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Cisco Certification Changes

Here is an overview of the new Cisco certifications

• Download Certification Changes Quick guide

Unified CCNA Training for NetAcad Instructors

Existing NetAcad instructors will need to get acquainted with new topics of the new “unified CCNA” 

There exist recorded training sessions related to the new topics:

• Network programmability
• Wireless
• Security

To access the sessions register to the IPD week class and click on Technical sessions and locate the following topics:

• Puppet, Chef And Ansible
• Wireless Security
• Getting to know Cisco DNS center
• REST API & JSON Encoded Data
• WLAN Fundamentals

The PowerPoint materials and video recording are available for you to train yourself and prepare.

 

More sessions will be recorded and they will cover the new “ Unified CCNA”.  

CCNA v7 Draft Scope and Sequence/ June 2019

CCNA v7.0 Curriculum Outline

The updated curriculum provides a comprehensive introduction to the networking field and in-depth exposure to fundamental networking, LAN switching, wireless LANs, basic routing, Cybersecurity, WAN concepts, VPNs, QoS, virtualization, and network automation. Threaded throughout the course are security concepts and skills including threat mitigation through LAN security, ACLs, and IPsec. Through hands-on lab activities, students learn how to implement network technologies and troubleshoot common issues.

Continuously updated information
URL: https://www.netacad.com/group/resources/launch

Listed in the document below are the current set of modules and their associated competencies outlined for this curriculum.

• Download CCNA v7.0 Scope and Sequence_June11_DRAFT

Each module is an integrated unit of learning that consists of content, activities and assessments that target a specific set of competencies. The distribution and mapping of these modules into courses will be defined in future updates to this scope and sequence document.

Lab Equipment Requirements
Current designs for lab topologies leverage equipment used in previous CCNA 6.0 version and include options to utiltilize a 2 router + 2 switch + 1 wireless router physical equipment bundle described below. Labs with more complex topologies will rely on Packet Tracer as a complementary environment to be used in addition to the physical labs.

Takeways from Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day - 14 June 2019

NetAcad Workshop Day at Cisco BeLux Office

14 June 2019

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On 14 June about 70 Cisco Academy instructors, advisors and experts from Belgium and Luxemburg were present at the Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day. Key presenters were both Cisco specialists as well as NetAcad Instructors.

ALL PICS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tRppwVzbZJoS7AHy6

Takeaways from the Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

• We are entering a new wave in Cisco industrial certification, CCNA becoming more generic, and allowing professionals to choose a specialism. What you have learned until now remains relevant.
• Career specializations are divided in the following groups: Enterprise; Security; Collaboration; DataCenter & Service Provider.
• The main Cisco NetAcad learning tracks will be divided in two groups: exploration and career-oriented.
• The career-ready tracks will be CCNA Enterprise; Security & CyberSecurity; Internet of Things & DevNet.

Next Academic Year 2019-2020

• Cisco Academies do not have to adapt their planned schedule for the following academic year.
• In November the new online courses will be ready for evaluation.
• BiASC and Cisco NetAcad will be providing timely information to member academies.
• From November onwards specific workshops will be planned by Cisco and BiASC to help everyone through the transition.

 

 

New Certifications, more Generic, more Specific

CCNA Certification firstly becomes more "generic". Moreover, it becomes also more "specialistic". I am very happy for Devnet certification and for the new names of the specific certifications tracks: Enterprise; Security; Datacenter; Service Provider; Collaboration.

Watch this video for a vivid explanation with Susie Wee from Cisco.

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Content Update of IT Essentials V7

Do your students need an insight into the anatomy of Computer Systems? In July 2019 the next version of IT Essentials will be available. New content, certainly still recognizable. 

Characteristics:

• Active Learning
• Self Assessment
• More feedback
• More interactive activities

Cisco Packet Tracer for Apple Mac

IT Academy Exploration Day - 23 May 2019 - Pictures & Presentations

A number of influential IT Academy Providers explained their offerings for an audience of Technology Educators, trainers and instructors from higher education and professional education in Belgium.

Below you will find practical information as well as the links for the presentations prepared for the IT Exploration Day in Brussels on 23 May 2019.

