GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation. ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November...

GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.

ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007

Associazione Italiana per

l'Informatica ed il Calcolo

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Territorial and Environmental

Information Systems

Laboratory

GIS certification – Endorsed by the

ECDL Foundation.

http://www.ecdlgis.com

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M. Salvemini, G. Mattiozzi,

L. Berardi, P. Di Donato

AICA LABSITAwww.aicanet.it www.labsita.org

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AGENDA

• The partners of the project

• What is the paper about and background

• The GIS certification project details

• The EU dimension

• The path ahead

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GIS certification : who is involved • AICA• Not-for-profit organization, founded in 1961• Founder of IT certifications in Italy • Italian chapter of ECDL Foundation

• LABSITA • Others involved:• Politecnico di Torino , Politecnico di Milano• University of Bologna , University of Siena• ESRI Italia and Intergraph Italia , ESRI and Intergraph corporation• CEMAGREF, France• UPSAM Spain• University of West Hungary• University of the Federal Armed Forces, Germany• Van Hall Instituut, Netherlands• University of Utrecht• Coastal and Marine Resources Centre, ERI, University College Cork, Ireland

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GIS certification : specialized ICT European certification programs

The European certification programs in the ICT sector. The STANDARD:

• Analysis based on the labor market demands

• Jointly developed by teams of experts

• Different levels of certification (basic user, professional, specialized)

• Standard system :

- Syllabus (requested competences)

- Question and Test Base –QTB- (tests)

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ECDL and ICDL around the world

• Currently available in 138 countries, in Europe, China,

Australia, India, Saudi Arabia, Chile, etc.

• Translated into 32 languages

• 4.5 mil. registered students

• 2.0 mil. certificated (October 2004)

• 300,000 tests each month

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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation

System of certifications of competences about

the professional knowledge related to the basics of the computer science and its components used in the GI&GIS field.

Levels : Base (endorsed)

Advanced

Professional

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GIS certification : candidates and users

• They who wish to demonstrate to have a robust knowledge of basic principles governing the GI techniques and their basic use through a specific software.

• They who wish to have evidence that the GIS users

have certificated basic competences.

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GIS certification Base syllabus

STANDARD : it follows the structure of the European certification programs syllabus in the ICT sector

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It is organized in 3 Modules

• Module 1: Cartography.

• Categories : 6 • Knowledge areas : 18 (e.g. reference systems,

coordinates, geometry, Italian cartography, EU cartography, digital cartography , metadata , etc.)

• Knowledge items : 36• Tests : about 120

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• Module 2: GIS

• Categories : 5

• Knowledge areas : 12 (e.g. basic concepts, scale, modeling the reality, topology, spatial analysis, classification, etc.)

• Knowledge items : 40

• Tests : about 120

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• Module 3: Use of a GIS software.

• Requires the candidate to demonstrate the ability to use a GIS

software.

• Developed in conjunction with ESRI and Intergraph.

• The candidate shall be able to accomplish everyday tasks

associated with basic use of GIS commands.

• The module is using the homogeneity of knowledge areas and

items necessary to drive a GIS software respecting the

peculiarity of the commands.

• It may run in open source sw ( e.g. QGIS, etc.)

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Certification features

• Quality check, transparency, standard

(syllabus), certificated test center,

continuous checking (e.g. audit, etc.)

• Anonymous tests evaluation

• Vendor neutrality (tests are independent,

commands depend on sw.)

• Multilanguage

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References

• The ECDL Foundation has analyzed the project and

has given the endorsement

• In EU the subject has been explored also within

AGILE, EUGISES and EC GI&GIS conferences

(Kemp, Toppen, and others);

• EU projects have addressed and explored the issue,

some are still running (HUMBOLDT, VESTA-GIS).

• Some educational and training activities are related

(Unigis, National initiatives, etc.)

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EU perspective

• ECDL-GIS as a facilitator for INSPIRE data and principles diffusion and better using

• ECDL-GIS as a common reference layer for EU GI• ECDL-GIS for facilitating professional mobility and

vocational training • ECDL-GIS as basis for building scientific knowledge (e.g.

courses, etc.) and specialized skills (e.g. sw training)→VESTA-GIS “endorsment” as a specific facilitator for

INSPIRE data handling and sharing.

Basic knowledge is only the start for vocational training, higher education and professional specialization

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GIS certification and VESTA-GIS

• CERTIFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY IN THE HANDS OF ECDL PROGRAMME (ECDL FOUNDATION)→ECDL-GIS base, advanced and professional certifies

people

• ENDORSMENT OF CURRICULA MAY BE IN THE HANDS OF VESTA-GIS→VESTA-GIS endorses courses and curricula

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GIS certification and VESTA-GIS

System of certifications of competences about the professional knowledge related to the basics of the computer science and its components used in the GI&GIS field.

Levels : Base – used for GI professional checking

(GIS certification endorsed)

Professional – for applicant domains

“VESTA-GIS endorsment of Curricula and specific

Modules”

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LabSITA www.labsita.orgEmail [email protected]

Responsible Mauro [email protected]

Reference Laura [email protected]

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