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Part II - Skills Standard Pilot Project Matrix

Advanced High Performance Manufacturing
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM)

Status*:

Final skill Set Issued; Standards in progress

Certification Level(S):

Entry and fully competent

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

1 - Technical Workers

Planned Companion Document(S):

Implementation tools and guides for certification and documentation

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $889,582
  
• Nonfederal: $1,056,091
  
• Total: $1,945,673
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

Agricultural Biotechnology
National FFA Foundation

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

1 - Agricultural Biotechnology Technician

Planned Companion Document(S):

Implementation Guide

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $998,059
  
• Nonfederal: $1,047,895
  
• Total: $2,045,954
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

AIR CONDITION HEATING AND REFRIGERATION
Vocational Technical Consortium of States (V-TECS)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry through Journeyman

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

3 - Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technicians in residential and commercial environments

Planned Companion Document(S):

Occupational Analysis

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $606,140
  
• Nonfederal: $653,070
  
• Total: $1,259,210
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

V-TECS

AUTOMOBILE, AUTOBODY, AND MEDIUM TRUCK TECHNICIAN
National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Training Program Certification for Entry Level Technician

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

3 - Entry -Level Automobile, Autobody, and Medium/Heavy Truck Technicians

Planned Companion Document(S):

Extensive Applied Academic & Workplace Skills Book

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $995,007
  
• Nonfederal: $995,007
  
• Total: $1,990,014
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

BIOSCIENCE
Education Development Center (EDC)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

1 - (comprising 20 related occupations) Beginning-Level Bioscience Technical Specialists

Planned Companion Document(S):

Training Guidebook & Directory

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,074,922
  
• Nonfederal: $1,114,955
  
• Total: $2,189,877
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES
American Chemical Society

Status*:

Draft

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

2 - Entry Level Chemical Laboratory Technicians and Process Technical Operators

Planned Companion Document(S):

Master Training Resource Catalog

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,098,310
  
• Nonfederal: $1,111,731
  
• Total: $2,210,041
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGN (CADD)
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

Many occupations involving design or manufacture of a product

Planned Companion Document(S):

Measurability supplement and CADD exam

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,096,683
  
• Nonfederal: $1,416,717
  
• Total: $2,513,400
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Not Label

ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION
National Electrical Contractors Association

Status*:

Final for Construc. Worker. Electrical Residential and Electrical Line Construc. Worker in progress

Certification Level(S):

Journeymen

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

3 - Electrical Construction Worker, Electrical Line Construction Worker, and Electrical Residential Construction Worker

Planned Companion Document(S):

Curriculum Guide for Curriculum Planners and Trainers

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $12,000
  
• Nonfederal: $695,000
  
• Total: $707,000
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

ELECTRONICS (Dept. of Education)
Electronics Industries Foundation (EIF)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

11 - Entry-Level Electronics Technician employed in basic and applied research; product development; manufacturing; marketing; maintenance; and repair of electronic components, devices, and systems

Planned Companion Document(S):

MeasurementCriteria & Study of Certification & Accreditation Programs

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,091,233
  
• Nonfederal: $1,091,317
  
• Total: $2,182,550
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

ELECTRONICS (Dept. of Labor)
American Electronics Association (AEA)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry through Expert

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

4 - Manufacturing Specialist, Manufacturing Specialist Team Leader, Administrative/Information Services Support, and Pre/Post Sales

Planned Companion Document(S):

Assessment and Certification Research Agenda

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,062,364
  
• Nonfederal: $4,150,500
  
• Total: $5,212,864
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

GROCERY
Grocers Research and Education

Status*:

Draft

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

3 - Customer Service/Stock Associate and Front-End Associate (all-entry level positions)

Planned Companion Document(S):

Video

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $437,300
  
• Nonfederal: $530,083
  
• Total: $967,383
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Center of Occupational Research and Development(CORD)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

1 - Entry-Level Hazardous Materials Management Technician Encompasses several job titles

Planned Companion Document(S):

Supplement containing industrial scenario, occupational levels, assessment techniques and curriculum guide

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $513,800
  
• Nonfederal: $513,900
  
• Total: $1,027,700
  

Education Level:

Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

A team comprised of 10 people developed the first task document. HazMat technicians were asked to maintain a log of their work. The results from the first third to half were used to amend the first task document. Advisory Panel validated. (IEL, 1996).

