GIS247 Testimonials
In the Spotlight: Iona Gerrard
Although Iona already made some use of ArcGIS by working on Fife Councils Street Gazetteer she decided that broadening and deepening her knowledge of ArcGIS would making both herself and the resources she provides to her Business Development Team more valuable. As Fife Council has an unlimited licence to GIS247, Iona was able to put aside a few hours each week to follow the training. GIS247’s Learning Management System kept track of her progress so it was really straight forward for her to log-in and carry on from where she got to. In the space of 6 months Iona has developed significant expertise in using ArcGIS by undertaking 8 full training courses and gaining distinctions in them all. Due to her new skills Iona is now working on the authorities ‘Corporate Address Gazetteer Improvement Project’. It is a huge project and the training she undertook is having a direct benefit on the ability to move the project forward. To read the full article about Iona and her progress click here...
At Nottinghamshire County Council, Julian Walters leads a team of GIS experts. In 2009, Julian recognised the need to support GIS users of all abilities across different departments of the authority with training to make the most out of their investment in the Esri ArcGIS software. He looked to GIS247.
The initial licence ran for 12 months during which time the users had access to a large number of training courses and technical modules. The first 12 months of access to specific ArcGIS training via GIS247 has proven to be extremely successful with a positive impact on the use of GIS across the authority.
“The ultimate endorsement of the quality and usefulness of the GIS247 training has been to renew our licence” says Julian Walters. “It is now viewed as such a strategic investment that we have moved to a central approach to fund our licence.”
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Two years ago Rosie had not even heard of GIS. Through her organisations GIS247 licence Rosie was given the opportunity to undertake a range of training courses in the Esri ArcGIS software. In the space of a year Rosie has gone from a total beginner to being a highly competent and skilled user.
She followed a range of different training courses building up her skills and expertise and has taken advantage of GIS247's assessment process. Rosie has not only completed 7 challenging courses but has obtained distinctions for all of them. “Gaining 7 distinctions is an incredible achievement especially as our training assessment process is rigorous and really does test whether users have attained the appropriate technical competence. Rosie has done extremely well”, says Debbie Soloman, Training Manager at GIS247.
To read about Rosie's experience of using GIS247 click here...
In order to develop and prepare a number of Local Landscape Information Packs for East Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Fiona Fyfe from Living Landscapes Consultancy decided that some training in MapInfo Professional would be beneficial to support the technical component of the project. Fiona decided that the learning-on-demand approach offered by GIS247 suited her perfectly. She could then get the right level of training she needed, when she needed it. For more information on how Fiona used GIS247 to support her delivery of the project for East Devon Coast AONB click here...
We have some more interesting articles about the success of GIS247 (for both GIS managers and GIS users) coming very soon.