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| Subject: | RE: [gislist] GIS Certification? |
| Date: |
06/11/2004 11:20:01 AM |
| From: |
Michael Gould |
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At 17:28 11/06/2004, Marc Allred wrote:
....zzzzzzzzzzzz
>I copied and pasted this from their website.
>Our Purpose
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>The purpose of the GIS Certification Institute is to provide those=20
>professionals who work in the field of geographic information systems with=
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>a formal process that will:
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> Allow them to be recognized by their colleagues and peers for having=20
> demonstrated exemplary professional practice and integrity in the field
> Establish and maintain high standards of both professional practice and=
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> ethical conduct
> Encourage aspiring GIS professionals to work towards certification for=20
> the purpose of professional development and advancement
> Encourage established GIS professionals to continue to hone their=20
> professional skills and ethical performance even as GIS technology changes
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Ok, read that text closely. Certification is so that people are certified=20
feel good about becoming certified.
come on guys, medical doctors and lawyers perhaps....but let's be serious:=
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a "GIS professional" is not a critical or essential job that needs=20
certification. In my opinion neither is a land surveyor or an=20
accountant: most of us do not care if a surveyor is certified or not, or=20
even if they got good grades on their last geometry exam in high school.
M Gould
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Michael Gould
Dept. Information Systems
(Lenguajes y Sistemas Inform=E1ticos)
Universitat Jaume I
E-12071 Castell=F3n, Spain
mailto:gould@lsi.uji.es
http://www.mgould.com
GIM'04 workshop http://gim04.unizar.es
2nd Vespucci Summer School www.vespucci.org
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