[Ica-osgeo-labs] FW: Proposed questions for QGIS Certification questionnaire

[Suchith Anand]

Might be of interest .

Suchith
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From: qgis-developer-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [qgis-developer-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Moules [J.Moules at hrwallingford.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 5:20 PM
To: 'Tim Sutton'; 'QGIS Developer Mailing List'
Subject: [Qgis-developer] Proposed questions for QGIS Certification     questionnaire

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


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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]

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