It's a good day for a DACUM when...

Many companies pride themselves on training, for good reason—their bottom line depends on it.

And if business is good, the training is likely good, too.  

However, it could be enhanced.

Imagine that your organization collaboratively defines its occupation before training begins

That’s what makes DACUM (Psst! It’s pronounced DAY-come, short for Developing A Curriculum) the gold standard for defining high performance—by consensus, skilled workers define the:

• Duties and tasks
• Tools and trends
• Knowledge and attitudes

‍It’s a good day for a DACUM when your company

• Defines a new job or position
• Redefines a current position that has changed over time or will be vacant
• Designs a training program

Define a new job or position

• Review existing training materials to draft the rough scope of the new position.
• Convene your skilled workers to discuss how their occupations differ from the new role/job.
• Use the resulting DACUM chart to create a clear job description.
• Define the role/job so applicants know what is expected and what skills they need to succeed.

Redesign a current position

• Capture your skilled workers' collective expertise.
• Discuss new or emerging tasks and topics performed by the occupation.
• Identify gaps in training.
• Consider whether tasks should be trained earlier or later in the learning experience.

‍Design a training program

• Use the DACUM duties to define your broad learning outcomes.
• Use the DACUM tasks to define competencies for your specific courses or modules.
• Organize the DACUM tasks into level to support employees as they move from novice to expert.

Enhance your training (and bottom line) by using the DACUM to define high performance.  Contact us to learn how our DACUM expertise can assist your company.  

WIDS (Worldwide Instructional Design System) is a nonprofit organization that provides curriculum design software, consulting, and training services.