การวางแผนกำลังคนของมหาวิทยาลัยสุโขทัยธรรมาธิราช

Abstract

Abstract

                  This research aimed to 1) study appropriate workforce of academic faculty officials of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (12 faculties) and appropriate academic office officials (Office of Educational Technology, and Office of Registration Record and Evaluation  2) study appropriate workforce of academic supporting officials of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University 3) develop 2557-2566 B.E.  Workforce plan of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University and 4) develop plan and approach of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University workforce redeployment which would result in most efficient use of university human resource.   The study included research set of 4 projects conducted in accordance with workforce planning process, applying mixed research methodology:  both quality and quantity. Quality research employed interviewing all levels and all office personnel involved, while quantity research used the analysis of official workload to determine the appropriate workforce.

                   Research result revealed that  1) appropriate workforce of academic faculty officials of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University was determined  on the basis of  Office of the Higher Education criteria  in terms of  National Standard of Academic Qualification of Personnel in Higher Education  2552 B.E., resulting in appropriate numbers of 404  academic faculty officials in 12 faculties and 38  academic office officials in Office of Educational Technology, and Office of Registration Record and Evaluation,  equaled 442 officials totally.2)  appropriate academic supporting officials,  analyzed from operating man-hour according to workforce frame, the result  revealed that existing workforce had operating man-hour closed to workforce frame and criteria of Public Workforce Administration resulting in the conclusion that the existing workforce was appropriate: 1,995 totally, of which 1,353 included civil servants, government officials, and permanent  employees, monthly temporary employees excluded  3) workforce plan of academic officials should emphasize personnel recruitment for faculties facing personnel deficiency, particularly in 2552-2558 B.E. during which new curriculum would be opened in align with the impending of AEC.  As for academic supporting workforce plan, the emphasis should be put on the existing workforce frame and normal workforce administration of which workforce changes were aligned with  numbers of retirees in each fiscal year 4) the redeployment approach of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University should be in accordance with Public Personnel Administration and Development Measure:  conducting the personnel redeployment from the offices with surplus officials to the offices facing personnel shortage; in academic faculty line, there should be  redeployment  of  academic office officials from the Office of Educational Technology, and Office of Registration Record and Evaluation to academic faculty officials of curriculum involved in Faculty of Education.

Key Words:  Planning, Human Resources,  Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University