Kessler GIS Education / Training Courses

Ed. & Training

Important News as of 10 May 2008:
Kessler GIS is moving. The family is moving to a location near Cheney, WA. This won't affect my service one bit (other than a bit of a slow-down during the move). New address will be established soon.
Live and self-paced web teaching starting up! Release of this option is delayed due to ISP and office relocation issues. Drop a message to me here with your contact information and interest. First class or two is free to a small group of folks!
Custom course materials available for ArcView 3.2. Yes, these have PowerPoint presentations, data, and exercises. Go to Custom Course Materials.
Online tutorials are available and starting soon. These are adapted from custom materials developed by Kessler GIS and are a viable alternative for students with the motivation for self-learning. Unfortunately, these are also delayed due to ISP issues. As soon as these issues are solved, progress will continue in this area.

Take a class from someone who has taught 2000+ students in GIS!

If you're interested in a particular GIS course try looking at the class schedule. Check out the course descriptions if you want to know the course content for various courses he now teaches. Bruce teaches at a number of locations and maps to those locations are provided. When you want to take a course, the registration form may be downloaded and sent in.

Teaching and course development in ArcGIS are a primary focus of Mr. Kessler's life and business. It's hard to find a teacher more dedicated, experienced, qualified, and energetic. It really shows when he is in front of a class.

Photo taken at the Intermountain GIS Conference, Tamarack, ID, April 3, 2007

THE VALUE OF KESSLER GIS CLASSES

	100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
	Kessler GIS Courses have HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS * Color, not black and white; larger images and font (see lecture example) * Professional, modern design, thought provoking questions, and extra challenge questions (see exercise example) * Spiral bound for easy use
	Students are encouraged to bring THEIR OWN DATA and QUESTIONS
	All questions answered to STUDENT SATISFACTION
	Mr. Kessler is a DYNAMIC, KNOWLEDGEABLE teacher. Look around these web pages for student and client comments.
	Great student / teacher ratio -- AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 6

“Thank you for your patience, your cordiality, and your humor. Also, thank you for your enthusiasm for learning. It is appreciated.” Debra Hooks, USDA Forest Service -- June 2004

Bruce Kessler has been educating and training most of his life. In Boy Scouts he helped teach knot tying and canoeing. In high school he taught saxophone lessons. In college he was a lab teacher in aerial photo interpretation for his major professor. After college he taught canoeing again. And with ESRI he taught numerous topics related to GIS for 12 years. He was one of the first ESRI employees to teach ArcGIS Version 8 and he helped direct the 'teachability' of the new product. He even has helped with world geography at his daughter's school.

One unique part of Kessler GIS is that once you take a class from Bruce, you may call or email him a question. He's interested in your challenges and successes and will support you after a class. There just aren't many teachers who will do that.

Special notes:

	If a course doesn't exactly fit your needs as listed, you may request course customization (for an added fee).
	Kessler GIS can do all lab setup and can provide all the computers with software installed (for an added fee). This may be an attractive option for clients such as the Forest Service, where support for these activities at your site are limited.
	There is assistance available with the paperwork and billing for Forest Service clients. Just ask.

Student comments:

"The instructor [Bruce] was very knowledgeable and brought real world examples of when and how certain aspects of the training would apply to us. Well done!" Louis Miller -- Ferry County Washington Public Works -- October 2006

"The class filled in a lot of blanks for me and Bruce's understanding of the software and its architecture was critical to my satisfaction with this course. I plan on taking another course to add to my knowledge base." Connie Grove - GIS Specialist - Spokane County/City of Spokane -- Nov. 2005

"Great teacher. Challenged and kept students participating and thinking." Ryan Strain, Ada County Highway District, Idaho -- Sept. 2005

"Bruce was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject material. As a result of his knowledge and enthusiasm I found the material easier to comprehend and retain. Great instructor." Clyde Lay, Idaho DEQ -- Sept. 2005

“Instructor extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the material. Humorous. Made the best of a very info-intense situation.” James Halpern, USDA Forest Service -- June 2004

The Guarantee

Kessler GIS guarantees 100% satisfaction for all students attending courses. If under the the following conditions satisfaction is not reached, Mr. Kessler will refund the cost of the class, minus any expenses, such as unusable course manuals, facility and machine rental, etc.

1) The point(s) of dissatisfaction must be under the control of Kessler GIS; i.e. items not within Kessler GIS control are ESRI course books, computers and speed, room setup, etc.

2) Mr. Kessler will be given a reasonable amount of time to rectify the issue. This may include additional time spent clarifying the issue of misunderstanding, reprinting incorrect materials, etc.

3) If things are not resolved and it is necessary, a review of the dispute by a mutually chosen professional in the industry shall be conducted. The complainant will summarize the issue(s) in an email. Mr. Kessler will also summarize the issue(s) via email. The reviewer will decide if Mr. Kessler has satisfied the issue. If not, then the refund will be issued.

Serving Many Agencies
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"I liked your ability to make people feel comfortable. Humor, etc. Not an old stuffed shirt... your ability to say the same thing in different ways -- this insured understanding... your waiting for all the class to finish."

Karla R. Roberts
City of Ocean Shores, OR
Sept. 2006

"ESRI is fortunate to have Bruce Kessler instruct both ArcGIS I and II with his many years of GIS experience and his diverse real world applications."

Bruce Hunt
Spokane County Building and Planning
Nov. 2005

"The only thing worse than educating someone and having them leave you is to NOT educate them and have them stay."
Bruce Kessler

"You can't afford to take a class… can you afford to make a mistake?"
Bruce Kessler

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