Advanced Technology Environmental AND ENERGY Center
DACUM = Developing ACurriculUM
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 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 for downloading from the ATEEC Products section of this Web site:
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.
