Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis

At the start of 2016, the 10-member nation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) entered a new era. With it, came the decade old start of the implementation of the 2005 mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) on engineering services and the free flow of skilled labor (FFSL). Although no...

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Main Authors: Kraisuth, Duangporn, Panjakajornsak, Vinai
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:apssr-10982024-06-03T01:30:03Z Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis Kraisuth, Duangporn Panjakajornsak, Vinai At the start of 2016, the 10-member nation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) entered a new era. With it, came the decade old start of the implementation of the 2005 mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) on engineering services and the free flow of skilled labor (FFSL). Although noble intentions, actual specifications and qualifications for this movement heavily restrict its actual implementation. This study therefore conducted both a quantitative and qualitative analyse of 412 engineers selected from a population of 1,211 Thai Federation of Industries companies to investigate how need, gap, and competency affect readiness. The structural equation model was conducted with AMOS 21 software and from the analysis, competency (b =0.16) and needs (b =0.77) demonstrated a significant effect on readiness, while needs demonstrated a significant effect on gap. Finally, the research determined that less than 1% were certified as ASEAN engineers, which is a pre-condition for registration for work as an engineer in another ASEAN country, with cultural awareness of other member nations ranked as the weakest link in an engineer’s readiness perception. 2017-03-30T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/apssr/vol16/iss3/8 info:doi/10.59588/2350-8329.1098 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/apssr/article/1098/viewcontent/7_20RA_Kraisuth_20032017.pdf Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Animo Repository ACPE APEC competency FFSL gap MRA need registered foreign professional engineer
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic ACPE
APEC
competency
FFSL
gap
MRA
need
registered foreign professional engineer
spellingShingle ACPE
APEC
competency
FFSL
gap
MRA
need
registered foreign professional engineer
Kraisuth, Duangporn
Panjakajornsak, Vinai
Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis
description At the start of 2016, the 10-member nation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) entered a new era. With it, came the decade old start of the implementation of the 2005 mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) on engineering services and the free flow of skilled labor (FFSL). Although noble intentions, actual specifications and qualifications for this movement heavily restrict its actual implementation. This study therefore conducted both a quantitative and qualitative analyse of 412 engineers selected from a population of 1,211 Thai Federation of Industries companies to investigate how need, gap, and competency affect readiness. The structural equation model was conducted with AMOS 21 software and from the analysis, competency (b =0.16) and needs (b =0.77) demonstrated a significant effect on readiness, while needs demonstrated a significant effect on gap. Finally, the research determined that less than 1% were certified as ASEAN engineers, which is a pre-condition for registration for work as an engineer in another ASEAN country, with cultural awareness of other member nations ranked as the weakest link in an engineer’s readiness perception.
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author Kraisuth, Duangporn
Panjakajornsak, Vinai
author_facet Kraisuth, Duangporn
Panjakajornsak, Vinai
author_sort Kraisuth, Duangporn
title Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis
title_short Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis
title_full Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis
title_fullStr Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Thai Engineer ASEAN Readiness: A Structural Equation Model Analysis
title_sort thai engineer asean readiness: a structural equation model analysis
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2017
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/apssr/vol16/iss3/8
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/apssr/article/1098/viewcontent/7_20RA_Kraisuth_20032017.pdf
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