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TTT STATUS: Current number of Certified Trainers: 19
Current total number of local conservation GIS students taught: 783
Scgis' Train-the-Trainer program was started by John Schaeffer of Juniper GIS in 2011, as an outgrowth of his many years supporting the annual SCGIS International Scholarship Program. John realized that teaching scholars how to teach was like teaching someone how to fish, you begin a virtuous cascade of education and capacity. TTT trains and certifies conservation GIS teachers all over the world, who then teach local classes about Conservation GIS to dozens more local activists and scientists. TTT Certification is an intense international process that begins with participation in the annual SCGIS Scholarship Program, then adds on formal teacher training, and formal work experience internships as assistant trainers. 5 to 10 new trainers are certified and added each year, with special attention to parts of the world far away from any existing trainer. In 2014, funding from Esri allowed the TTT program to become an official program of SCGIS, run by the TTT leadership team of Karen Beardsley, Leslie Backus and Carlitos DeAngelo (see below)
SCGIS Train-the-Trainer Profiles: Certified Master Trainers
Dr. Mervyn Lotter, South Africa (2014)
SCGIS Train-the-Trainer Profiles: International Trainers (year graduated)
Tatenda Muchopa, Zambia (2017)
Angela Tarimy, Madagascar (2017)
Caterina Dimitriadis Pampin, Argentina (2016)
Gaston Buh Wung, Cameroon (2016)
Claudel Tshibangu Lukusa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016)
Leslie Backus, Bhutan/USA (2016)
Brian J. Tucker, Hawaii/USA (2016)
Nicolás Alejandro Lois, Argentina (2016)
Federico Germán Riet Sapriza, Colombia/Uruguay (2016)
Lyn Ohala Santos, Mexico (2015)
Bhuwan Dhakal, Nepal (2015)
Fahiema Daniels, South Africa (2014)
Deborah Jewitt, South Africa (2014)
Mohammad Abdullah Abu Diyan, Bangladesh (2014)
SCGIS Train-the-Trainer Profiles: Leadership Team
Karen Beardsley
Leslie Backus
Scgis TTT Countries:
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Peru
Chile
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Nepal
Cameroon
Dem Rep Congo
Russia
Colombia
TTT Photo Album
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