


This will allow students who have met their English Language Proficiency requirements using a method other than BC Secondary School English to easily see the equivalent option for their desired program. NOTICE TO APPLICANTS: Effective Fall 2024, BCIT will implement English Language Proficiency (ELP) categories for programs requiring a minimum of English 12 with 50%, 67%, or 73% into Categories 1,2,3, and Graduate Studies. Centre for Applied Research & Innovation.But for this to happen, we need to open up our industry and make it more accessible, better understood and less exclusive…” Please click on our survey button to answer our short survey about the Advanced Certificate in GIS for industry professionals. Location intelligence can, and indeed should, become absolutely critical – the foundation on which our business decisions are made.

What a phenomenal opportunity for not only our industry, but other industries as well. Not maps, not 3D – but recognising the latent possibilities of data and the value-add services that we can and should deliver from it. They indicate “… an increase in data volumes and availability of real time data feeds, as well as the increasing levels of accuracy and data resolution from high volume data sources such as LiDAR and Point Cloud applications are all factors impacting not only the realm of the geospatial industry, but the wider industry as well.…This has to be one of the biggest latent and untapped opportunities for the geospatial industry. The Association for Geographic Information in their AGI Foresight Report 2020 reviewed what they believe will have a significant impact on our economy, environment and society over the next five years. The proposed Certificate would be taken through online courses so would be available to anyone anywhere. It would allow you to broaden their existing skill set and make use of newer mapping technologies. This Advanced Certificate could meet the ongoing educational credits required by professionals in various government and private sector organizations. The BCIT GIS department is undertaking a needs assessment to determine the feasibility of offering an Advanced Certificate in GIS targeted to individuals who already have a professional degree and career. BCIT GIS Survey: should we offer a new type of GIS program?
