Training Program Development: The DACUM System for Designing Occupational Training

Training Program Development provides a comprehensive look into the DACUM system to develop occupational training programs. The DACUM system has long been a go-to system for designing training programs directly connected to the workplace. This new book provides current and future learning and training professionals with a practical guide to using the original DACUM system for developing occupational training. The book includes specific models designed to walk readers through the development of a training program and making clear connections between each phase from the analysis of the occupation through evaluation of learning.

Whether someone is a new trainer, a veteran learning and development professional, or a community college instructor, this valuable resource has all the tools you need to analyze skills within the occupation, determine levels of performance, professionally design learning activities, select resources, and evaluate performance.

Born in Swan Lake, Manitoba, in Canada, Robert Edwin Adams is the originator of DACUM. He spent a lifetime working in the field of occupational training, most recognizably as an Occupational Training Consultant for Nova Scotia NewStart Incorporated, preparing individuals for work in low employment areas of Canada. Adams also worked with Holland College during its inception to train faculty on the DACUM System in order to properly prepare Islanders for employment opportunities. Today, Holland College is recognized as one of the most successful community colleges in Canada and has roots tied directly to the DACUM System created by Adams. Adams graduated from high school at United College Collegiate in Winnipeg, Canada. He earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Vocational Education from Bradley University, a program pioneered by the legendary vocational educator C.A. Bennett. He also taught at Red River College. Adams spent over 30 years working with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations throughout North America educating and implementing DACUM, designing training, and conducting occupational analysis.

R. Lance Hogan is a Professor in the Lumpkin College of Business & Technology at Eastern Illinois University. Hogan earned a PhD from Southern Illinois University, a Master's degree in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration specializing in Production-Operations Management from Southeast Missouri State University, and an Associates of Arts from Mineral Area Community College. As a driven university educator who is committed to a scholar-practitioner career track, he serves industry workforce development needs while simultaneously teaching his craft and exposing students to his first-hand experiences. For over 20 years, he has worked to create and improve existing competency-based (or skill-based) training and education programs to close the skills gap.

Luke J. Steinke is a Professor in the Lumpkin College of Business & Technology at Eastern Illinois University. Steinke earned a PhD in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University, a Master's degree in Training, Development, and Performance Improvement, a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Northern Michigan University, and an Associate of Applied Science from Moraine Park Technical College. He has over 20 years of experience as an educator, trainer, and consultant and is the author of several articles and presentations in the area of occupational training analysis and design, mentoring, learning styles, and measuring instructor and program quality.