic management careers in logistic field. By operating between the logistic entrepreneurs and the association of Professional qualification to set up the occupation competency for the workers in this career in order to gain a qualified and standardize of its competency which can be called as “occupation competency”, this can be hold as the standard practice for entire country. This is the new innovative for Thailand in terms of having the standard practice for the occupation competency of logistic industry especially having the qualification testing and certify of certificate center that is being provide the readiness of Thailand for entering the Asian Economic Community.The research objective is to encourage and support the worker in this industry to set up the standard practice and occupation competency which are consistency with the entrepreneur requirement. Furthermore, it must be international practice and appropriate with Thailand for handling the Asia Economic Community in 2015.There is the research scope which preparing the study and analysis all the related information that regarding with many related countries for making and setting the job duties and the standard of occupation competency by using the Functional Analysis to create Functional Map which consists of Key Purpose, Key Role and Key Function. Creating the Unit of competence which consists of Element of competency, Performance Criteria, Range Statement, Evidence Requirement and Assessment Guidance and setting the competency level form for each career.Furthermore, all of procedures are approved by the working parties and export import logistic operators. Public hearing was conducted to create the participation and acceptance from the entire related segment. There is a creating evaluation instrument, having the quality evaluation of the instrument by the people who are being professional, acceptance and announcing on the Royal Decree in order to use as the standardize for entire country and Asian region.