1. University DWG 97th OGC Technical Committee Sydney, Australia
George Percivall
3 December 2015
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Agenda
E-Learning Update – Luis Bermudez
(presented by George Percivall)
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3. 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.
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4. 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
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5. Professional Certification - Actions
Investigate securing of questions for tests and selection of locations. Ideas?
“Further test the test” planned for March TC meeting 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:
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