Silk Meridian丝路经纬国际培训学院
GIS & Geospatial

GISP® Certified GIS Professional — Exam Prep

GISP® 认证 GIS 专业人员备考

Code GS-29Format Exam prepAwarding body GISCIDuration 5 or 10 days

Overview

GISP® Certified GIS Professional — Exam Prep is part of our GIS & Geospatial portfolio (Exam prep). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation. This course prepares candidates for the GISCI examination; the credential itself is awarded by GISCI.

Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.

You will be able to

  • Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind GISP® Certified GIS Professional — Exam Prep.
  • Apply GISP® Certified GIS Professional — Exam Prep methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
  • Work through mock exams and question analysis to master the exam format and timing.
  • Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.

Who should attend

Professionals preparing for the GISCI examination

Course outline

5-day programme (days 1–5)

Day 1

Exam orientation and diagnostics

  • GISP® Certified GIS Professional — Exam Prep: eligibility, application and exam format
  • Body of knowledge and reference documents
  • Diagnostic test and personal study plan
  • Geospatial data and conceptual foundations
Day 2

Domain review I

  • Data acquisition
  • Data manipulation and management
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 3

Domain review II

  • Analytical methods
  • Cartography and visualisation
  • Practice questions with explanations
Day 4

Domain review III

  • Design, development and ethics
  • Geospatial data and conceptual foundations
  • Calculations and scenario questions
  • Weak-area clinic
Day 5

Mock exam and exam strategy

  • Full timed mock exam
  • Answer review and coaching
  • Exam-day strategy and time management
  • Study plan to the exam date

The 10-day programme adds days 6–10

Day 6

Deep dive I

  • Geospatial data and conceptual foundations
  • Data acquisition
  • Advanced question sets
Day 7

Deep dive II

  • Data manipulation and management
  • Analytical methods
  • Advanced question sets
Day 8

Deep dive III

  • Cartography and visualisation
  • Design, development and ethics
  • Case-based questions
Day 9

Second mock exam

  • Full timed mock exam 2
  • Item analysis by domain
  • Targeted revision
Day 10

Final review and next steps

  • Rapid review of key formulas and rules
  • Application and exam booking support
  • Continuing education and recertification
  • Certificate of attendance

Where it runs

Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul

Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh

Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli

Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.

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