Event Pictures 

• URL: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7UDQxK6rCcjXxtzq6

Welcome & Planning

• PPT: Download IT Academy Exploration Day 23 May 2019 14h-18h Polyvalent Auditorium 2215
• PDF: Download IT Academy Exploration Day 23 May 2019 14h-18h Polyvalent Auditorium 2215

Information from IT Academy Providers

• Cisco Netacad
  • Short PDF: Download TechnologyTrainingRetrainingUpskillingProfessionalDevelopment-23mei2019.v4.2.Keynote
  • Complete PDF: Download TechnologyTrainingRetrainingUpskillingProfessionalDevelopment-23mei2019-FULL.v4.2
  • Course Descriptions PPT: Download NetAcad_Learning Experience 4.25.18 customer
• Palo Alto Cybersecurity Academy Overview
  • PDF: Download Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy Overview - BENELUX IT ACADEMY SHOW EXPLORATION DAY 23 MAY 2019 (1)
• Red Hat Academy
  • PPT1: Download BIASC Keynote IT Academy Show 23may19
  • PPT2: Download BIASC Breakout Academy Show 23may19
• VMware IT Academy
  • PDF: Download VMware IT Academy - Public Overview
    
  • Registration, only for educational institutions: URL: https://vmas.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx
• Other IT Academy Providers - Soon to be available

Event Attendees

• A total of 75 delegates from the following institutions  enrolled for the event: Artesis Plantyn (Antwerp), Belgian Defense (mil.be), CVO De Verdieping (Heusden-Zolder), EPHEC (Louvain-la-Neuve), Erasmushogeschool (Brussels), Ecole Supérieure d'Informatique HE2B (Brussels), HENALLUX (Namur), HELHA (Tournai), HEPL (Liege), Howest (Brugge), IEPSCF-UCCLE (Brussels), Interface3 (Brussels), CVO KISP (Aalst), CVO Lethas (Brussels), Odisee University College (Brussels/ Gent),  Hogeschool PXL (Hasselt), SGI (Lennik), Simac (Kortenberg), Technobel (Ciney), Technocité (Hornu), VDAB (Flanders), Hogeschool VIVES (Brugge)

About BiASC

• BiASC is a bunch, a collection of motivated technology educators, trainers and teachers with an open mind. 
• BiASC collects and evaluates learning materials about the topics of networks, systems and security.
• BiASC organizes events, instructor training and workshops, thereby creating a human network to improve the way people learn. 
• The minimal service is as a go-between between IT Academy Providers and higher education and professional training organizations. 
• About one hundred official educational institutions are members of BiASC.
• More information about BiASC: https://honim.typepad.com/biasc/biasc-contacts.html

VMware IT Academy - Content Roadmap - 2019

Rough VITA content roadmap outline:

• Introduction to virtualization course will be expanded with a cloud chapter extending it to 10 hours of material – ETA H2 2019
• Business Critical Applications course is nearing release stage – ETA H2 2019
• Introduction to Software Defined Networks is being worked on as we speak – ETA H1 2020
• vSphere – Install, Configure and Manage version 6.5 is receiving an extended end of life in the IT Academy program. Also the PSE vouchers and vSphere Foundations 6.5 PSE exam will remain available for the academic institutions to leverage

Skills For Europe 2030

On 19 June Autoworld Brussels opens its doors for a two-day conference about skills of the future workforce.

This conference will convene business executives, policy makers, academics and education and training stakeholders to foster dialogue as well as to agree on priorities and concrete measures, in order to facilitate the implementation of upskilling strategies.

BiASC and Cisco Networking Academy are participating

Particpating companies
Airbus, EIB, EIT, OECD, WEF, Gartner, McKinsey, Siemens, Cisco, IBM, NXP and many others

More information: http://skills4industry.eu/

• The rise of new key enabling technologies are heavily transforming the nature of jobs
• Businesses are increasingly struggling to find the right profiles to fill their job vacancies

 

STEM Discovery Week | 22-28 April | European Schoolnet

STEM Discovery Week 2019 is a joint international initiative that invites projects, organizations and schools across Europe and around the world, to celebrate careers and studies in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The tagline for this year's campaign is "best practices in using innovative STEM resources". The primary focus of this year's campaign, is to showcase how teaching materials and other learning resources are used in educational activities.

