University DWG 97th OGC Technical Committee Sydney, Australia George Percivall 3 December 2015 Copyright © 2015 Open Geospatial Consortium
Copyright © 2015 Open Geospatial Consortium Agenda E-Learning Update – Luis Bermudez (presented by George Percivall) Copyright © 2015 Open Geospatial Consortium
Professional Certification Background Establish a plan to assess community interest and drive out a Professional Certification Program business plan Benefits To Employing / Hiring Organizations Provide employing organizations additional confidence in acquiring geospatial professionals with adequate level of knowledge. Benefits To Professionals Better position professionals for employment / careers through a formal accreditation of their knowledge of OGC Standards. Copyright © 2015 Open Geospatial Consortium
Professional Certification Plan Phase I - Investigation (Jan - Mar 2015) Phase II - Prototype (April - Aug 2015) Phase III - Preparation (Jul 2015 – Mar 2016) Phase IV - Production (Q2-Q3 2016) Result market investigation Copyright © 2015 Open Geospatial Consortium
Professional Certification - Actions Investigate securing of questions for tests and selection of locations. Ideas? “Further test the test” planned for March TC meeting 2015. Let us know if you are interested. Working on finding a way to have OGC internships to help with development / maintenance of content. Want to contribute or have suggestions for better reusability? Please let us know. Contact Luis Bermudez: lbermudez@opengeospatial.org Copyright © 2015 Open Geospatial Consortium