Thursday, 19 February 2015

Considering GIS as a Career?


Whether you are a student considering your first career, or someone already in the workplace and looking to improve on your GIS skills - GIS can be rewarding in many ways.
 

 
 
For those in Gauteng, The Centre for geoinformation science at the University of Pretoria offers the following courses:

UP Courses in 2015
 
Course Name
Price
Dates
Last Date for enrolment
Programme in Advances GIS*
R24 900
Feb – Nov 2015
16 February 2105
Programme in Introductory GIS
R18 800
Mar – Oct 2015
18 March 2015
The Basic of GIS with ArcGIS*
R5 700
1-3 July 2015
19 May 2015
Spatial databases with PostGIS*
R8 800
6-10 July 2015
23 June 2015
Introduction to Geoinformation Standards*
R5 300
13-14 July 2015
30 June 2015
GISProfessional Practice*
R9 350
Two Compulsory workshops: 15-17 July & 28-30 Sept 2015
Exam in Nov/Dec
30 June 2015
The Basics of GIS with Quantum GIS (QGIS)*
R5 700
11-13 Nov 2015
20 October 2015
Remote Sensing
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Available on request
Available on request
* Registered with PLATO for CPD points

 
The Centre for Geographical Analysis at Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape offers the following:
 
Scheduled Courses
Schedule Date
Introduction to GIS
4 May 2015
Introduction to EO
8 June 2015
Introduction to GEOBIA
18 August 2015
 
 
Courses not yet scheduled
Earth Observation: Geographical Object-based Images Analysis
On Request
Introduction to Digital Photogrammetry
On Request
Spatial Analysis
On Request
Spatial Data Acquisition
On Request
Spatial Data Management
On Request
Spatial Modelling
On Request