The WorkKeys job analysis component offers a concrete way for organizations to analyze the skills needed
for specific jobs and to describe those needs to educators, students and job applicants. For each position, job
analysis identified the skills and WorkKeys skill levels an individual must have to perform successfully. By
comparing job analysis information with individuals’ scores in the WorkKeys tests, organizations can make
reliable decisions about hiring, training, and program development. Job analysis meets the validity and
fairness requirements of EEOC guidelines.
The abilities to learn, listen, communicate, work in teams, and solve problems are important assets for any
worker, regardless of career choice. WorkKeys assessments measure these abilities in three key areas:
Communication: Business Writing, Listening, Reading for Information, Writing; Problem Solving: Applied
Mathematics, Applied Technology, Locating Information, Observation; Interpersonal Skills: Teamwork.
Any of the nine WorkKeys assessments can be completed in less than an hour and can be taken at Gateway’s
Assessment Center located on our Covington Campus. Several assessments are available in computer-based
and Spanish versions. Please contact Cindy Sproehnle at 859-442-1159 for further information.
If you would like to assure that workers have the foundation skills to be successful in skill upgrade training,
you may use the Work Keys job analysis system and then have your incumbent workers take the WorkKeys
assessments. Workers who achieve a Level 5 on the Math, Locating Information and Reading for Information
skill assessments will receive a Kentucky Employability Certificate. Remediation is available at no cost for those
needing assistance through Gateway’s Adult Education Office. Please call Amber Decker 442-1614 for
further information.
For additional information about WorkKeys: www.act.org
DACUM and ACT Work Keys
A Synergistic Approach to Job Profiling
DACUM is an acronym for “Developing A CUrriculuM.” It is a one day storyboarding process that provides a
picture of what the worker does in terms of duties, tasks, knowledge, skills, traits and in some cases the tools the
worker uses. The information is presented in graphic chart form and can include information on critical and
frequently performed tasks and the training needs of workers.
The DACUM process involves expert workers—the local men and women with reputations for being "the best" at
their jobs. These subject matter experts (SME) tell us what they do and how they do it. Their descriptions are in the
language of the occupation. That means we get the straight story from the people on the job, the ones who know.
And when the process is completed, you've got a complete DACUM chart - a graphic profile of the tasks required in
an occupation developed by expert workers in their occupation.
Using the DACUM chart of duties and tasks, a Work Keys Job profile can then be conducted. This approach
combines the strengths of each process to create a powerful real-world analysis of a given job on which training and
education can be meaningfully based.
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