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Keywords: Developing a Curriculum (DACUM), Green Occupational Analysis, Green Job Profiles, Duties, Task,
Green Jobs Survey, Manufacturing Engineering, Survey Questionnaire, Job Analysis, Duty Analysis Worksheet,
Skill-Gap Analysis Worksheet, Occupational Analysis, Management Level, Engineering Level, Job Sampling,
Center for Instructor and Advanced Training (CIAST), National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS), Department
of Skills Development (DSD), Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR), Mapping.
The DACUM movement continued to Engineering sector. The research has been done
grow in Canada, but it was not until 1975 that by using simple occupational analysis technique.
Robert Norton, the person most associated with
The simple technique mentioned,
DACUM in the United States learned about it. Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) is a useful
Late in 1976, Robert Norton conducted his first tool in occupational analysis. It is a very low
DACUM workshop at Colorado State University cost but an efficient solution. The sector scope is
in Fort Collins. During the late 1970‟s, many focus on the Manufacturing Engineering Job.
technical and community colleges implemented The present technique been implemented by
DACUM analyses for curriculum development most company is hiring a contractor to develop
their workers green skills but still can‟t achieve
[2]. optimum requirements.
Eventually, Norton was recruited to The Green Jobs in Manufacturing
train DACUM facilitators. A DACUM on Engineering Analysis process begins with
DACUM was conducted in October 1982, which develop and distribute Survey Questionnaire.
provided the basis for the development of the The Questionnaire was designed by using
DACUM Handbook with guidelines for Microsoft Office Word. Once the survey result
show positive responses, the Occupational
implementing formalized training of DACUM
Analysis can be performed.
facilitators. (Norton ,1985)[1].
The Occupational Analysis objective is
In 1983, Norton took DACUM essential in this study as the objective aimed is
international, and since then DACUM has been to carry out the green jobs duties and tasks. The
widely used nationally and internationally for Occupational Analysis been done by
training and educational curriculum implementing the DACUM method.
development. The DACUM process continues to In implementing DACUM method
be very successful in identify critical curricula, process, Manufacturing Engineering Job
especially for vocational and technical Sampling been done in order to get the standard
programs. existing responsibilities in production
management. The job scopes covered in this
project are Management Level and Engineering
Purpose Level. Both level are the person who will set up,
organize, coordinate and monitor the green
The purpose of this study was to analyze management strategy.
the green job profiles in manufacturing Duty Analysis Worksheet and Skill-gap
engineering by using DACUM technique. The Analysis Worksheet are developed in terms to
study started with surveying the knowledge of get the opinion and responses from the
Green Jobs from various sectors and various job respondents. The respondents are from variety
positions. career and level such as contractor, consultant,
industrial, services business, education and
Once the survey statistics have been government line.
analyzed, the Green Jobs responsibilities within
the Manufacturing Engineering sector were The responses, feedbacks and evaluation
carried out. All the responsibilities will be from the respondents will be processed and
analyzed in order to identify Green Job tasks and documented in statistics graphic. Those results
duties in Manufacturing Engineering. are ready to be used by the Manufacturing
Engineering Management.
The scope of this research is to carry out
the Green Job tasks in Manufacturing
Worksheet and Skills gap Analysis Worksheet such a job. The jobs are involving tasks related
will be distribute to the respondents in order to to processes and actions.
get responses and feedbacks. The respondent
needs to fill up a little bit personal background This study has unites many engineering
form. This is as a record of the post, company, management disciplines to produce a reliable
age, and also races of the respondents. Those result. It was started with green skills demand
particular information are important as an survey. Once the respondents respond positively,
observation sources. A variety career job sampling had been done to determine the
background of respondents will be selected to current responsibility.
answer the analysis worksheets.
Duty Analysis Worksheet was
Step 4 : Process and document respondents developed in order to get the opinion and
evaluation validation from the experience worker in various
sectors. Based on the respondent‟s feedback,
After all the information from the there are two duties to be reserved which are
analysis been gathered, the analysis worksheet Management Level and Engineering Level.
will be processed and will be documented. The
high selected tasks will be depicted as the Next, Skill-gap Analysis Worksheet was
related task in executing green jobs. While the developed and distributed to analyze the skill
high weight from the skill gap analysis will be gap of the workers nowadays in terms to apply
concern in engineering management in terms to the green jobs tasks. To develop the Green Jobs
gain the workers skills development. Profile in Manufacturing Engineering, mapping
or DACUM technique has been used. It is a
Step 5 : Analysis the jobs and do tasks simple, quick result and low cost method but
mapping efficient.
Duties and Tasks mapping will be done Along the process of analyzing profile
in order to carry out the Green Jobs profile. The was carried out, several conclusion can be
mapping result will be shown in graphic. pointed down. The conclusions are;
The format was adapted from National i. In surveying the demand of the green
of Occupational Skill Standard (NOSS) which skills, the result of the 250 respondent‟s
is provided by Department of Skills feedbacks shows that 100% agree the green
Development (DSD), Ministry of Human skills are important to their workplace. Over
Resources (MOHR), Malaysia. NOSS is a 95% never attend the green development. One
document that stipulates the required hundred percent (100%) of the respondents
competency level expected of a skilled interested to participate in the green skills
employee who is employed in Malaysia in a development. One hundred percent (100%)
specific trade; it also defines the level of supported the government incentives in
employment and the path required to achieve developing green skills development. Only 54%
the stated competency level. of respondents heard about Department of Skills
Development (DSD) which is responsible in
developing Malaysia citizen skills.
Findings of the Green Job Profiles
Analysis ii. While in Job Sampling stage, jobs
responsibilities in Manufacturing Engineering
Green Jobs Profile was chosen in this were analyzed and two levels of jobs were
study which is applied by company that become proposed. The Management level and
more aware of the necessity for a clean Engineering level current responsibilities were
workplace. There are more types of green jobs determined. Those responsibilities were named
nowadays and everyone interested in having as duties. Under Management level, there are 5
duties. While under Engineering level, there are The tasks and duties were mapped in sequence
6 duties. There were 33 green jobs tasks listed. according to the tasks step to execute the duties.
required of current and emerging green discover that the tasks trained for was not
occupations. critical or worse, not required [3].
Expand analyzing Green Jobs Profile for By using the Develop A Curriculum (DACUM)
variety positions by study a company approach to job analysis, a complete job profile
manufacturing management and their including prioritized tasks can be developed in
current activities. only 2 days. Validation can be completed in four
to six hours over a two-week period.