The Development a Continuous and Linking Curriculum With in Basic Education, Vocational Education and Higher Education under the Regional Education Office 2

Abstract

The development a continuous and linking curriculum with in basic education, vocational education and higher education under the regional education office 2 is operating under forum and community promotion project for the model and guidelines for development a continuous and linking curriculum with in basic education, vocational education and higher education under the regional education office 2 for fiscal year 2021. The objective is to development a continuous and linking curriculum with in basic education, vocational education and higher education. which is consistent with the context in the responsible area of the regional education office 2. The target group consisted of schools participating in the project in 5 provinces: Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Prakan and Bangkok. Using surveys, supervise follow, and onsite interviews. The research results found that: 1) Types of continuous and linking curriculum. There are 2 types: 1. 1) Continuous and linking curriculum with in basic education to vocational education and 1. 2) Continuous and linking curriculum with in basic education to higher education. 2) The model for continuous and linking curriculum. There are 2 types: 2.1) The development a continuous and linking curriculum by collaborating with educational institutions in the area. and 2. 2) The developing/ implementing short- term courses or additional courses of existing educational institutions. 3) Conformity with occupation groups according to the Thailand 4.0 policy, there are 4 occupation groups: 3.1) Food, agriculture and biotechnology, 3.2) Technician, automotive service technology building management techniques, agricultural machinery, and 3. 3) Computer technology, graphics, multimedia and information technology and 3.4) Public health group, health and medical technology. 4) The results obtained from the continuous and linking curriculum. There are 3 types: 4.1) Bringing the results of study to compare the competency in some subjects to reduce the study time and transfer credits, 4.2) Using the results obtained from the cumulative credit courses to prepare for the transfer of credits for admission to vocational or higher education to reduce study time and 4.3) bringing the results obtained from learning basic courses that show competence to pass into the corresponding vocational or tertiary education without taking an examination. 5) The steps in the process of development a continuous and linking. There are 5 steps: 5.1) Team Empowerment􀃶 5.2) Information Management, 5.3) Potential Enhancement, 5.4) Modern Supervision and 5.5) Assessment and Report and 6) The results of the development a continuous and linking curriculum. There are 9 courses.