Abstract:
The objectives of the research were to study and compare the needs of graduated characteristics of industrial diplomas required by the industrial employers in Samuthprakarn province in 4 aspects : occupational knowledge and ability ; personality ; moral an and necessary skills classified by types of industries. The sample were 714 personnel managers and section heads. Questionnaire were used for data collection. The data were analyzed by the SPSS/PC+ program (statistical package for the Social Science/Personal Computer Plus) with percentage, frequency, mean, Standard Deviation and F-test and testing the different between groups by Scheff?. The research findings were as follws : 1. The Enterprises in Samuthprakarn Province needed Characteristics of industrial diploma graduates as a whole and each aspect were at moderate levels. The means of each aspect with its items could be put in order from the most to the least for the first three items as following : 1.1 Moral, the Characteristics needed should be responsibility, punctuation and honesty to duties. 1.2 Personality needed should be enthusiasm, good human relationship and working intention in both earnestness and continuation. 1.3 Necessity Skills needed, should ability to solve problems with reasons, to work as team and to make a decision. 1.4 Knowledge and ability of Occupation needed should be fundamental Knowledge and implementation, pursue further knowledge and new technology. 2. Comparison of Characteristics of industrial diploma graduates needed by the agricultural, heavy and service and Construction interprises as a whole was statistical significant different at 0.05 level as well as Knowledge and ability of occupation, moral and necessity skills.