Abstract:
The purpose of this study were (1) to study professional competency of non-life insurance agents (2) to develop a Competency-Based Training Program to Develop Professional Competency of non-life insurance agents (3) to study results of the implement Competency-Based Training Program, (4) to study the relevant factors for the development of a Competency-Based Training Program to be used. Population is Non- Life insurance agents affiliated to 66 insurance companies. The research is divided into 4 phases: Phase 1 study the professional competency to Develop Professional Competency of Non-Life Insurance Agents. Phase 2 develop Competency-Based Training Program. Phase 3 implement the developed program that will be used to study the research samples were 34 Non-Life insurance agents. Phase 4 study the factors, support, problems, obstacles and suggestions with a questionnaire and the interviews of the experimental group. The results of the research were as followed: 1. 1 Based on the data results from 12 steps of Competency-Based Training Programs by Blank (1982) found five professional competencies of Non-Life insurance agents as follows (1) insurance law and regulations related to the non-life insurance agents (2) an overview of the insurance industry and summary the essentials of insurance (3) skill in the practice of selling (4) a good attitude and ethics of service mind (5) self-directed learning readiness competency. 2. A Competency-Based Training Program to Develop Professional Competency of Non-Life Insurance Agents has 9 elements, there are goal, objectives, target group, curriculum and contents, learning materials, learning group activities, learning resources, environment, measurement and environment. 3. The experiment results of a Competency-Based Training Program showed that after the training scored significantly higher than before the training scored at the confidence level .05 in the four aspects of professional competency of non-life insurance agents which include (1) knowledge (2) skills (3) attitude and (4) self-directed learning readiness competency. 4. The experiment results of a Competency-Based Training Program showed that after the training scored significantly higher than before the training scored at the confidence level .05 in the four aspects of professional competency of non-life insurance agents which include (1) knowledge (2) skills (3) attitude and (4) self-directed learning readiness competency. 4. The relevant factors affecting the developed program are (1) the supportive factors are target group who need develop professional competency, curriculum and contents, learning group activities (2) the obstacle factors were target group, learning materials, learning group activities, learning resources and environment.