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Sessions on 
TO: Audience of Symposium SUBJECT: Standards of Competence DATE: 09 Sep 1982 
  
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Some keynote papers had been invited on "'The Necessity of Standards of 
Competence" from their respective point of view (see Outline 01.82). We are 
grateful to Professor Morain for having prepared the paper on North America. 
We succeeded to establish contacts with UNESCO and the Council of Europe. 
The President Commission VI happened to become involved at UNESCO Headquarter 
on 17 June 1982 with a meeting on " Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and 
Degrees" . Availability of Standards of Competence would be a great help for 
this topic and for the endeavours of UNESCO. 
Reference is made to: International Standard Classification of Education; 
Division of Statistics on Education, UNESCO; Paris 1976. Many fields are 
treated in this fat volume, yet not a single phrase can be found on photo- 
grammetry and remote sensing. 
The Council of Europe (representing 25 different countries) has already passed 
guidelines for recognition of professionals in any member country for physicians, 
dentists, lawyers and others, however, not for photogrammetrists and remote 
sensing specialists as yet. It is recommendable for ISP to seek cooperation 
with FEANI, Paris. Standards of Competence should particularly be established 
for different levels of education. The need for continuously updating is 
stressed. 
If ISP does not supply UNESCO, the Council of Europe, and possibly other organi- 
zations with factual datas on the education in our field, who else would be 
supposed to accomplish that ? Doing so will be to the benefit of the young 
generation, and that is our obligation. 
Following the sessions on Standards of Competence is the session on. "Professional 
Strategy " with a paper of Fernando from Sri Lanka. There is quite some correlation 
between both topics.