A Quality Assurance Model for Training Government Teachers and Educational Officers of Educational Service Area Office

Abstract

This research aimed to construct a suitable quality assurance model for training government teachers and educational officers of the Educational Service Area Offices. The research was separated into 3 phases: phase 1 was to review textbooks and research and to explore some information and opinions from people working at the Educational Service Area Offices around the country, phase 2 was to create and improve a quality assurance model for training and training standards, and phase 3 was to assess the model used in 5 training projects. The results of the research showed that the suitable model for quality assurance of the training of government teachers and educational officers of the Educational Service Area Offices consisted of 7 steps as follows: 1) Making Awareness of Quality, 2) Setting Goals & Training Standards, 3) Quality Monitoring, 4) Quality Audit, 5) Quality Assessment, 6) Quality Accreditation, and 7) Reinforcement.

Keywords: training, quality assurance, personnel development, training standards, government teachers and educational officers.