What do companies in Hawaii need their employees to know about GIS or Remote Sensing? Are there opportunities for jobs in GIS in the State? How do companies prefer to train their employees? Does a certificate program fill the needs of our business community?

1. CERTIFICATE OF
COMPETENCE IN GIS
Presented by:
Sarah McLane, GIS Specialist
smclane@Hawaii.edu
May 2014
Through UH Maui College
Victor Rasgado, GIS Specialist
victor@Hawaii.edu
Christian Hidrobo, GIS Specialist
hidrobo@Hawaii.edu

2. Sarah McLane Background
• Master’s degree from USC in Geography, specialized in GIS and
remote sensing
• 9 years experience in GIS for natural resource management in HI
• Worked for the following list of companies, organizations or agencies
in a GIS capacity:
• West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership
• Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
• Kaheawa Wind Farm
• Pacific Whale Foundation
• Maui Solar Project
• USDA Forest Service
• Roth Ecological Designs
• UH Maui College
• Maui GIS Data Hui member
• Own 2 companies – Pono Project LLC & Makali’i Group

3. Workforce
Development
Interactive
Curriculum
Design
Industry
Engagement
GIS CERTIFICATE WORKFLOW
Creating GIS training
that works for Hawaii
industries
Funded through the
Rural Hawaii grant

4. INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
We want to know:
• What do companies in Hawaii need their employees to know about
GIS or Remote Sensing?
• Are there opportunities for jobs in GIS in the State?
• How do companies prefer to train their employees?
• Does a certificate program fill the needs of our business community?

5. BUILD A SMART PROGRAM
Using an online survey tool, we have surveyed 32 different
companies or agencies that use GIS in Hawaii.

6. PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Companies will
hire 104 full time,
35 part time and
21 contract
workers with GIS
skills in the next 5
years.
23 companies
are interested
in hosting
internships
126 people in
these
companies
need basic
GIS training
- 29% said
certificate
program more
relevant
- 26% said
degree
program more
relevant
- 13% said they
are the same
Rest didn't answer
Skills Needed for their business to be successful in GIS:
In order of Importance (first is the highest)
Data Analysis
Data Management
Data Visualization
ArcGIS online
Remote Sensing
Programming
Data Creation and Acquistion
Updates on the newest technology
Basic Cartography
GPS use
Technical Support
Project Management
Reporting

7. CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE IN GIS
Offering a Hyrbid 2 Course Certificate
Program completed in 1 semester
Have to be enrolled in the college
• GIS 150: Intro to GIS/GPS
– 8 weeks condensed course
– Intro course – ArcGIS Desktop 10.2 &
ArcGIS Online
– Online, interactive modules to
replace lectures
– In-person labs & fieldtrips to collect
and analyse data
• GIS 180: GIS in Ecosystem
Management
– 8 weeks condensed course
– ArcGIS Desktop 10.2 & ArcGIS Online
– Focus on Natural Resource
Management workflows and analysis

8. INTERACTIVE CURRICULUM DESIGN
Instructional Design Team
• Using a Program called
Articulate, we are building
media-rich interactions for
our online instructional
portions of GIS 150 & GIS
180

9. ARTICULATE QUIZMAKER
Students will go through the online modules and answer quiz questions
throughout the program.

10. IN-SITU EXPERIENCE We are creating in-person labs and fieldtrips
to engage students in the skills they learn
through the online modules, providing hands-
on learning experiences and opportunities to
work with teachers and other students.
150 & 180 can be taken by students on
Maui, and Kauai islands,
We are also working on in-person
Instructors for Lanai and Molokai
Hawaii island,
with instructors on hand to teach the
in-person portions
Sorry Oahu

11. TO SIGN-UP FOR COURSES
• Have to apply to the college system:
– www.Hawaii.edu/admissions
– Deadline to apply Aug 1, 2014 for Fall Semester
• Submit Health Clearances
– Current TB
– MMR Shot Record

12. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Industry engagement has shown that employers:
• Want “…Specific courses for Natural Resource
Managers”
• “…need a pool of trained and qualified
applicants to fill future need”
• Want courses that offer opportunities with
“environmental/gov't/NGO agencies that
could use some assistance”
• Want to improve their ability to provide “long
time high value positions on island”

13. AT COURSE COMPLETION…
Our Certificate of Competence shows that the recipient has
completed a total of 8 hours of coursework in GIS.
After 150, they should be able to:
• Use GPS unit to find locations
and import data into ArcGIS
• Use basic ArcGIS functions
(online and desktop)
• Complete a basic GIS project
as assigned to them
After 180, they should be able to:
• Use GPS unit to collect biological
and geographical field data for
various ecosystems
• Create & edit geodatabases, 2D
and 3D map layers, tables, basic
models and analyze this
information to answer questions
• Propose & complete a GIS analysis
project of their own design to solve
a resource management issue

14. INTERNSHIPS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
We are actively looking for businesses, NGOs or agencies to host our
students in Internships or Jobs after their certificate completion.
This can include:
• Job shadowing
• Paid or unpaid internships
• Full, part time or contract jobs
Any interested parties, please contact me at smclane@hawaii.edu

15. Mahalo!
Sarah E McLane
Smclane@Hawaii.edu
808-268-6680
Victor Rasgado, GIS Specialist victor@Hawaii.edu
Christian Hidrobo, GIS Specialist hidrobo@Hawaii.edu