We analyzed survey data from examinees of six administrations of the CFP® Certification Examination between November 1999 and November 2001. We observed increases in the proportions of examinees that work in insurance and as attorneys, and in the proportion of persons whose highest degree is a baccalaureate. We updated earlier work on factors associated with success on the examination. One
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— Firefighting work is one of the most urgent, dangerous, and high stress types of government work. Due to state policies and financial limitations, the few new firefighting personnel in Taiwan each year have resulted in a substantial shortage in firefighting personnel. The hierarchical analysis method and structural equation modeling were employed to build Taiwan's entry-level firefighting personnel competency indicators. These indicators can be incorporated into the oral and written test-oriented state examination given by the Ministry of Examination or adopted by the government authority for Education and training, in order to enhance the effectiveness of screening and to recruit well-qualified personnel that meet the expectation of society. The present study established a set of core competency indicators covering seven constructs, which in turn contain 46 factors in total. The experts ranked the importance of the seven constructs from high to low as follows: professional firefighting knowledge, firefighting work skills, fire engine and equipment operation, self-management, firefighter physical fitness, firefighting practical experience, and interpersonal skills.
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