IGETT Summer Institute June 16, 2008 Best Practices: Industry-Defined Skills Integrated into College...

iGETT Summer InstituteJune 16, 2008

Best Practices: Industry-Defined Skills Integrated into College

CurriculumPresented by

Anne Dorsey, Texas Skill Standards BoardJohn J. Nelson, Del Mar College

Today’s Presentation:

Overview of TSSB, Skill Standards, and Program Recognition

Best Practice: GIS Technician Skill Standards and Del Mar College Programs

Texas Skill Standards Board

What are Skill Standards?

Like a DACUM or other job

profile, skill standards are a

blueprint of detailed work

specifications for an

occupational area.


DACUM vs. Skill Standards


DACUM Element Skill Standards Element

Information about

the Work

Duty Critical Work Function

Task Key Activity

None Performance Criteria

Information about

the Worker

General Knowledge Occupational Skills and Knowledge

Tools, Equipment, Supplies, and Materials

Occupational Conditions

Skills Academic & Employability Knowledge & Skills

None Statements of Assessment

Overview: TSSB Mission

Mandated to develop statewide skill standards system for:

sub-baccalaureate occupations with strong employment and

earnings opportunities.


Overview: TSSB Goals

Validate existing standards to guide curriculum development.

Convene industry groups to develop skill standards where none exist.

Facilitate mutual recognition of standards across states & nations.

Promote the use of standards & credentials among employers.


Overview: TSSB Functions

Facilitator: Convenes industry groups to develop or validate skill standards.

Quality Assurance: Recognizes valid and reliable skill standards.

Liaison: Encourages & assists with skill standards use by education and training providers.


TSSB Program Recognition

Granted to college programs that are integrated with skill standards.

Skill standards provide competencies and

performance criteria to assess students’ attainment of industry requirements.

Signals to employers that program is teaching to industry standards.


Best Practice: Del Mar College

Incentive Award Deliverables:

Convert DACUM to skill standards and get standards recognized by TSSB.

Integrate skill standards into curriculum and receive TSSB program recognition.


Del Mar College Incentive Award

PHASE I: GIS Technician Skill Standards

Assemble Industry Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC)

Convert DACUM data into equivalent skill standards (SS) elements.

Format SS elements and submit for TSSB Recognition


Convened ITAC, composed of subject matter experts, including:

STEP 1: Recruit ITAC

Miguel Pavon, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, TX (Chair)

Ann Johnson, ESRI, Inc., Redlands, CA

Scott Sires, Ellison Miles Geospatial Institute, Dallas, TX


Validate Critical Work Functions

Validate DACUM tasks and convert to Key Activities

Develop Performance Criteria

Develop Statements of Assessment

STEP 2A: Facilitate SME Session


STEP 2B: On-Line Survey

Choose DACUM Skills, Knowledge and Tools that are required for each Key Activity.

Identify and rate Academic and Employability Knowledge and Skills for each Critical Work Function.


STEP 3: Finalize Skill Standards

Format skill standards elements

Submit for TSSB Recognition

See Handout 2 for GIS Technician skill standards


Del Mar College Incentive Award

Integrate GIS Technician skill standards into curriculum.

Document skill standards integration.

Submit application to TSSB for Program Recognition.


Phase II: Program Recognition

STEP 1: Integrate SS into Curriculum

Match Key Activities to Course Learning Outcomes.

Enhance, add or create courses to address key activities.

Use Performance Criteria and Related Skills and Knowledge to Develop Assessments.

Sequence skills & knowledge relative to learning outcomes.


STEP 2: Document SS Integration

Develop Key Activities to Courses Matrix.

List Key Activities as Learning Outcomes on Course Syllabi.

Provide college and industry advisory committee signatures committing to teaching & assessing skill standards.


STEP 3: Program Recognition

Del Mar College submitted TSSB application for GIS Level 2 Certificate & AAS Degree.

TSSB granted Program Recognition in August 2007.

Del Mar College received $15,000 Perkins Incentive Award.


Program Recognition Renewal

Program recognition is valid for three years.

Renewal requires colleges to provide sample assessments.

Colleges must attest by signature to assessing all skill standards competencies in curriculum.


Program Recognition Replication

Colleges may adopt curriculum of existing recognized programs.

Enables abbreviated application process.

Goal: Statewide skill standards-based curriculum in program area.


In Conclusion

TSSB-recognized skill standards and Program Recognition provide way for colleges to ensure their programs teach to industry skill and knowledge requirements.

Hope to replicate Del Mar College’s GIS curriculum across Texas.


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