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Jamie Rosa

Esri Technical Certification Program

Why Esri Technical Certification?

• Esri founded• Supporting Land

Planners

1969

• ARC/INFO released

• First commercial GIS

1982• Worldwide

Distributors• Esri Partner

Network• Over 70 products

Today

• Community of qualified individuals proficient in Esri best practices

Technical Certification

Foundation for Technical Certification

GIS Education

ArcGIS Focused Training

Practical Application & Experience

Esri Technical Certification

Overview of Certification Tracks

Benefits

Benchmarkskills &

differentiation

Improvedteam

performance

Candidate skills

assessment

Personal and staff

development

Market differentiation

Competitive advantage

Ensure leading edge

skills

Maximize investment in Esri products

Quicker problem

resolution

Improved customer support

Preparing to take an exam

Select an exam

• Overview• Candidate

qualifications

Evaluate your skill set

• Skills measured• Skills review

courses• Other training

Register for the exam

• Pearson VUE testing centers

• $225 USD per exam

• Results in 5 – 7 days

Resources

• Esri Technical Certification website- www.esri.com/certification

• Pearson VUE website- www.pearsonvue.com/esri

• Questions- certification@esri.com