The Canadian Vocational Association is pleased to congratulate Angela Ripley for having successfully completed the CVA DACUM Analysis Facilitator International Certification, therefore demonstrating her ability to coordinate and conduct occupational analyses in compliance with the CVA DACUM quality assurance standards.

Angela is currently a competency-based education and assessment consultant at the Bow Valley College (Calgary, Alberta, Canada). Angela received her PhD in Organizational Psychology in 2019. Since then, she has performed several task analysis in work place reviews, training reviews, and performance outcome reviews. Of notable accomplishments, Angela performed job task analysis for the Delta Police Department in their study “Evaluation of the Use of Force Simulator on Police Training Effectiveness” (2020), Justice Institute of British Columbia Police Academy Training Review (2019), Independent Investigations Office Training Program Review (2019), Metro Transit Police Department Development of Community Safety Officer Training Program (2022), and most recently a full development of the National Occupational Standard: Personal Care Providers (2022). 
 
Angela first attended DACUM Level 1 in 2019 and then helped craft Bow Valley College’s competency-based education model, using a DACUM analysis to develop all new training programs within the College. Angela has facilitated over 10 workshops for staff at Bow Valley College on the process, and development of competency-based education programs. She has also developed over 10 competency profiles in various industries using the DACUM principles to develop training programs.
 
Angela is looking forward to promoting DACUM and to using this model at every opportunity.

December 2023