1.  OVERVIEW

Geoscape’s Savvy U – College of GIS offers registered users a free Certification Program. Courses will be taught online, via Live Meeting, over four quarters during the year.  Six (6) functionality courses (Module based) and six (6) application (Industry based) courses will be offered.  College of GIS offers two certification levels, GIS Expert and GIS Master.  Attendance and a minimum score of 80% in post online examination are requirements to attain certification.

2.  REQUIREMENTS

• Current GIS Subscriber
• Initial GIS Orientation

3.  CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

• GIS EXPERT LEVEL :Attendees will become certified GIS Experts upon completion of one or more functionality courses and after passing the post course exam with a minimum grade of 80%.  After certification, participants will receive a certificate worthy of framing.

Expert Certifications available (Functional Courses):

• Marketscape Expert
• MDx Expert
• Retail and Media Target Expert
• DirecTarget Expert
• List Gateway Expert
• BehaviorBase Expert

(Attendees without access to a certain module can still get certified in that module using Test Drive module provided by Geoscape upon request after registration.)

• GIS MASTER LEVEL :The Master Level certification requires completion of at least:

• Four (4) Functional Courses and
• Two (2) Application Courses

as well as passing accompanying online test with a minimum score of 80%.

GIS Master Certified participants will earn:

1. Participation in Early Beta Testing and product feedback.
2. Membership in the GIS Application Advisory Board.
3. System credits of $500 for their company.
4. Discount of 50% off normal rate registration of the Annual Multicultural Marketing Summit registration fee.  Discount does not apply to early bird or client rates.

4.  CURRICULUM FOR 1^st AND 2^nd QUARTER