Professional certification provides proof that an individual has attained competence at a defined level of performance. With the ArcGIS 9.4 release, ESRI intends to offer a technical certification program designed around the use of our products in successful ArcGIS implementations. This program will be available to ESRI employees, partners, distributors and users. While it will focus on the use of our products, it will be complementary to the GISP certification offered through the GIS Certification Institute which focuses on the practice of GIS. We hope this will help create an active and qualified user community that can expand the reach of GIS in solving problems around the world.

At ESRI’s 2010 User Conference we intend to offer you the ability to take ESRI certification exams while in San Diego attending the conference.