<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Zoltan,</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your response and it is quite useful <br></div><div><br></div><div>The context to my question is the following comment:</div><div><br></div><div>"Most government departments and institutes of higher learning use
proprietary software and most GIS practitioners were trained on
proprietary software such that more GIS professionals are more
experienced in proprietary software than open source
software. Therefore, it might be challenging for municipalities to
recruit candidates with relevant experience in open-source software."</div><div><br></div><div>This arose in the context of developing a corporate GIS implementation plan, where the option of using proprietary and free and open source tools was presented. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I also lean towards the view that what software tool you learn at university is irrelevant, as a result I thought let me ask on this list.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Sindile<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 at 00:32, Zoltan Szecsei via Africa <<a href="mailto:africa@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">africa@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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Hi Sindile,<br>
If you state the reason for your query, you might get more useful or
relevant answers.<br>
<br>
(So lets see how useful my response is 😕 )<br>
<br>
One does not go to a learning institution (as in University) to
learn a SW product. <br>
The usage of any SW product is incidental to what you are being
taught. <br>
(So prior knowledge of which SW they base their studies upon, is not
useful to you)<br>
To learn a product, go to the product supplier.<br>
<br>
If your query to this list is because you want to register with
SAGC, then:<br>
(Register as "In Training" before you start/continue your studies.)<br>
<ul>
<li>If you have not started studying, pick an SAGC accredited
course.</li>
<li>If you are partially through your studies, then look on the
SAGC website to find a Table with the required course <b><u>content</u></b>
as needed for the different types and levels of registration.</li>
<ul>
<li>Compare the <b><u>content</u></b> of your completed courses
against the content required for registration.</li>
<li>From this you will see what <u><b>content</b></u> (and
subjects) you are missing and thus need to complete before you
can register.</li>
<li>Then choose appropriate courses to gain credits in your
missing content.<br>
</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<br>
Hope this helps.<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Zoltan<br>
<br>
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<div>On 2024/03/10 11:27, Sindile Bidla via
Africa wrote:<br>
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<div>Hello List,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Does anyone know what software is used by various South
African tertiary institutions that offer a qualification in
GIS whether it is accredited by SAGC or not.</div>
<div>Are students exposed to both desktop and server tools
during their studies?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>An internet search revealed the following institutions
offer GIS in their curricula</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>SAGC Accredited<br>
</div>
<div>University of Cape Town</div>
<div>University of Stellenbosch</div>
<div>University of Pretoria</div>
<div>Cape Peninsula University of Technology</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Others</div>
<div>University of Johannesburg</div>
<div>University of South Africa</div>
<div>University of Venda</div>
<div>University of Fort Hare</div>
<div>Nelson Mandela University</div>
<div>University of KwaZulu Natal</div>
<div>University of Free State</div>
<div>North West University</div>
<div>University of Witwatersrand<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thank you for your feedback.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Sindile <br>
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