1. Validating the Geospatial Technology Competency Model:
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7. Featured Speakers Presenters Moderator
Brian Jones, Contractor Support, ETA Competency Initiative
David DiBiase, Penn State University, Co-Principal Investigator, National Geospatial Technology Center
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8. Agenda/Objectives
Today’s Webinar is a briefing to prepare for the Validation Workshop, March 10-12, , Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center, Scottsdale Arizona.
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9. The Industry Competency Model Initiative
Agenda/Objectives
Objectives:
The Industry Competency Model Initiative
Geospatial Technology Competency Model
Current Draft of the Model
Proposed Changes
Goals for the workshop in March 2010
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10. Industry Competency Model Initiative
The Industry Competency Model Initiative is one of many workforce solutions ETA has undertaken to support workforce development efforts and continues to engage in three key activities: 
Promoting the development of industry-driven competency models in high-growth, high-demand industries;
Convening industry representatives to develop industry competency models; and
Serving as a broker of information for competency model resources. 

11. Industry Competency Model Initiative
Develop Industry Models that:
Serve as a basis for developing new training materials for the industry;
Categorize the wide range of existing materials that are currently being used;
Comprehend the full range of skills needed for Geospatial Technology;
Form the foundation for industry skill standards and certifications;
Evaluate the myriad training programs that address those skill needs.

12. Who are the stakeholders?
Industry
Prospective workers
Training providers
The public workforce system

13. Presenter Introduction
Brian Jones
Contractor Support
Industry Competency Model Initiative

14. What is a competency?
“…a specific, identifiable, definable, and measurable skill or characteristic that is essential for the performance of an activity within a specific business or industry context.”
Examples:
Critical & Analytical Thinking
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Mathematics
CAD Drafting
Teamwork
Customer Focus

15. What is a competency model?
A competency model is a collection of multiple competencies that together define successful performance in a defined work setting.
A competency model is a clear description of what a person needs to know and be able to do – the knowledge, skills, and abilities – to perform well in a specific job, occupation, or industry.

16. Competency Model Tiers

17. Competency Model Tiers

18. Building Blocks Model

19. Steps to Build an Industry Competency Model
Conduct Research
Analyze Resource Materials
Develop draft competency model
Engage industry partners
Refine and validate the model
Launch and promote the model
Plan to maintain and update the model

20. ETA’s Process for Drafting Competency Models
Gather publicly available resources such as curricula, standards, and assessments.
Conduct O*NET Alignment - analysis of occupations in selected industry (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Work Activities, Work Styles)
Look for commonalities.
Integrate information into Building Blocks format.

21. Geospatial Technology Competency Model Draft

22. Tier 1- Personal Effectiveness
Interpersonal Skills
Integrity
Professionalism
Initiative
Dependability and Reliability
Lifelong Learning

23. Tier 2 - Academic
Tier 2
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Geography
Science and Engineering
Communication – Listening & Speaking
Critical and Analytical Thinking
Basic Computer Skills

24. Tier 3 - Workplace
Tier 3
Teamwork
Creative Thinking
Planning & Organizing
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Working with Tools & Technology
Checking, Examining, & Recording
Business Fundamentals

25. Tier 4 - Industry-wide
Tier 4
Principles of Geospatial Technology
Geographic Information Systems
Cartography
Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry
Surveying & Global Positioning System
Computer Programming & Database Management

26. David DiBiase Our Next Speaker
Penn State University, Co-Principal Investigator,
National Geospatial Technology Center

27. 2009 Timetable 2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
GeoTech NVC Corpus Christi
Recommendation to “engage DoL”
ESRI EdUC presentation
Propose approach to complete GTCM
1st meeting with DoL ETA
Re: GTCM
2nd meeting with DoL ETA
URISA presentation
3rd meeting with
DoL ETA
Workshop
participants
invited
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009

28. Proposed Changes to the ETA Draft
Define geospatial industry sectors
Differentiate sector-specific competencies (Tier 5) from industry-wide competencies (Tier 4)
Add missing competencies to Tier 4 identified in comparison with previous studies (including Professional Geography competency model and GIS&T BoK).

