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Spatial training and competency frameworks

The right geospatial skills, in the right roles

We create spatial training frameworks and align competencies to the jobs people actually do, so training budgets build real capability, and you can show it.

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We have done this with many organisations, including central government and the World Bank.

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Competence first

Competence, capability, capacity

Technology rarely fails on its own. Programmes stall because roles are unclear, skills are uneven and learning stops when the consultants leave. We start with people.

Competence

What each person can do, to a stated level, with evidence. Written as clear, observable outcomes.

Capability

What your team or organisation can do together: the processes, tools and governance that let skills be used.

Capacity

Whether you have enough of it, in the right places, at the right time, to deliver the programme.

How we build a framework

Four steps, aligned to recognised standards

1. Map the rolesFrom field and survey staff to GIS analysts, managers and executives.

2. Define competencies and levelsAligned to recognised competency models, so they mean something outside your organisation.

3. Write learning outcomesClear, measurable outcomes using Bloom's taxonomy, so you can assess them.

4. Build pathways and assessCourses, coaching, on-the-job tasks and simple assessments, linked to each level, then reviewed as roles change.

Learning outcomes

Bloom's taxonomy, applied to geospatial work

Bloom's taxonomy (revised by Anderson and Krathwohl in 2001) describes six levels of thinking. We use it to write learning outcomes that say exactly what someone will be able to do, and to pitch each course at the right level for the role.

Level	What it means	A geospatial example: the learner can…
Remember	Recall facts and terms	name the parts of a coordinate reference system
Understand	Explain ideas	explain why two datasets in different datums don't line up
Apply	Use a method in a real task	georeference survey data and publish it as a web map
Analyse	Break a problem into parts	trace why an asset register and a map disagree
Evaluate	Judge against criteria	judge whether a dataset is fit for purpose, using ISO 19157-1 data quality measures
Create	Design something new	design a spatial data infrastructure plan for a department

Measured survey

Survey skills that keep everything in the right place

Measured survey is where geospatial data begins: topographic, measured building and utility surveys, control, datums and accuracy. If the people who specify, commission and check surveys lack the skills, every map and model built on them inherits the error.

We build measured survey into frameworks for clients and their supply chains, drawing on RICS guidance, and on geodesy and geomatics skills for drones (UAV/UAS), laser scanning and reality capture.

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Standards and frameworks

Frameworks and standards we align with

We align your framework to recognised references, so roles, levels and training are comparable across organisations and countries. Links go to the publishers' own pages.

Framework	Published by	What we use it for
Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM)	US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, through its Competency Model Clearinghouse	The tiers of foundational, industry and occupation-specific geospatial competencies; a strong reference for role profiles. careeronestop.org
Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS&T) Body of Knowledge	University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)	The knowledge areas and topics of the discipline; we use it to scope curricula and learning outcomes. ucgis.org
Measured surveys of land, buildings and utilities (guidance note, 3rd edition)	RICS	Specifying, commissioning and checking measured, topographic and utility surveys. rics.org
GIS specialist competencies (revised 2021)	Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES), revised with the Association for Geographic Information (AGI)	Professional GIS competencies through the project life cycle, at four levels from appreciation to ability. cices.org
Chartered Geographer competencies	Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)	Professional recognition for geographers and GIS professionals; our Esri UK partner course carries CPD towards it. rgs.org
ISO 19650 series: capability and capacity	ISO (in the UK, BSI as BS EN ISO 19650)	ISO 19650-2 asks each task team to assess its capability and capacity, and the appointing party to weigh competence when appointing; we turn that into roles and skills for information and GIS teams.
ISO 55000 series: asset management	ISO	Competence of the people who manage assets and asset information, part of an asset management system under ISO 55001.
UN-IGIF: Capacity and Education pathway	United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)	Strategic pathway 8 of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework, for national geospatial skills and education plans. ggim.un.org

Framework names belong to their publishers. We align to them; we don't certify against them on the publishers' behalf.

Where we've done it

From government departments to international programmes

We have created training frameworks and aligned competencies for multiple organisations, including central government and the World Bank, and designed courses for professional bodies such as RICS and technology partners such as Esri UK.

Role profiles from field staff to the board
Learning outcomes and assessments that stand up to scrutiny
Skills transfer built in, so your people can run it themselves

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Training partners

Training delivered with and for leading organisations

We have designed and delivered training with professional bodies, standards organisations and technology partners, and for many private organisations, central government and international institutions.

From competence to capability

Measure where you are, then build from there

Competence frameworks and the GeoEnable Maturity Index^™ work together: one for people, one for the whole organisation.

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Build a framework your people can grow into

Tell us about your roles and your programme, and we will suggest where to start.

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We help clients improve infrastructure and property asset management, as well as projects, using geospatial insight and digital tools. Through GIS, location intelligence, digital twins, AI and systems thinking, we enable better decisions and deliver real-world outcomes.

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We are BSI Associate Consultants, certified in ISO 19650, ISO 55000, and experienced across ISO 19100, 27001, 9001, 8000, and the EU INSPIRE Directive.

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