Geographic Information Science and Technologies (GIS&T) have today become critical components of the global cyberinfrastructure. The increasing demand for specialized geospatial education and training opportunities was responded by the rapid development of academic certificate programs and also plenty of vocational courses. Unfortunately, the GIS education both formal and informal is highly variable by quantity and quality in many countries. It requires the certification of education. One of the first national-wide GIS certification is organised by URISA in USA, which is based on self-certification process applying benchmarks for main 3 areas -education, experience and contribution to the profession. In the Czech Republic both the standardisation of relevant higher education as well as improved certification of vocational training are required. It is planned to establish a national educational board and to develop appropriate certification programmes. For certification of professional development the competency-based model is preferred.

The article considers the advantages of distance learning as the most effective and least expensive method of training during the economic crisis. The introduction of E-learning (EL) in the educational process provides new opportunities for the growth of the global education market, provides everyone with the necessary knowledge, and develops digital literacy competencies. The authors consider measures taken by the Russian government to apply Internet technologies in the education, as well as targets set for a priority project aimed at the development of online education. The analysis of the degree to which IT technology penetrates the major segments of the education market in Russia is provided. The article summarizes some theoretical issues of LMS Moodle application both on the positive and negative sides, and offers practical suggestions for the qualitative integration of e-learning in the process of teaching and learning in the higher education institute on the basis of effective e-learning management and good management. The system of e-learning management is developed on the modeling method, the main purpose of which is to apply modern electronic technologies in the educational process, to prepare the methodological base of electronic educational resources, and to improve electronic educational technologies in the e-learning format.