GIS Training Recommendations

Education Institutions

Degree specialties

Non-developer

Cartography

GIS Theory

GIS Databases

GIS Analysis

Remote Sensing

Less focus on image processing

More focus on basemap imagery

Developer

Subset of non-developer classes

Database

Relational Design

Management

SQL programming

Spatial databases

OO programming

Theory

Design

Desktop GIS development

Web

HTML

JavaScript

AJAX

Internet GIS development

Applied use

Teach in context of real-world problems

Beyond environmental

Academic/Workforce collaboration

Maximize internships

Less lecturemore lab

Software

Utilize current tools

Non-developer

ArcGIS

Developer

.NET/J2EE

ASP.NET/JSP

Soft skills

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Candidates

Take every opportunity to learn something new

Training

Web resources

ESRI Virtual Campus

Podcasts

Classes

Conferences

Trade magazines

Network

Stress ability to learn to prospective employer

Go above and beyond what's expected