THE GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY IS THE GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY IS AN EMERGING HIGH GROWTH AN EMERGING HIGH GROWTH INDUSTRYINDUSTRY

12 APPLICATION AREAS ARE 12 APPLICATION AREAS ARE IDENTIFIEDIDENTIFIED

Carbon ManagementCarbon Management Public HealthPublic Health Energy ForecastingEnergy Forecasting Aviation SafetyAviation Safety Water ManagementWater Management Homeland SecurityHomeland Security Coastal ManagementCoastal Management Disaster PreparednessDisaster Preparedness Agricultural CompetitivenessAgricultural Competitiveness Invasive SpeciesInvasive Species Community GrowthCommunity Growth Air Quality Air Quality

WHAT IS A GEOSPATIAL WHAT IS A GEOSPATIAL TECHNICIAN?TECHNICIAN?

Geospatial technologies use information Geospatial technologies use information technology to help us understand technology to help us understand where we are spatially on the earth, where we are spatially on the earth, and what impact we have on the and what impact we have on the earth’s natural and man-made earth’s natural and man-made resources. resources.

Geospatial technologies include:Geospatial technologies include:

• Remote SensingRemote Sensing• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Geographic Information Systems (GIS)• Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

technologies.technologies.

What is the Demand?What is the Demand?

Across the country, tens of Across the country, tens of thousands of trained workers are thousands of trained workers are needed to fill positions working needed to fill positions working with geospatial technologies and with geospatial technologies and applications.applications.

For example, the National For example, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Imagery and Mapping Agency, the projected demand for the projected demand for remote sensing technologists in remote sensing technologists in their agency exceeds their agency exceeds 800800 in a in a three-year period (Castro three-year period (Castro 2002), and an estimated 2002), and an estimated 7,0007,000 employees will require employees will require retraining.retraining.

Funded as a 2 year Funded as a 2 year PilotPilot ProjectProject

•Develop a “pilot” apprenticeship Develop a “pilot” apprenticeship program for the occupation of program for the occupation of GeoSpatial TechnicianGeoSpatial Technician

•Develop a curriculum related to the Develop a curriculum related to the GeoSpatial Technician occupationGeoSpatial Technician occupation

•Develop “competency-based” work Develop “competency-based” work processesprocesses

PROJECT GOALSPROJECT GOALS

•Development of a “capacity building” Development of a “capacity building” (technical assistance) component(technical assistance) component

•Develop a technical assistance Develop a technical assistance component for the training and component for the training and education of state and local WIA, WIB education of state and local WIA, WIB and One-Stop partnersand One-Stop partners

•Develop “National Guideline Develop “National Guideline Apprenticeship Standards” for future Apprenticeship Standards” for future replication on a national basis replication on a national basis

PROJECT GOALS, PROJECT GOALS, cont.cont.

•In connection with business In connection with business partners, initiate not less than partners, initiate not less than two two (2) pilot apprenticeship program (2) pilot apprenticeship program sitessites

•Expand the pilot in up to an Expand the pilot in up to an additional five (5) sites with additional five (5) sites with identified partnersidentified partners

•Monitor for success and make Monitor for success and make modifications to major components modifications to major components as necessaryas necessary

WHO ARE OUR PROJECT PARTNERS?WHO ARE OUR PROJECT PARTNERS?

The University of Southern The University of Southern MississippiMississippi(Grantee)(Grantee)

NASA Employers at theNASA Employers at the

Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center 30013001 GeoTekGeoTek Coast Coast

ElectricElectric NAVONAVO CHLCHL

Current Progress:Current Progress:

GTAP Apprenticeship Committee GTAP Apprenticeship Committee EstablishedEstablished

Draft Standards (GNJ) are Draft Standards (GNJ) are undergoing Final Editsundergoing Final Edits

Job Performance RequirementsJob Performance Requirements

Related Instruction DesignedRelated Instruction Designed

Outreach Activities Outreach Activities Underway:Underway:

•High School Outreach High School Outreach

•One-Stop Outreach One-Stop Outreach

•Military/Veteran OutreachMilitary/Veteran Outreach

ROI Evaluation FrameworkROI Evaluation Framework

ROI certification process to build ROI certification process to build skills internally to set up a skills internally to set up a systematic process for systematic process for accountability and measure the accountability and measure the impact of trainingimpact of training

Special Thanks to Our Test Special Thanks to Our Test PilotPilot

Anthony SwoopeAnthony Swoope