1. National Geospatial Advisory Committee Workforce Development Subcommittee Update National Geospatial Advisory Committee 2010 Subcommittee Members Sean Ahearn (Co-chair) Sophia Beym Dave DiSera (Co-chair) Kass Green Randy Johnson Matt O’Connell Steve Wallach March 17, 2011

2. National Geospatial Advisory Committee Sub-committee Purpose “Provide recommendations on approaches to develop intergovernmental and public- private strategies to facilitate the development, training, and retention of a highly skilled workforce to meet the expanding geospatial needs of public and private-sector organizations.”

3. National Geospatial Advisory Committee 2010 Sub-committee Activities Research and assess geospatial workforce- related studies and activities completed, currently planned or underway, including the following:  Research current and future needs  Research to assess what already exists  Identify best practices  Define gap between “need” and existing/projected workforce Develop initial recommendations on how FGDC can engage in and support geospatial workforce development activities Sub-committee focus for 2010

4. National Geospatial Advisory Committee Subcommittee Suggested Recommendations for 2011 Review the existing “externally” focused Federal GIS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes and compare to “internally” focused Federal SOC codes Work with geospatial industry associations and educational institutions to identify and document public-private geospatial workforce development best practices

5. National Geospatial Advisory Committee Subcommittee Suggested Recommendations for 2011 Develop recommendations on how FGDC can engage in and support geospatial workforce development activities, including the following:  Investigate collaboration opportunities with the Department of Labor on geospatial workforce development to document gaps between needs and projected workforce, estimating the workforce demand, and methods for closing the gaps  Investigate opportunities to build on the efforts from the NRC Study on the Future US Workforce for Geospatial Intelligence, or other Federal initiatives

6. Workforce Development Subcommittee National Geospatial Advisory Committee Questions?