Accreditation Criteria

Regardless of accreditation tier, all candidates must meet 75% of Key Tasks, 50% of Technical Skills and Competencies (TSC), and 3 out of 5 Critical Core Skills (CCS). The types of key tasks, TSC, and CCS differ depending on the desired accreditation tier.

Technical Skills and Competencies (TSC)

All candidates shall fulfil 50% of the TSCs identified in the Skills Map, to be demonstrated via the Logbook and the Assessment Test. Specialist candidates are to fulfil 14 TSCs (8 Core TSCs + 6 Elective TSCs). Lead candidates are to fulfil 18 TSCs (8 Core TSCs + 10 Elective TSCs). For the specific list of TSC to be fulfilled in alignment with the accreditation tier, refer to the description in DDM Job Roles.

Core TSCs

8 Core Technical Skills & Competencies (TSCs) have been identified in consultation with the DDM Workgroup. These are the TSCs which experienced industry professionals have agreed upon that a candidate must meet to perform the job requirement. It is compulsory for all candidates to fulfil the Core TSCs. This is in addition to Elective TSCs.

Elective TSCs

Elective TSCs consist of the rest of the TSCs as listed in the Skills Map which are not identified as Core. To meet the accreditation criteria, candidates need to fulfil 50% of the TSCs listed in the Skills Map. Candidates can choose to fulfil any of the remaining Elective TSCs up to the number they need to fulfil the accreditation criteria. For Tier 2 (DDM Lead), candidates need to fulfil 10 Elective TSCs. For Tier 3 (DDM Specialist), candidates need to fulfil 6 Elective TSCs.

Key Tasks

The key tasks are listed as part of the logbook template which the candidate’s workplace supervisor needs to assess. Candidates must meet 75% of the Key Tasks for the accredited job role as listed in the Skills Map. For the specific list of Key Tasks to be fulfilled in alignment with the accreditation tier, refer to the description in DDM Job Roles.

Critical Core Skills

The Critical Core Skills are listed as part of the logbook template which the candidate’s workplace supervisor needs to assess. Candidates must meet 3 out of 5 Critical Core Skills for the accredited job role as listed in the Skills Map. For the specific list of CCS to be fulfilled in alignment with the accreditation tier, refer to the description in DDM Job Roles.