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<p class=MsoNormal>From the Dept. Of Labor Website:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment
and Training Administration today announced the release of an industry
competency model for geospatial technology. There are now 16 models available
on the Competency Model Clearinghouse available through the department's
One-Stop Career Centers website. The Geospatial Technology Competency Model has
been developed by researching and analyzing publicly available resources,
existing skill standards, competency-based curricula and certifications to
provide an employer-driven framework of the skills needed for success in
geospatial technology. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>"Competency models offer workers an opportunity to
learn what it takes to enter a particular field," said Secretary of Labor
Hilda L. Solis. "The geospatial model serves as a guide for those who want
to both find a good job and map out a long-term career pathway in any of
several geospatial technology fields including surveying and mapping, computer
science and information science."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The model will serve as a resource for career guidance,
curriculum development and evaluation, career pathway development, recruitment
and hiring, continuing professional development, certification and assessment
development, apprenticeship program development and outreach efforts to promote
geospatial technology careers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>ETA worked with employer and education partners for two
years to develop and validate a model that represents the broad range of
services, technical and manufacturing professions, and products within the
fields of geography, surveying and mapping, computer science, information
science and other specialized areas of application that comprise geospatial
technology. The GeoTech Center, a government, academia and industry partnership
funded, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation and based at
Del Mar College, led the validation process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The model builds on previous efforts to describe geospatial
industry skill needs, including the Geospatial Technology Competency Model
developed at the University of Southern Mississippi. The new model groups
competencies into foundational competencies, core geospatial competencies and
competencies for three geospatial sectors: positioning and data acquisition,
analysis and modeling, and software and application development.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>To access the new competency model, visit the Competency
Model Clearinghouse at <a href="http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel/">http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel/</a>.
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<p class=MsoNormal>For more information on the range of Department of Labor
employment and training programs visit <a href="http://www.doleta.gov">http://www.doleta.gov</a>.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tripp
Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP<br>
Vice President, GIS/IT<br>
<i>ESRI Authorized Instructor</i><br>
<i>CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer</i><br>
<b><a href="http://www.keckwood.com/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:blue'>Keck
& Wood, Inc.</span></a></b><br>
(678) 417-4013<br>
(678) 417-4055 fax<br>
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