GTCM Curriculum Guide
Geospatial curriculum results from a time-proven methodology of analyzing your local workforce needs and designing an academic program to educate the workforce for skills needed in your local area. On this page we provide you a step-by-step guide to assess you own needs and design an exemplary program around those needs.
Model Certificate and Course Descriptions with Tools for Program Development
Model Certificate and Course Descriptions with Tools for Program Development
Model Course and Certificate Development
Ann Johnson provides a narrative on the steps used to create the GTCM Model Courses and Certificate from the original GTCM to Faculty Development workshops.
Model Course and Certificate Development Process Explained
Ann Johnson provides a narrative on the steps used to create the GTCM Model Courses and Certificate from the original GTCM to Faculty Development workshops.
GTCM Model Program Content Tool (w/ Rankings)
This worksheet is designed to help educators participating in the GTCM Course Workshops identify what skills and competencies should be included in a curriculum for entry level geospatial programs (Technician/Technologist) based on the Meta-DACUM outcome and the Department of Labor's Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM). This spreadsheet contains the RESULTS of previous GTCM workshops and... More
GTCM Program Assessment Tool (Blank)
This worksheet is designed to help educators assess how their geospatial curricula align with workforce needs in the geospatial industry. The worksheet consists of a matrix corresponding to one of the five tiers of the Department of Labor's Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM). Matrix rows list key competencies and critical work functions identified by workforce analysts and geospatial professionals.... More
DOL GIS Technician Occupation Description
The Department of Labor provides occupation descriptions on their O-Net website. This link provides you the current DOL occupation description for GIS Technician. You will find John Johnson's article much more detailed in actual technician knowledge, skills, and tasks.
What GIS Technicians Do--A Synthesis of DACUM Analysis
A consolidation of 8 DACUM Job Analyses for GIS Technicians from across the United States published in the URISA Journal Volume 22, Issue 2, 2010. Includes supplemental tables. Identifies 55 common task categories, 35 knowledge and skill categories and 27 behavior categories which are itemized, ranked and documented. This information can serve as the basis for new job descriptions, curriculum... More