Esri Blueprint Survey FAQs
Esri Technical Certification Blueprint Survey FAQs
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What is an Esri Blueprint Survey?
Esri Blueprint Surveys are part of the ‘develop blueprint’ mechanism used within the exam development process. The process begins with the launch of an Esri Blueprint Survey, hosted by our exam development vendor to the GIS Community to gather feedback on the exam blueprint. This survey allows participants to provide two types of ratings: (1) exam objectives on ‘frequency of use’ and ‘criticality’ and (2) exam sections on ‘importance’ of each section and ‘percent of content’ that should be within the section.
Why choose to take an Esri Blueprint Survey?
The feedback collected within the blueprint survey allows our team to determine (1) the exam objectives and sections reflect industry workflows and (2) the weight of each exam section. Your participation is your ‘voice’ in this process and your participation ensures that the exam is updated to be a valid measure of the skills defined within the exam’s information guide, located on the exam details webpage.
Who is qualified to take an Esri Blueprint Survey?
Esri Blueprint Surveys are available to the entire GIS Community of Esri Customers, Esri Business Partners, International Distributors, and Esri Employees. It is recommended that the participant is a member of the GIS industry that meets or exceeds the exam candidate description found on the exam’s information guide.
What should I expect when taking an Esri Blueprint Survey?
The Exam Blueprint Survey allows participants to provide ratings and comments to explain the relative importance of the exam objectives to performing known industry job requirements. Based on the exam blueprint length, survey completion times may vary but participants should expect to spend 20-30 minutes. After our team reviews the survey feedback, the finalized exam blueprint will be used for the operational certification exam and will be provided to exam candidates within the exam information guide.
What should I consider when completing an Esri Blueprint Survey?
Our exam development schedule supports a 21-day window for blueprint surveys participation. Blueprint Surveys are only available within this participation window, we are not able to extend any participation windows and only completed surveys will be included within the final results. While the contents of the survey are confidential, we encourage you to share the survey announcements with your colleagues to ensure that we reach the largest audience possible.
When are the Esri Blueprint Surveys available?
The Esri Blueprint Survey Schedule is hosted within our Esri Community Exam Development Board. Our exam development vendor provides the survey link to Esri the day it launches. If you follow the instructions on the Esri Blueprint Survey Schedule and ‘mark your calendar’ – we’ll email you the survey link the day the survey opens.
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