Title: Human resource professional certification in Thailand

Authors: Jamnean Joungtrakul; Khahan Na-Nan; Ekkasit Sanamthong

Addresses: College of Social Sciences, Far East University, South Korea ' Faculty of Business Administration, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thailand ' Faculty of Human Resource Development, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand

Abstract: Human resource (HR) practitioners all over the world face several challenges nowadays due to the rapid changes of the global environment. Stakeholder groups demand more and more from HR and have higher expectations of HR than in the past. In order to respond to these needs and expectations, HR practitioners must have high levels of competency and be able to perform at a standard beyond the expectations. One way to ensure that HR practitioners have the required competency and are able to perform beyond the needs and expectations is to pass the professional standards examination in order to become a certified HR professional. This paper aims to present the system and processes of HR professional certification in Thailand. The essential content of this paper comprises the concept of professional certification in general, HR professional certification, HR professional certification in Thailand, the results of HR professional certification in Thailand, as well as conclusions and recommendations.

Keywords: professional qualification; professional certification; human resource; Thailand.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPSPM.2018.095250

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 2018 Vol.4 No.4, pp.467 - 481

Received: 13 Oct 2017
Accepted: 16 Dec 2017
Published online: 02 Oct 2018 *

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