National Geospatial Advisory Committee Workforce Development Subcommittee Update

1. National Geospatial Advisory Committee Workforce Development Subcommittee Update • September 22nd, 2010 Subcommittee Members Sean Ahearn (Co-chair) Sophia Beym Dave DiSera (Co-chair) Kass Green Randy Johnson Matt O’Connell Steve Wallach National Geospatial Advisory Committee

2. Sub-committee Purpose “Provide recommendations on approaches to develop intergovernmental and public-private strategies to facilitate the development, training, and retention of a highly skilled workforce to meet the expanding geospatial needs of public and private-sector organizations.”

3. Sub-committee Activities • Research and assess geospatial workforce-related studies and activities completed, currently planned or underway, including the following: • Research current and future needs • Research to assess what already exists • Identify best practices • Define gap between “need” and existing/projected workforce • Develop initial recommendations on how FGDC can engage in and support geospatial workforce development activities Sub-committeefocus for 2010

4. Recent Subcommittee Activities • Subcommittee meeting held on August 30th • Reviewed the Geospatial Technology Competency Model • Subcommittee meeting held on August 31st • Reviewed the Geospatial Workforce Development and GIWIS Website • Subcommittee meeting held on September 10th • Summarized the discussions from the two teleconference calls • Discussed the content for the Subcommittee status report and the Subcommittee presentation during the NGAC meeting

5. Subcommittee Activities • DOL - Defining and Communicating Geospatial Industry Workforce Demand – Phase 1 • Recommendations • Project included the creation of a Denver area pilot web site (http://www.giwis.org/job-seekers/students.asp) • DOL - Geospatial Technology Competency Model • DOL based competency model • Extensive “Resources Reviewed” • UCGIS – Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge (GIS&T BoK2)

6. Geospatial Technology Competency Model

7. Geospatial Technology Competency Model • The Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) is depicted as a pyramid with nine tiers • The model illustrates how occupational and industry competencies build on a foundation of personal effectiveness, academic, and workplace competencies • Each tier consists of one or more blocks representing the skills, knowledge, and abilities essential for successful performance in the industry or occupation represented by the model • At the base of the model, competencies apply to a large number of occupations and industries. As a user moves up the model, the competencies become industry- and occupation-specific • The model specifies competencies required for worker success in the geospatial industry

8. Geospatial Technology Competency Model • Tier One: Personal Effectiveness Competencies • Tier Two: Academic Competencies • Tier Three: Workplace Competencies • Tier Four: Industry-Wide Technical Competencies • Tier Five: Industry Sector Technical Competencies • Tiers Six-Nine: Occupation-Specific Competencies and Requirements (not defined)

9. Geospatial Technology Competency Model • Expected uses of the GTCM include career guidance, curriculum development and assessment, recruitment and hiring, continuing professional development, criteria for voluntary certification, and outreach efforts intended to communicate characteristics of the geospatial field to the public • The GTCM is not intended to suggest a sequence of competency attainment or that certain competencies are of greater value or higher skill than others

10. Geospatial Technology Competency Model

11. Defining and Communicating Geospatial Industry Workforce Demands • Project Objectives • Define the diverse geospatial industry components, characteristics, and skills required to fill geospatial occupations • Develop an public outreach program and informational materials about those industry components for distribution through existing DOL-supported education and information channels, to address public awareness of geospatial technologies, and to make a better connection between the geospatial industry and diverse populations of potential workers • Pilot and demonstrate a Web portal for providing current location-based industry demand information correlated with educational and workforce opportunities • To pilot and demonstrate a specific application of these new outreach materials and geospatial intelligence information tools and methodology in a particular geographic area

12. GIWIS – About Geospatial

13. GIWIS – Education

14. GIWIS – Industry Data

15. GIWIS – Job Seekers

16. GIWIS – Workforce

17. GIWIS – Resources

18. Defining and Communicating Geospatial Industry Workforce Demands • Recommended Market Segmentation Approach • Recommended Additional Occupational Titles • Recommended Methodology For Estimating Geospatial Workforce Demand • Recommendations for Modifications to the Geospatial Competency Model • Recommendations for Closing the Gap between Geospatial Workforce Demand and Supply

19. UCGIS – Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge • GIS&T Bok1 focused on creating and maintaining a current Body of Knowledge in the multi-disciplinary field of Geographic Information Science and Technology • GIS&T Bok2 will extent GIS&T BoK1 to enable the maintenance and expansion of the knowledge base in a more dynamic, interactive, and collaborative manner • A new environment will be developed to provide for more innovative ways of understanding and experiencing the GIS&T BoK and help to facilitate teaching, research, and professional advancement

20. UCGIS – Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge • The GIS&T BoK2 project will: • Map out the strengths and weakness of the BoK1 and develop a more comprehensive and inclusive organizing framework for BoK2 • Examine a methodology for generating ontology • Develop visually interactive representations of the GIS&T knowledge domain • Examine and test different environments for realizing the Bok2

21. Subcommittee Status of Activities

22. National Geospatial Advisory Committee Workforce Development Subcommittee Update • Questions? Subcommittee Members Sean Ahearn (Co-chair) Sophia Beym Dave DiSera (Co-chair) Kass Green Randy Johnson Matt O’Connell Steve Wallach National Geospatial Advisory Committee