[OSGeo Africa] 2013 GIS short courses through Continued Education at University of Pretoria

[Chris]

    Just had a chance to look at these now

    Really looks good

    I did have a question though ( not intended to become a bun fight but 
    really asking for some informed opinion )

    I notice that the UP courses are going to set the budget back a bit    
    ( OK -- education is an investment and the courses are within the ball 
    park for this type of educational program )

    However .........

    ESRI now have their own certification program.

    One can attend ESRI courses ( not inexpensive )
    or
    One can obtain the recommended course material for self-study and then 
    just go and sit the exam. ( about the most cost effective method of 
    getting a GIS certification ? ) ESRI have extensive free online help.

    Perhaps someone could explain the relative "weights"  each type of 
    certification would hold in the work place ?  I assume ESRi being ESRI 
    this would be a globally recognised certification ?

    Your thoughts appreciated


    CM




On 16 Nov 2012 at 17:24, Coetzee Serena wrote:

> 2013 GIS short courses through Continued Education at University of
> Pretoria (www.ceatup.com)
> ================================================
 
> 1. Certificate Course in Introductory Geographic Information Systems
> February - June 2013 Web-based with workshops in Pretoria (proprietary
> and open source) and Cape Town (open source only)
 
> 2. Certificate Course in Advanced Geographic Information Systems 
> February - October 2013
> Web-based learning with workshops in Pretoria
 
> 3. GIS Professional Practice 
> February - June 2013
> Distance learning with workshops in Pretoria
 
> 4. Introduction to Geoinformation Standards 
> 15 - 16 July 2013 in Pretoria
 
> 5. Spatial databases with PostGIS 
> 25 - 29 March 2013 in Pretoria
 
> 6. Introduction to Quantum GIS (on request)

> 7. Remote Sensing (on request)

> 8. The Basics of GIS (on request)
 
> For more information, visit www.up.ac.za/cgis, click on 'Professional
> development' or

> http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=16147&subid=16147&ipklooki
> d=11 

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