The Happy Workplace According to the Attitude of Personnel Under the Office of Vocational Education Standards and Professional Certification, Office of the Vocational Education Commission, Ministry of Education

Abstract

This research aims to examines the demographical factors toward the happy workplace of personnel under the Office of Vocational Education Standards and Professional Certification; and studies the attitudes of personnel under the Office of Vocational Education Standards and Professional Certification toward the happy workplace. This research uses mixed methods research between quantitative research and qualitative research. The sample used in the research was 66 people, including all levels of supervisors, government officials/government employees, and all types of employees under the Office of Vocational Education Standards and Professional Certification for the year 2024 (Central Office). The key informants used in the interviews were 6 people, including the director of bureau, group directors, government officials/government employees, and all types of employees under the Office of Vocational Education Standards and Professional Certification for the year 2024 (Central Office). The research instrument was a 5-point rating scale questionnaire with the Item-Objective Congruence between 0.60-1.00 and reliability of the questionnaire in question stood at 0.91 and interview form. The statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-Way ANOVA and Fisher’s Least Significant Difference test. Findings are as follows: Personnel under the Office of Vocational Education Standards and Professional Certification who differed in gender, position, and work experience did not exhibit corresponding differences in attitudes overall toward the happy workplace. Personnel who differed in educational qualifications did exhibit corresponding differences in attitudes overall toward the happy workplace at the statistically significant level of .05. The attitudes positively correlated at the medium level with the happy workplace, which was significant at the .05 level.