THE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF ELDER WOMEN’S VOCATIONAL GROUPS ACROSS THAILAND
Abstract
The objectives of this study aimed to survey and evaluate the operational performance of capacity development of women vocational groups, to classify the women vocational groups according to their capacity, and to prepare policy recommendations for elevating the capability of women’s vocational groups, where most of the members are elderly people. The study was conducted on the basis of quantitative and qualitative study designs. As for the quantitative study, a questionnaire was used as the instrument for collecting data from 274 women vocationalgroups participating in thetraining for vocational skills development. The qualitative study was conducted using group discussion and interviews with 32 groups and 3 management executives.
The results demonstrated there were 3 quality indicators, namely, the vocational training process of
women vocational groups in communities, people participating in vocational training in communities, and
the trainers themselves. Results of the capacity development of women vocational groups in communities
revealed that this process enabled people participating in the training to gain more knowledge and skills,
including generating more career advancement and income, ensured the products of the groups were
assigned certified product standards, the preservation of art and local wisdom, strong family relationships,
the promotion of women's roles and their self-esteem, and the strengthening of communities. As for
capacity evaluation results of the vocational training program, this data stemmed from 4 main aspects,
namely, the contextor environment evaluation, input evaluation, process evaluation, and output evaluation,
with evaluation results displaying high levels in all aspects. Evaluation results and classification of women
vocational groups in communities according to their capacity in 5 aspects found leadership, management
and production development to have high levels of capacity while membership and marketing displayed
moderate levels of capacity. Factors rendering the groups stable and strong were leadership, group unity,
promotion and support from government agencies, working capital, and products carrying strong identity.
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