Hi Jonathan
PS might be nicer to discuss / cross post this to the QGIS community list - I have been trying to marshall QGIS certification discussions there and a number of edut folks are subscribed to it I think. On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 7:20 PM, Jonathan Moules <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi Tim (and all), > Per the IRC meeting, I've come up with a possible questionnaire that we > can spam. Currently it's all text, but it can be converted easily enough. > What platform should we stick it on for the question/answers? I can do a > free surveymonkey unless someone has something better to suggest. > > Suggestions as to questions/answers welcome from all. It is a first draft. > > Cheers, > Jonathan > > > =============== > > > The QGIS development community is interested in creating a set of QGIS > Certifications. We're interested in feedback from the entire community as > to what you'd like/use. > > The following is a set of prospective certificates; open to change. > QGIS User - Can operate QGIS to a functional level. > QGIS Professional - An expert user. > QGIS Developer - (Core or Plugins?) > QGIS Trainer - Can train for and test for certifications. > > > Questions: > > As a GIS professional, would you be interested in getting a QGIS > Certification? > [Yes / No] > > > If No, why not? > [Open question] > > > As a GIS Employer, would you be more interested in candidates who have a > QGIS Certification? > [Yes / No / Not an Employer] > > > If No, why not? > [Open question] > > > Rank these in the order you think they're important in a QGIS > Certification? > [Rank] > Knowledge of GIS Concepts > Familiarity with QGIS > Time using QGIS > Exposure to different areas of QGIS > Community participation > Other [Open answer] > > > Which of these would interest you: > [Choices for each: Not at all, Mildly, Definitely] > QGIS User - Can operate QGIS to a functional level. > QGIS Professional - An expert user. > QGIS Developer - (Core or Plugins?) > QGIS Trainer - Can train for and test for certifications. > > > Do you agree/disagree with the proposed certificates? If you disagree, > what certificates would you suggest? > [Open question] > > > What do you think would be a good way of measuring suitability for a > certificate: > [Rank] > Community participation track record > Exam > Portfolio of work > Professional experience > Academic qualifications > > > Any comments or feedback? > [Open question] > > So I think this sounds fine. I noted Trevor's comments below, but I think it will be fine to go ahead with these Questions and see what kind of feedback we get. Thanks for working on this! Regards Tim​ > ________________________________ > > HR Wallingford and its subsidiaries uses faxes and emails for confidential > and legally privileged business communications. They do not of themselves > create legal commitments. Disclosure to parties other than addressees > requires our specific consent. We are not liable for unauthorised > disclosures nor reliance upon them. > If you have received this message in error please advise us immediately > and destroy all copies of it. > > HR Wallingford Limited > Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA, United Kingdom > Registered in England No. 02562099 > > ________________________________ > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim Sutton Visit http://kartoza.com to find out about open source: * Desktop GIS programming services * Geospatial web development * GIS Training * Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net Tim is a member of the QGIS Project Steering Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kartoza is a merger between Linfiniti and Afrispatial
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