STEM Discovery Week 22-28 April 2019
Best Practices in Using Innovative STEM Resources
URL http://www.scientix.eu/documents/10137/784662/SDW19_Web_Page_Guide_HTML.pdf/59b9953b-8e1e-4c6d-952e-b3e01f594d6c

CCNA Certification Voucher for NetAcad Instructors

Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC) has available the following rewards in the Cisco Networking Academy Reward 2018-2019 program: 

• 5 Certification Vouchers - available until June 30th, 2019

OPTIONS for Instructors
CCNA 
CCNA Security 
CCNA Cybersecurity Fundamentals
CCNA Cybersecurity Operations

Instructors who would benefit from one of these vouchers and would like to make a request on behalf of Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC), please register using the following form.

URL: https://forms.gle/rs4SiVuP7AZGbe7X6

The following data is needed for each instructor in order to receive a voucher:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Email
• Roll: Instructor
• Networking Academy ID: Available in the Netacad.com profile
• Voucher Name: CCNA Composite, CCNA Security, CCNA Cybersecurity Operations, CCNA Cybersecurity Fundamentals (Need to use exact name)
• Country

NetAcad Ecosystem for Careers

Start thinking about the skills you need in the future now

Links from the Cisco Networking Academy Ecosystem about careers, employment, job interviews, etc
When using information from these websites, please refer to the information source

NetAcad Website

• Cisco NetAcad Pathways to Today’s IT Jobs: https://www.netacad.com/careers/pathways
• Cisco Networking Academy Career Advice: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice
• Cisco NetAcad Employment Opportunities: https://www.netacad.com/careers/employment-opportunities
• Talent Bridge Career Preparation: https://www.netacad.com/web/self-enroll/course-799385
• Skills You Need in a Tech Career: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice/essential-skills/skills-you-need-tech-career

Social

• Cisco Networking Academy LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cisco-networking-academy1/
• Cisco Networking Academy Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/cisconetworkingacademy/
• Cisco Networking Academy Twitter Channel: https://twitter.com/CiscoNetAcad

Employer Showcase Webinar Series

•   URL: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/employer-showcase-webinar-series

 

Specials

• Learn the Secret to Managing LinkedIn Webinar Session: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/career-preparation/social-media-and-your-career-webinar-series
• Featured Jobs at Cisco Webinar Series: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/career-preparation/featured-jobs-at-cisco-webinar-series
• Ideation Skills: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice/essential-skills/ideate-pro

 

CCNP Certification Voucher for NetAcad Instructors

Cisco Networking Academy has made a limited number of CCNP 300-Level certification discount codes available to Premier+ and Premier ASCs. 

Expiration date: July 31, 2019

These discount codes will allow eligible instructors to take the CCNP ROUTE, SWITCH, or TSHOOT exams at no-cost prior to the expiration date on July 31, 2019. 

Instructors who would benefit from one of these vouchers and would like to make a request on behalf of Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC), please register using the following form.

URL:  https://forms.gle/1PCAAWowEaNJ6cCo6

The following information is required.

• Instructor Name
• Instructor ID (available in netacad.com profile)
• Instructor Netacad.com Email 
• Academy Name
• Academy ID

Outsourcing IT Services in Western Europe (IDC/ Comarch)

Infrastructure Services

The Western European datacenter life-cycle services market is forecast to reach a value of $66.1 billion by the end of 2021. Hosting infrastructure services (HIS) are expected to remain the chief catalyst of growth.  

Digital transformation (DX) continues to drive datacenter modernization, consolidation, and expansion. Cloud will remain the foundational technology, while interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), mobility, and cognitive solutions is expected to rise. The shift to hybrid IT and multicloud datacenters will boost end-user spending in the HIS market. Strategic infrastructure transformation will benefit IT consultants and systems integrators.

Not Everything Is Outsourced

IT monitoring, a relatively basic service, is outsourced by 70.7% of all companies. This shows that, despite the availability of a growing number of IT monitoring tools, outsourcing this service allows companies to devote internal resources to other tasks.

The other top category is managed cloud services, also outsourced by 70.7% of respondents. This, of course, goes hand in hand with the growing popularity of cloud among companies in Western Europe, especially in the UK and Benelux. It also confirms IDC's prediction that the share of managed cloud services in the global outsourcing market would increase.