HEALTH CARE
Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry/Technical

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

5 - Clusters Health Care Core (all workers in health services) and 4 occupational clusters; therapeutic, diagnostic, information services, and environmental services

Planned Companion Document(S):

Assessment Prototypes

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,020,156
  
• Nonfederal: $1,062,612
  
• Total: $2,082,768
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

HEAVY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund

Status*:

Draft

Certification Level(S):

Basic and Mastery

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

4 - Pipe laying Work, Concrete Work, Lead Remediation, and Petroleum Chemical Remediation

Planned Companion Document(S):

Certification Program

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $380,480
  
• Nonfederal: $380,575
  
• Total: $761,055
  

Education Level:

Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

NA

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

8 - Front-Line Positions in Lodging (Front Desk Associate, Reservationist, Bellstand, and Concierge) and in Food (Server, Host, Cashier, and Busser)

Planned Companion Document(S):

Training Performance Appraisal

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $999,775
  
• Nonfederal: $1,884,292
  
• Total: $2,884,067
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

HUMAN SERVICES
Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry and Mid

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

Clusters - encompasses case managers, job coaches and residential support staff

Planned Companion Document(S):

Curriculum Guide - Resource Document

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,088,612
  
• Nonfederal: $1,111,525
  
• Total: $2,200,137
  

Education Level:

Pre-College

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY
Uniform and Textile Service Association (UTSA)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Basic and Mastery

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

2 - Production Worker and Maintenance technician

Planned Companion Document(S):

Certification Guideline, Administrators guide, employers pre-employment and selection guide, and Learning resource modules

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $372,416
  
• Nonfederal: $373,663
  
• Total: $746,079
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

METAL WORKING
National Institute for Metalworking (NIMS)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

I,II,III

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

8 - Machining, Industrial Equipment, Tooling and Metalforming Technicians

Planned Companion Document(S):

Machinery Handbook, Testing and Certification Program and Study Guide

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $632,300
  
• Nonfederal: $735,000
  
• Total: $1,367,300
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

PHOTONICS
Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

9 - Photonics Technicians including specialty areas such as defense/public safety, medicine, and communications

Planned Companion Document(S):

School-to-Work implementation guide, post-secondary program, teachers' assistance and curriculum design, and employment in the field

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $511,680
  
• Nonfederal: $512,740
  
• Total: $1,024,420
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

CORD used a set of grids with industries. The top grid had verbs and the left side listed tools and equipments. They asked industry which grids were important. They ended with 60 tools and various verbs. (IEL, 1996)

PRINTING
Graphics Arts Technical Foundation (GATF)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Expert

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

3 - Pre-Press Imaging, Press and binding, Finishing, and Distributing Several occupations within an area

Planned Companion Document(S):

Not Applicable

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,049,321
  
• Nonfederal: $1,309,974
  
• Total: $2,359,295
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

RETAIL TRADE
National Retail Federation (NRF)

Status*:

Final

Certification Level(S):

Entry

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

1 - Professional Sales Associate

Planned Companion Document(S):

Assessment and Implementation Guide

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $701,115
  
• Nonfederal: $716,325
  
• Total: $1,417,440
  

Education Level:

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

WELDING
American Welding Society (AWS)

Status*:

Final for Level I, Level II & III in progress

Certification Level(S):

Entry, Master and Expert

Number Of Occupations And Occupational Areas:

1 - Entry-Level Welder (semiskilled production worker requiring significant supervision)

Planned Companion Document(S):

Video,Curriculum Guide Power Course

Federal and Nonfederal Funds

• Federal: $1,059,626
  
• Nonfederal: $1,383,764
  
• Total: $2,443,390
  

Education Level:

Secondary Postsecondary Adult

Job Analysis Method:

Modified DACUM

TOTAL

Federal and Nonfederal Funds
Federal: $17,691,077
Nonfederal: $23,846,540
Total: $41,537,617

This skill standard matrix depicts the following: if the standards are in draft or final form; the number of occupations for which standards are being developed by each project; companion document(s), such as assessment and certification procedures, and training guidebook; federal and nonfederal funds (50 percent match for ED projects and a 100 percent match for DOL), the level of education for which standards are targeted and the job analysis method used.

*NOTE - These standards are in final form in terms of the grant requirement; they will continuously be updated to meet the needs of their industry.

** Job analysis method used to develop and validate skill standards. Most of the projects used the DACUM (Designing a Curriculum ) or modified DACUM. The DACUM process for occupational analysis involves expert workers who describe what they do and how they do it. Modified DACUM process varied among the Pilots. Some added focus groups to understand future industry trends. (Institute for Educational Leadership, 1996)

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