Abstract:
The aims of this research were 1) to study the knowledge of the occupational competency for students in higher education to develop the special economic zone : Trat province 2) develop the learning organization for enhance the occupational competency for students in higher education to develop the special economic zone : Trat province. The research participants were twenty students from the universities in Chanthaburi, Rayong and Trat provinces. This study was a qualitative research with intervention. The research consisted of three steps: 1) study the data about the development of the occupational competency for students in higher education to develop the special economic zone : Trat province; 2) the development of the learning organization for enhance the occupational competency for students in higher education to develop the special economic zone : Trat province and 3) the conclusion of the research results.
The findings were as follows:
1. The occupational competency for students in higher education to develop the special economic zone : Trat province included the competency in 3 domains : 1) the knowledge of the based-area data 2) attitude of love, realized in the value and to be properly characteristic for the occupation and 3) skill of communicative language and the capability about agriculture and tourism.
2. The learning organization for enhance the occupational competency for students in higher education to develop the special economic zone : Trat province consisted of 4 main steps; 1) the making awareness 2) the study of the local area 3) the planning of the practice 4) the practice in the area and 5) the learning of conclusion and reflection .