29. Workshop participants March 11-12
Corbin, Tripp
Assoc Vice President GIS-IT, Keck & Wood, Atlanta; GISP; CFM; President GA Chapter URISA; At-large Board Member GITA Southeast Chapter
DiBiase, David
Director, Dutton e-Education Institute, Penn State; GISP; CMS-GIS; URISA Board member; past UCGIS Education Committee chair and lead editor of GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Fox, Thomas
GEOINT analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton
Francica, Joe
Editor in chief, Directions Magazine; BidConnexion Software Inc.; formerly USGS EROS Data Center, Sun Exploration,Tydac, Vectiv and Intergraph Corporation
Green, Kass
President, Kass Green & Associates; Past president ASPRS; numerous Boards
Jackson, Janet
GIS Manager, McKim & Creed; GISP; former president GITA Carolina chapter; Professional Surveyor columnist
Jeffress, Gary
Director, Conrad Blucher Institute, Texas A&M Corpus Christi; RPLS; ACSM; GeoTech Board member
Jones, Brent
Survey/Cadastre/Engineering Manager, ESRI; GITA past president
Mennis, Jeremy
Associate Professor of Geography, Temple University; Chairperson, GIS Specialty Group, AAG
Ritchie, Michael
President, Photo Science Inc.; Past-President, MAPPS; PLS, PE, CP
Schuckman, Karen
Senior Lecturer, Penn State; formerly with URS Corp. and EarthData; ASPRS past president; PLS, CP
Smith, Cy
GIO, State of Oregon; COGO chairperson; NSGIC past president; URISA president elect; GISP
Van Sickle, Jan
Senior Associate, Stantec Consulting, Denver; RPLS, ACSM, ASPRS, Penn State lecturer

30. Industry sectors in market research
Daratech “GIS/Geospatial Industry”
Software $1.5 B
Data $0.7 B
Services $0.5 B
Hardware $0.1 B
2004 revenue $2.8 B
ASPRS “Remote Sensing Industry”
Data Collection
Data processing
Software & Hardware “support”
“Intermediaries”
2004 revenue $2.9 B
Daratech markets
Public
Regulated (i.e. utilties, telecom, transportation and education)
Private
ASPRS markets
Commercial/NFP
Government
Academia

31. Industry sectors in market research

32. But…
What the Market Research Doesn’t Show: Persistent tension between regulated and unregulated professional practice (i.e., licensed practitioners and voluntarily certified practitioners)
Should the GTCM reflect this, and attempt to reconcile it?

33. Task 1: “Strawman” sectors
Data Products & Services: Professional creation and provision of georeferenced data products and services defined as “survey practice” in NCEES Model Law and Rules.
Information Products & Services: Professional creation and provision of georeferenced data products and services excluded from the definition of “survey practice” in NCEES Model Law and Rules.
Software Products: Software tools used to produce, analyze, and use georeferenced data and information.
Hardware Products: Equipment used to produce and use georeferenced data and information.

34. Task 1: Expected objections
“The realm of “producers” of geospatial data is huge [and should not be limited to licensed practitioners] … it extends across most academic disciplines (ranging from environmental science to archeology to geography and cartography and nearly all or the social and natural sciences), and well into many vocational fields, such as utility lineman, police officer, land surveyor, soldier, environmentalist and hundreds of other occupations. Geographic “Data producers” also includes most federal and state and local governmental agencies, including …the Census Bureau, Departments of Transportation, EPA and related state agencies, USGS, DOE … It also increasingly includes thousands of private businesses and non-profit organizations and universities operating around the world as well as, increasingly, environmental groups and public participation GIS groups, as well as the vast and explosively growing group known as ‘volunteer data providers’” Douglas Richardson, AAG,
“The scope of market research must expand if it is to capture the true breadth of the geospatial technology marketplace.” Joe Francica, Directions Magazine,

35. Task 2: Sector-specific vs. Industry-wide
9. Management Competencies
8. Occupation-Specific Requirements ?
7. Occupation-Specific Technical Competencies
6. Occupation-Specific Knowledge Areas
5. Industry-Sector Technical Competencies
Data Products
& Services
Information Products
Software Products
Hardware Products
4. Industry-wide Technical Competencies
Principles of Geospatial Technology
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Cartography
Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry
Surveying & Global Positioning System (GPS)
Computer Programming & Database Management
3. Workplace Competencies
Teamwork
Creative Thinking
Planning & Organizing
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Working with Tools & Technology
Checking, Examining & Recording
Workplace Computer Applications
Business Fundamentals
2. Academic Competencies
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Geography
Science & Engineering
Communication Listening & Speaking
Critical & Analytical Thinking
Active Learning
1. Personal Effectiveness Competencies
Interpersonal Skills
Integrity
Professionalism
Initiative
Dependabiity & Reliability
Willingness to Learn

