Priority analysis of NCS based vocational core competency of dental hygienists in Gwangju

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to investigate and analyzed the priority of vocational core competency factors in dental hygienists in Gwangju. Methods: Expert survey was conducted and Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP) was applied to evaluate the weighting factors. First, we established the vocational core competency defined in NCS as AHP analysis model. The vocational core competency has 10 categories and 34 sub-categories. Secondly, AHP survey was conducted by 195 dental hygienists in Gwangju. Finally, the weights representing relative importance of each factor were calculated by using AHP method. Results: The AHP analysis on 10 categories showed that the weighting of interpersonal skills(0.165) was higher than any other categories while that of numeracy(0.035) was at the bottom, and the analysis on sub-categories revealed that the most important factors in each categories included the teamwork skills(interpersonal skills), problem-solving capability(problem-solving skills), listening skills(communication skills), ethical community(professional ethics), ability to understand business(ability to understand organizational structure), applicable technical skills(technical skills), self-management skills(self-development capability), information processing capabilities(information capacity), ability to manage time(resource management capabilities) and basic math skills(numeracy). Conclusions:The results in this study can be used as basic data for the development of liberal arts curriculum for dental hygiene education.

The Impact of Grit on University Student’s Core Competency in Dental Hygiene Students

“…An example of this is the National Competency Standards (NCS) in the field of dental hygiene education [1][2][3] . Korea Collegiate Essential Skills Assessment (K-CESA) is a representative national university student core competency evaluation tool developed by the Korea Vocational Training Institute with support from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.…”