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| Subject: | RE: [gislist] Do GIS Professionals Have A "Professional Association?" |
| Date: |
01/08/2004 09:55:02 AM |
| From: |
Michael Gould Carlson |
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One of the probems is that URISA, although made up of nice people (many friends
of mine), does not represent a majority of GIS specialists. (Another key
problem is that this class--gis specialist-- is too diverse to get a handle on.)
If they seriously had the GIS community's wider interest at heart, they would
help form an wider, inclusive certification committee on which they themselves
represented the minority that they are.
M Gould
Mensaje citado por RICK GRAY <RGRAY@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca>:
> I'm sorry, but I tend to disagree with most of the GIS certification
> nay-sayers. I think URISA took the appropriate approach to their
> certification process - grandfathering and all.
>
> Certification provides "proof" on paper that you have met certain
> standards. The points system that URISA employs to determine your
> eligibility is a valid tool - similar to marks in school. Grandfathering
> merely expedites the process for those who have been doing GIS work for
> eons with no formal recognition. There really is no other way, outside
> of an unwieldy and potentially unfair examination process. Unfair for
> the reasons many have discussed - GIS is just too large and disparate.
>
> The proof of the effectiveness of the certification process will likely
> not be apparent for many years. By that time the qualification process
> will undoubtably have tightened and become more refined. The
> effectiveness will be determined by the number of people who acquire the
> paper, and by the number of employers who determine that certified
> applicants really are better than the rest. If they are not, then the
> piece of paper will be useless and nobody will bother to apply.
>
> In the meantime, it gives those who care to go through the process a
> potential edge in the workforce - just as taking specialized courses,
> getting a degree in GIS, etc. will do. Having the qualifications
> doesn't mean that you are any better at the job than a person without
> them, but it does indicate a measured level of competency.
>
> My two cents worth.
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> Rick Gray
> GIS Specialist, Ontario Weather Network
> http://www.ownweb.ca
> GIS Instructor
> Ridgetown College, University of Guelph
> http://www.ridgetowncollege.com/
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> Tel. 519-674-1554
> E-mail: rgray@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca
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> Ridgetown: -81.883 W, 42.450 N
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