The recent Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) by the Employment Training Administration of the US Department of Labor (DOLETA) provides geospatial educators with the first-ever federally-endorsed national model for curriculum development. The GTCM is a concise and comprehensive list of competencies required by workers in the geospatial industry, ranging across all industry sectors and levels of expertise, from technician to scientist. Using the GTCM, educators can develop geospatial curriculum that not only meets their local business needs, but prepares their graduates for life-long skills that will serve them throughout their professional lifetime, regardless of their geographic location. It may also provide for better alignment between college and university geospatial curriculums.

To turn the GTCM into useable curriculum, the GeoTech Center has recently undertaken its GTCM Model Curriculum Development Project. This project has the goal of developing curriculum outlines for: a) Model GTCM-Aligned Certificate and b) Model GTCM-Aligned Courses within the Certificate. These model curriculums will be developed by large numbers of geospatial educators selected for their experience and expertise in both technology and education through a consensus process.

Please click HERE for more information about the GTCM Model Course Workshop.

Date & Time:
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
8:00AM –5:00PM

Location:
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO

Registration:
Please register here.