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Exploring the Assessor's Competency in Selecting the Participant for the International Youth Exchange Program in Malaysia

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In the selection process, the competency of the assessor is vital. Competency reflects someone's quality or state of having sufficient knowledge, judgment, skill, or strength for a particular duty or respect. Undoubtedly, incompetency of the evaluation also happens when the assessors are beyond their professional capacity as assessors. When this situation happens, it will lead to the influence of personal judgments. To explore the influence of the selection process, the objective of this study is to determine the competency of the assessor in the decision-making process during the recruitment to select the candidate to represent Malaysia in the International Youth Exchange Program. The qualitative research method was chosen to conduct this study. Data was collected through an in-depth interview with five former assessors from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the association's former assessor. Since Malaysia is under Movement Control Order, the interview was conducted via an online platform like Google Meet. The study found that the assessors were found to be competent as assessors. There is no element of gender discrimination that happened during the selection process. However, the credibility of the assessor from the NGOs is doubted. They are exposed to the conflict of interest of those they politically know from their association. As for the recommendation, it is sensible to propose the competency model for the assessor, part of the personnel who will play a significant role in ensuring the selection of the participants. A new persona description has been made based on the assessor's interpretation to select the youth to represent Malaysia.

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): Jurnal Sains Insani

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Competency, Youth Exchange Program, Assessor, Credibility, Kecekapan, Program Pertukaran Belia, Penilai, Kredibiliti;

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Zulkefli, M. Y. (2022). Exploring the Assessor’s Competency in Selecting the Participant for the International Youth Exchange Program in Malaysia: Meneroka Kecekapan Penilai dalam Memilih Peserta Program Pertukaran Belia Antarabangsa di Malaysia. Sains Insani, 7(1), 71-81. https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol7no1.381