Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Ahmad Sadeghi ¹
• hadi Hosseini ²

¹ Assistant professor, Institute of Agricultural Education and Extension, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

² Instructor, Agricultural Education and Extension Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Skills training development in various occupational fields requires standardization based on national and international criteria. Identifying and formulating the competency standards required by practitioners and assessing their capabilities is the first step in designing and establishing an efficient model of professional competence and applying it to training practitioners. The aim of this research is to identify the work stages, skill, knowledge and attitudinal competencies, and professional expert trainers to provide practical training and standard educational programs in this field. This research was conducted using job analysis using the curriculum development method (DICOM) with a qualitative perspective of narrative type with an analytical method. A focus group consisting of specialized trainers, expert practitioners, and subject-specific public and private managers was used to collect data. Technical expertise, familiarity with the actual conditions of the labor market, familiarity with issues related to curriculum planning, and awareness of policies and the future horizon of the profession were the main characteristics and criteria for selecting focus group members. The number of each group of selected participants was considered based on the snowball method until reaching the specialized certainty. A consensus assessment was formed to standardize the criteria based on the collective persuasion of the focus group. The DICOM method framework was used to process the findings of the research. With this research, the profession of agricultural and forestry mobile machinery operators was analyzed and competency and assessment standards (professional document) were developed.

Keywords

• DACUM Skills Training
• Competency-based Training
• Job Analysis

Main Subjects

• Agricultural education