The Micro-credential for Early-Career King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Teaching Personnel

This research project aims to thoroughly create the Micro-Credential (MC) required for early-career teaching personnel at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), which will serve as a benchmark for professional development. KMUTT is progressively adopting Outcome-Based Education (OBE) to induct university teaching and learning and has established a Professional Standard Framework (PSF) that guides the teaching practices at the university. It is essential for early-career teaching professionals to demonstrate their ability to meet the expectations outlined in the PSF, particularly at the Beginner level. The critical question addressed in the literature review is how the KMUTT PSF can be effectively assessed at the beginner level. A triangulation method has been used for ‘content analysis’, which combines the ‘constant comparison’, involving gathering data from interviewing experts to ensure content validity and achieve a comprehensive understanding of the competencies. The competency is "able to design teaching and learning activities and assessment activities that align with course/module learning outcomes according to the principles of OBE.” It was the learning outcomes in the OBE concept that led to the design of the assessment and the method of the MC. The validity of the MC has been confirmed through assessments by the KMUTT faculty development board committees. Following thorough consideration by the University Council committees, the MC has been officially announced as part of the university's educational framework. electronic.