Patric4n6. Thanks for your comment. Everything will help. We will still need to look at all the domains, competencies, and requirements by national and international organizations. Law enforcement specific requirements are one of the needs and that is the reason why we need Texas specific firms, organizations, and law enforcement to be involved in this process to find what is really needed here. We might end up with something very close to what is already exists, but I need that verified and validated by Texans. Effective workforce development is regional specific that can be guided by national and international standards. I would love to take IACIS CFCE Certification Competencies in consideration in this process.
It seems like this is a "brutal" industry where many point-of-views exist.
- Those with Information Technology experience think they're better since they know how to setup the services.
- Those with Law Enforcement background think they're better since they know applicable laws better.
- Those with Computer Science background think they're better since they can write the code to automate.
- Those with Engineering background think they are better since they can interrogate at hardware level.
- Those with Accounting background swear that without strong accounting background can not be ready for this industry since white collar crime dominates it while law enforcement will mainly have simple underage image analysis that can be learned in a two day boot camp.
-Those with Business background think all this do not matter since they know how to make money out of it.
Certifications only focus on the IT aspects and they are training oriented that takes education and science out of this field and turn it into a data recovery technician field. If we examine what is needed in a region and in what level then we'll prepare individuals better for the workforce. In some areas like closer to government agencies, Computer Science would be more prevalent while in other markets Project Management and Business.
We're looking for the common denominator that is feasible, current, and a subset of this very complex field.
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