GIS Career and Education Awareness Website

The major task of this project is to develop a scalable GIS skills certification program to prepare students for entry into a range of jobs in GIS-related fields and for career advancement. Project objectives include: (1) develop skills certificates that certify specific work-based competencies; (2) develop a standards-based curriculum, aligned across the three educational levels, designed to meet identified industry needs and linked to job descriptions; (3) create articulation agreements that ensure that students are able to progress efficiently through the skills certificate and more traditional educational programs; (4) prepare high school teachers and post-secondary faculty to provide the GIS skills training; (5) develop a Web-based GIS career awareness program to encourage students to pursue careers in the field and enhance enrollment in technician training and educational programs; and (6) share the model GIS skills certification and technician training program with other educational institutions and communities.