The Necessary Need Assessment to Develop Knowledge and Skill in Innovative Electronics for Laborers According to The Development Strategy in The Southern Region.

Abstract

This research aimed to study the current and desirable conditions, assess needs and prioritize the need to develop knowledge and skills necessary for workers' intelligent electronics to support the development strategy in the southern region. The research point was to conduct according to the needs assessment. The research tool was a questionnaire for collecting opinions from a sample group, namely administrators of educational institutions under the Office of Vocational Education Commission and heads of provincial government agencies in the southern provinces and the southern border provinces, totaling 291 people specific sample selection method. The statistics for data analysis include mean, standard deviation, and the priority needs index (PNI) value of the updated PNI_modified . The results of the research found that: 1) Overall desirable conditions concerning the need for knowledge and skills development in the field of intelligent electronics of workers to support the development strategy in the southern region. There was a high level of demand (x ̅=4.32, S.D.=0.84), which was much higher than the overall current condition where the practice was at a high level (x ̅=3.40, S.D.=1.07). 2) Knowledge and emerging skills: knowledge and emerging skills: knowledge and skills in electronic technology for an intelligent environment are necessary (PNI_modified) was 0.36, with the desired condition being at a high level (x ̅=4.24, S.D.=0.84) and the need for soft skills needs in the future, quantity and statistics have a need (PNI_modified) was 0.29, with a high level of desirable, desirable condition (x ̅=4.36, S.D.=0.81). 3) Knowledge and emerging skills: it was found that electronic technology for the intelligent environment had the highest need (PNI_modified = 0.36), and emotional skills (Soft Skills) found that the skill of quantitative and statistical analysis at first order.