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DACUM = Developing A CurriculUM

A DACUM is a method of occupational (or task) analysis. Led by a trained facilitator, expert practitioners in an occupation come together in a two-day workshop to provide input on the specific tasks, knowledge, and skills required to perform their job. During the workshop, the expert workers develop a DACUM chart as a graphical representation of their input. The DACUM  chart can then be used by educators, curriculum developers, or human resource professionals to:

  • Identify instructional needs.
  • Plan an instructional program.
  • Design and develop curriculum.
  • Design and develop instructional materials.
  • Create and revise job descriptions and performance standards
  • Recruit employees.
  • Ensure ISO and internal QA standard performance.
  • Provide career guidance.

DACUM Chart Example

DACUM chart example

DACUM Chart Bank

Currently, ATEEC is in the process of updating our bank of DACUM charts. We are collecting technician-level charts from across the nation in the fields of environmental and energy technology. This information will be consolidated and disseminated in our latest resource-sharing clearinghouse effort.

The following charts are examples of DACUM facilitation that ATEEC has been contracted to  conduct in the past. They are available free of charge as either a printed chart or electronic text outline by contacting mdocherty@eicc.edu and will soon be available for downloading from the ATEEC Products section of this Web site:

Click here for an overview of the DACUM process, what happens during a DACUM workshop, and how a DACUM is used in the curriculum development process.

DACUM Facilitation Workshops

ATEEC has a number of DACUM-trained facilitators who may be contracted to lead DACUM workshops or other types of occupational analysis efforts (in either a traditional or online format). 

Contact Glo Hanne (ghanne@eicc.edu) for information about scheduling a DACUM workshop.

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