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Occupational Title: GIS Technician Key Purpose: Creates software and data solutions to assist in the visualization, measurement, and analysis of features or phenomena that occur on the earth that integrates acquisition, modelling, analysis, and management of spatially referenced data.
Critical Work Function 10 Pursue Professional Development			Occupational Skills, Knowledge and Conditions
Key Activities		Performance Criteria	Occupational Skills and Knowledge	Conditions
Those duties or task clusters that are necessary to perform each critical work function.		Specific demonstrable performance and standards that indicate when the key activity has been performed successfully.	Those skills and knowledge that are specific to the occupation, such as technical processes or procedures common across the occupation that are critical to the related key activity.	Tools, resources and equipment necessary to carry out key activities and their related performance criteria.
KA10.1	Participate in professional conferences using both oral and written communications.	Number Criteria 10.1.1  The results of GIS analysis are presented using presentation media and appropriate visualizations (maps, charts, tables, images) and language appropriate to audience needs. 10.1.2  Attendance at and participation in appropriate conferences and user groups specific to the area of GIS expertise is documented.	GIS principles Presentation skills General geography Facilitation skills	Personal computer Word processing software
KA10.2	Continue professional education through credit and/or noncredit courses, technical training and informal education, such as online courses.	Number Criteria 10.2.1  Educational and training courses completed are documented as appropriate, or as required by organization. 10.2.2  Documentation of attendance in training events and credits earned is obtained. 10.2.3  Schedule of training or a training plan is developed per organizational policy.	GIS principles Computer skills Keyboarding skills	Printers Personal computer Geographic information systems software Word processing software