36. Task 2: Sector-specific vs. Industry-wide
Tier 4—Industry-Wide Technical Competencies
5. Land Surveying & Global Positioning System (GPS): The measurement of dimensional relationships on the earth's surface for use in locating property boundaries, construction layout, and mapmaking.
Critical Work Functions
Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed
Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles
Collect, create, edit, or analyze geospatial data using Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Survey
practice

37. Task 3: Compare previous related efforts
Solem, M., Cheung, I., & Schlemper, B. (2008). Skills in professional geography: an assessment of workforce needs and expectations. Professional Geographer 60(3):

38. Task 3: Compare previous related efforts
9. Management Competencies
8. Occupation-Specific Requirements ?
7. Occupation-Specific Technical Competencies
6. Occupation-Specific Knowledge Areas
5. Industry-Sector Technical Competencies
Data Products & Services
Information Products & Services
Software Products
Hardware Products
4. Industry-wide Technical Competencies
Principles of Geospatial Technology
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Cartography
Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry
Surveying & Global Positioning System (GPS)
Computer Programming & Database Management
3. Workplace Competencies
Teamwork
Creative Thinking
Planning & Organizing
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Working with Tools & Technology
Checking, Examining & Recording
Workplace Computer Applications
Business Fundamentals
2. Academic Competencies
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Geography
Science & Engineering
Communication Listening & Speaking
Critical & Analytical Thinking
Active Learning
1. Personal Effectiveness Competencies
Interpersonal Skills
Integrity
Professionalism
Initiative
Dependabiity & Reliability
Willingness to Learn
“Spatial Thinking”?

39. Task 3: Compare previous related efforts
DiBiase et al., Eds. (2006). Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington DC: University Consortium for Geographic Information Science and Assn of American Geographers

40. Task 3: Compare previous related efforts
9. Management Competencies
8. Occupation-Specific Requirements ?
7. Occupation-Specific Technical Competencies
6. Occupation-Specific Knowledge Areas
5. Industry-Sector Technical Competencies
Data Products & Services
Information Products & Services
Software Products
Hardware Products
4. Industry-wide Technical Competencies
Principles of Geospatial Technology
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Cartography
Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry
Surveying & Global Positioning System (GPS)
Computer Programming & Database Management
3. Workplace Competencies
Teamwork
Creative Thinking
Planning & Organizing
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Working with Tools & Technology
Checking, Examining & Recording
Workplace Computer Applications
Business Fundamentals
2. Academic Competencies
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Geography
Science & Engineering
Communication Listening & Speaking
Critical & Analytical Thinking
Active Learning
1. Personal Effectiveness Competencies
Interpersonal Skills
Integrity
Professionalism
Initiative
Dependabiity & Reliability
Willingness to Learn
Ethics, legal issues, organizational and institutional aspects

41. 2010 Timetable 2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
National Academies of Science
Mapping Sciences Committee
UCGIS presentation
GTCM workshop
Scottsdale AZ
Finished GTCM oublished at Competency Model Clearinghouse and announced
ESRI EdUC presentation
Revised GTCM
to DoL & public comment
URISA presentation
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010
URISA Journal Special Issue
GIS Education at 2-year Institutions

42. Ground Rules for Workshop
Validation Workshop
Ground Rules for Workshop
Open discussion format – everyone’s input is important.
Apply 80/20 rule – keep an open mind. It is more important that we agree on the majority of the content than agree on every detail.
Stick to purpose of meeting. During a validation meeting it is important to stay on track and focus on the model content.
If there is an issue that cannot be resolved during a brief discussion, the topic will be put aside for future discussion and decision.

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44. Competency Model Clearinghouse
Resources
Competency Model Clearinghouse
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45. Speakers’ Contact Information
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Brian Jones
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David DiBiase
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