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r MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE 3550 ANDERSON STREET. MADISON,WISCONSIN 53704-2599 • (608) 246-6100 • (608) 246-MATC _ .... March 5, 1987 NORMAN P MITBY District Director Mr. George Tyson Food and Energy Breakthrough 1402 E. Skyline Drive Madison, WI 53705 Dear Mr. Tyson, Madison Area Technical College is developing a two year associate degree program entitled Biotechnology Laboratory Technician. This program will be started in the fall of 1987, pending final approval by the state board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. We are in the process of developing a competency based curriculum for this program. We have data available relative to the types of skills needed by laboratory technicians from the respondents to our surveys and from telephone interviews with survey respondents. We would like to use a system called DACUM to organize and validate the curriculum. Our current perspective, however, is primarily from that of the employer/ supervisor. We feel that the curriculum will be greatly enhanced if we also have the perspective of the laboratory technicians themselves. We realize that each laboratory will have different foci for their technicians. The new program will benefit greatly if we are able to have the direct input of laboratory technicians. We would like to organize a one to two day workshop for the purpose of developing the DACUM for the Biotechnology Laboratory Technician program (see attached sheet for a description of the DACUM process). We would like to meet April 6 and 7 or April 7 and 8 if possible. As you can see from the description of DACUM we need 8 to 12 persons employed as laboratory technicians to complete this task. We would provide the participant with parking and lunch while they were in attendance at the workshop. If you employ laboratory technicians who would be willing to participate in this project we would be able to offer your organization $ 50 per day per technician for professional services. We would prefer to pay this directly to your organization. We hope that you will be able to fit this project into your busy schedules. The success of the program and its value to future employees depends on the interchange of ideas and information. MATC intends to provide you with future employees competent in laboratory skills. Sincerely, 7)e, y A. McMillan, Ph.D. Program Developer Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Program Enclosures