What happened to the "Learning Arc GIS Desktop" Online Course?

[ThomasColson]

This course appears to no longer be available: http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail&courseid=1942 . Specifically looking for the ArcMap course, not Pro, as we will not be moving to Pro for quite some time and need for folks to be able to learn how to use the current software. 

[JoanneParkinson]

Hi Thomas,

The "Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10.0)" web course was retired January 1, 2018.
https://www.esri.com/training/new-and-retired-training/ 

There is an introductory tutorial available - Get Started with ArcMap. It's available for free.

Joanne

[ThomasColson]

Will the full Arc Map course be re-released for the 10.5-10.6 environment? That 10.0 course was very handy for getting some one with almost no GIS skills to handling basic mapping. The 3 hour tutorial doesn't quite achieve that. 

[JoanneParkinson · Accepted solution]

No. There aren't any plans to re-release the course for the 10.5-10.6 environment. The information in the retired web course can be found in other web courses available from Esri Training. The table below summarizes the topics covered in Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10.0) and equivalent course recommendations. 

Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10.0) – Table of Contents	Equivalent Course Recommendation
Getting Started with ArcGIS Desktop: Exploring a GIS map; Exploring ArcGIS Desktop; Using GIS to solve problems	· Getting Started with GIS
Creating Map Symbology: Working with map symbols and labels; Symbolizing features based on attributes; Classifying data; Mapping density and proportion	· Map Design Fundamentals
Referencing Data to Real Locations: Understanding coordinate systems; Working with map projections	· Referencing Data to Real-World Locations Using ArcGIS · Basics of Geographic Coordinate Systems · Working with Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS
Organizing Geographic Data: Exploring geographic data; Organizing data into a geodatabase	· Getting Started with GIS · Finding Geographic Data in ArcGIS · Getting Started with the Geodatabase
Creating and Editing Data: Editing feature shapes; Editing feature attributes; Creating new features and attributes	· Getting Started with the Geodatabase
Getting Started with GIS Analysis: The analytical process; Asking questions and getting answers; Examining and presenting the results	· Getting Started with GIS · Solving Spatial Problems Using ArcGIS
Working with Geoprocessing and Modeling Tools: Working with geoprocessing tools; Creating and using models	· Building Models for GIS Analysis Using ArcGIS
Designing Maps with ArcGIS: Working with map layouts; Creating a presentation map	· Planning a Cartography Project · Creating Map Products

The courses can potentially be taken in this order:
1. Getting Started with GIS
2. Basics of Geographic Coordinate Systems
3. Working with Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS
4. Referencing Data to Real-World Locations Using ArcGIS
5. Finding Geographic Data in ArcGIS
6. Getting Started with the Geodatabase
7. Solving Spatial Problems Using ArcGIS
8. Building Models for GIS Analysis Using ArcGIS
9. Map Design Fundamentals
10. Planning a Cartography Project
11. Creating Map Products

[PatrickMcKinney99]

ArcMap isn't going to be retired until 2026. I understand Esri wants everyone to switch over to Pro immediately. But that's not realistic, nor is it going to happen.

Esri should still provide online courses for ArcMap until the product is retired.  It's not fair to long-time customers to not have access to those trainings for our users who are still using ArcMap.

It does feel like a slight burn to only have trainings available in ArcGIS Pro, and not ArcMap.  

[Suzanne-Boden]

Hi Patrick,

Esri understands that a variety of factors will impact when organizations decide to adopt ArcGIS Pro. Training resources for ArcMap continue to be available and Joanne listed some of those above. This link will always shows the latest list of ArcMap training options: https://www.esri.com/training/Bookmark/PKHRRAUQ8.