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Designing Curriculum to Close the Skills Gap

Designing Curriculum to Close the Skills Gap
Tuesday, July 22 - Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield,
Brookfield, WI

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Skills Gap and the DACUM System

  • Personal introductions
  • Challenges facing apprenticeship programs
  • Systems thinking and change
  • Why traditional training fails
  • Human performance gaps
  • Rationale and history
  • DACUM system components
  • DACUM chart development

12:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Occupational Analysis

  • Brainstorming an occupation
  • Establishing general areas of competence
  • First skill band development
  • Skill sequencing and structuring
  • Application of rating scale

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Program Development

  • Program Development model
  • Introduction to Program Development Grids (PDGs)
  • Defining learning activities
  • Selecting and developing learning materials

12:45 PM - 4:30 PM

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