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Occupational Profile for
DACUM Facilitator
A DACUM facilitator assists workers in analyzing their occupations through the production of a job profile chart during a neutrally facilitated storyboard session to enhance employee development,  training programs and human resource services. 
Duties Tasks
A-2
Explain DACUM process; present DACUM concepts, rationale, and benefits
A-3
Assess clients' needs for DACUM
 A-4
Identify potential worker groups
A-5
Establish procedure for providing DACUM services

Plan Initial and Validation Workshop
B-1
Review available profiles
B-2
Orient client contact
B-3 
Assist with identification of worker groups; ID workshop participants, develop profile
B-4
Schedule workshop; dates, time, location, arrange for workshop activities
B-5
Select facilitation team
   B-6
Contact workshop participants; panelists,  observers, written with follow up phone calls
B-7 
Arrange for  support services, lodging, food
B-8
Obtain workshop  materials
B-9
Confer with facilitation team
B-10
Monitor logistical arrangement
  B-11
Confirm participation of DACUM panel members
       

Conduct Initial DACUM Workshop
C-1
Ensure room set up; food, materials, room arrangement
C-2
Greet workshop participants
C-3
Facilitate an  icebreaker activity
C-4
Orient  DACUM panel; review DACUM packet
C-5
Identify duties
  C-6
Develop occupational definition
C-7
Identify workers supervisors and supervisees
   C-11
Debrief facilitation team
C-12
Secure room
C-13
Review debriefing information
C-14
Review agenda
C-15
Refine duty and tasks  statements
   C-16
Sequence task statement
C-17
Rank order duties
C-18
Edit knowledge/ skills/ traits
C-19
Identify prioritized tasks; dotting
C-20
Identify prioritized knowledge/ skills; dotting
  C-21
Edit definition
C-22
Close workshop; evaluation, debrief, certificates
C-23
Secure room and materials
C-24
Collect workshop results
C-25
Debrief facilitation  team

Coordinate Initial and Validation Chart Development
D-1
Delegate production of chart
D-2
Tabulate/record prioritized tasks
D-3
Revise draft chart
D-4
Disseminate draft chart  to client
D-5
Finalize chart
E
Conduct Validation Workshop
E-1
Product validation cards
E-2
Ensure room set up
E-3
Greet worshop participants
E-4
Facilitate an  ice breaker activity
E-5 
Orient validation panel
   E-6 
Identify duties
E-7
Review occupational definition
E-8
Edit/sequence duty and task  bands
E-9
Revise list of knowledge/ skills/ traits
E-10
Rank order duties
   E-11
Identify prioritized tasks; dotting
E-12
Identify prioritized knowledge/ skills
E-13
Close workshop
E-14
Debrief facilitation team
E-15
Collect workshop results
  E-16
Secure materials and room
       

Coordinate Management
 Review
F-1
Review validated chart with client contact
F-2
Identify management review participants
F-3
Disseminate information to management review panel
F-4
Conduct management  review
F-5
Revise job profile chart

Coordinate follow-up activities
G-1
Disseminate chart; client, participant DACUM exchange, etc.
G-2
Consult on the application of DACUM results
G-3
Consult on the application of DACUM results
G-4
Identify additional client needs
G-5
Produce expanded report
   G-6
Conduct task analysis
G-7
Assist with curriculum development
     
DACUM Facilitator
VC= Very Critical  VF= Very Frequently
MC= Moderately Critical MF= Moderately Frequent
 OC= Occasionaly Critical OC= Occasionaly Frequent