The Importance of ICT Professional Standards for ICT Students Employment

Abstract

         This research is aimed to study of the importance of ICT professional standards for ICT Students Employment: case study of the school of information and communication technology university of Phayao. The study results summarize the issues from the respondents as follows. The importance of having an ICT certification for applying for a job after graduation. The average importance is at a high level (= 3.96), with the students’ group who are still studying, the importance of having a professional ICT certificate for applying for a job after graduation has a high level of significance (= 4.16), respondents in the group of alumni who have graduated within 1 year, the level of importance of having a ICT certification for job applications after graduation has a high level of significance (= 3.53), respondents in the group of School of Information and Communication Technology, the importance level of the teachers' opinion about the importance of obtaining an ICT certificate for applying for a job after graduation has a high level of significance (= 4.20), respondents in the group of entrepreneurs and IT workers, the importance level of the importance of having a ICT certificate for applying for a job after graduation has a high level of significance  (= 3.94).         

          The standardized level of ICT examinations according to the opinions of entrepreneurs. In order to select the person before accepting into work, ranked no. 1: ICT standard in general knowledge about computers has high priority (= 3.77), Rank 2: ICT standards for software and applications has medium priority (= 3.45), Rank 3: ICT standards for networks and security has medium priority (= 3.32), 4th rank, ICT standard hardware aspect has medium priority (= 3.32), therefore the School of Information and Communication Technology  University of Phayao must encourage students to take ICT standards tests in general knowledge about computers as first priority. For students to apply for a job after graduation by promoting other ICT examinations as well in order to upgrade job applications so that entrepreneurs consider accepting employment.