GIS Competency-based Certification Program Model

[Charlie Schweik]

In case you aren't subscribed, here's a blog entry I just posted
[http://www.osgeo.org/node/972] :

In our OSGeo edu group, we've been discussing how to develop, as a
group, GIS curricula issues and how this relates to OSGeo edu efforts.
Some of the discussions, to date, have centered around the Geographic
Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge
(http://www.aag.org/bok). <http://www.aag.org/bok/>

Readers might be interested in the GIS Certification Institute,  
<http://www.gisci.org/>(http://www.gisci.org/) which provides a database
of Certified GIS Professionals and their own "GISP" Certification. As we
continue to work on our curriculum effort, we might want to keep this
resource in mind.

Cheers
Charlie


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[Yancho]

Is this GISCI certificate useful in Europe? Particularly in UK? I am trying to find a job in London, is it worth it to have? Are you aware of other European certifications?

Thanks

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Charlie Schweik <[hidden email]> wrote:

In case you aren't subscribed, here's a blog entry I just posted [http://www.osgeo.org/node/972] :
In our OSGeo edu group, we've been discussing how to develop, as a group, GIS curricula issues and how this relates to OSGeo edu efforts. Some of the discussions, to date, have centered around the Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge (http://www.aag.org/bok). <http://www.aag.org/bok/>

Readers might be interested in the GIS Certification Institute,  <http://www.gisci.org/>(http://www.gisci.org/) which provides a database of Certified GIS Professionals and their own "GISP" Certification. As we continue to work on our curriculum effort, we might want to keep this resource in mind.

Cheers
Charlie


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[Charlie Schweik]

Matthew Pulis wrote:
> Is this GISCI certificate useful in Europe? Particularly in UK? I am
> trying to find a job in London, is it worth it to have? Are you aware
> of other European certifications?
I don't know whether there is a comparable certification in Europe.
Perhaps others on this list might know?

As for whether it being worth getting to help with a job hunt, that is
another open question in my view, and my next remark may be obvious. It
might provide some added evidence to employers that the applicant has
relevant background. But of course there are certainly other ways that
can be demonstrated too, depending on the applicant's background.

Cheers and best of luck on the hunt!

Charlie

 


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