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International Journal of Instruction

In order to overcome the middle income trap and enhance Thailand's economy from efficiency driven to an innovation driven economy, Thailand currently is implementing the industry 4.0 concept -the "Thailand 4.0" policy.Thailand 4.0 is as main tool involving the integration of new core elements such as innovation, knowledge, technology and creativity into all our core policies both economic and social.Youths can be seen as an engine for achieving this goal.However, youths' readiness in the face of the Industry 4.0 and the demands of life in the 21st century skills still are questionable.The previous study shows that youth unemployment rate is approximately three times bigger than the adult one.This situation represents world's future workforce is not industry 4.0 ready and the next important question is to not ready in what ways.The purpose of this study is to investigate the readiness levels of Thailand's youth in adopting and leaping to the Thailand 4.0 concept.Based on 132 samples of graduate students in Thailand, the survey research was used to gather the data.Descriptive statistics and one way Anova technique were used to analyze the data.The result shows that the lowest skill set for Thailand 4.0 is the digital and information skill which can be interpreted as the poor level following by learning and innovation skill (M = 3.03), and life and career skill.

Preparing for Industry 4.0 – Will youths have enough essential skills?: An Evidence from Thailand