Source: Outsourcing: A No-Brainer, Outsourcing Trends in Western Europe, March 2019, IDC
URL: https://www.comarch.com/files-com/file_441/IT-Outsourcing-White-Paper-for-Comarch-31-01-2019.pdf
(Registration necessary)

Play with Linux and Python on the Networking Devices -- Online Webinar

Play with Linux and Python on the Networking Devices, 8 May, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time: Register Here

What app would you develop if you could run it directly on a router or a switch? What full-stack system would you want to deploy and run directly on a router or a switch if they could run a full Linux operating system? Now that your imagination is running wild, join this session to learn how on a network infrastructure you can now run your Python code directly from the IOS CLI. You will also learn how to spin up a full Linux container on a router with either your favorite network performance-monitoring tool or with a chat-bot app that lets you manage the network from a messenger app on your phone.

If you register, you will get access to the recording.

Before, During, and After a Security Attack -- Online Webinar

Before, During, and After a Security Attack, 17 April, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time: Register Here

Have you ever wondered what happens before a bad actor attacks a network? The hope is that their attempt to infiltrate the infrastructure will be eliminated by the layers of security protection built into the network. However, sometimes the attackers exploit an unknown, so-called, 0-day vulnerability to get inside. Do not panic – even during the attack, we can collect valuable information and learn how the attack is being-executed and if or where it is spreading.

Moreover, based on the collected information, we know where we should concentrate our cleaning efforts after the attack has been discovered and eliminated. Join this session to learn more about threat protection, and how simple scripts with programmability and automation can turn your response time to an attack from minutes to seconds.

If you register, you will get access to the recording.

 

Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day --- Agenda & Schedule

 

All Cisco Academies from the Benelux are invited to the NetAcad Workshop & Networking Day with a central theme of "Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future" at the Cisco BeLux Office on 14 June.
REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

BREAKOUTS/ WORKSHOPS
Please register your choice of breakouts. In that way you will receive a WiFi login for the conference as well as a Webex Teams account for the presentations and handouts  URL: https://forms.gle/nKMXi1TSuqDCPfrA7 
For some workshops it is necessary to bring your own laptop.

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Target Group: Cisco Academy Instructors & Managers
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco 
• 10:15 Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-C-D-I
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-B
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-H
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Innovation in Education - Keynote 5

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)

• Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" -- Pierre de Fooz
• Breakout B -- CyberSecurity Expertise -- Bart Bruninx, Steven De Ruyver, Cisco
• Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment -- Tom Cordemans
• Breakout D -- Introduction to Packet Tracer -- Yvan Rooseleer
• Breakout E -- IoT Security (long session) -- Willem-Jan Derks, Hans Roeyen 
• Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session) -- Semyon Ovsyannikov, Alain Pieters
• Breakout G -- dCloud/ VIRL Virtual Internet Routing Lab) (long session) -- Tom Istaz, Pierre de Fooz
• Breakout H -- NetAcad Orientation for New Instructors -- Yvan Rooseleer, Marc Delmotte, Fabian Restiaux
• Breakout I -- Introduction to the Networking Academy Portfolio -- Semyon Ovsyannikov, Nico Declerck

IT Academy Show & Exploration Day | 23 MAY 2019

IT Academy Programmes

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On 23 May BiASC will inform all interested academy instructors from the Benelux about new IT Academy Programs in the domain of IT Infrastructure.
REGISTRATON LINK: https://goo.gl/forms/QBUZQnvKAYy1Cg392

The following IT Academy Programs will be presented, and you will learn how to get access to study materials and to hands-on labs for your students:

• Amazon Web Services Academy
• Cisco Networking Academy
• Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy
• RedHat Academy
• VMware IT academy
• CompTIA
• Linux Professional Institute (LPI)

Also statistics of Pearson Vue certification exams will be made available.

Date: 23 May 2019
Location
Odisee UC --- rue d'Assaut/ Stormstraat 2 --- 1000 Brussels ---- Polyvalent Auditorium 2215
Start: 14pm
End: 18pm

REGISTRATON LINK: https://goo.gl/forms/QBUZQnvKAYy1Cg392

Where technology meets talent - Cisco Diegem - 1 March 2019

TCE 2019

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Between 150 and 200 NetAcad students and more than 20 NetAcad instructors attended the Talent Connection Event at the Cisco Office in Diegem, organized in cooperation with the Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BiASC). The main goal of the annual event is to provide an informal context for newcomers on the job market to find their true potential, after being trained in a Cisco Networking Academy.

Pics of the event: https://photos.app.goo.gl/42a88X2wU1pvYk7FA

In the morning keynote sessions participants learned about new trends in the economy that influence future careers. Hugues de Pra of Cisco gave important insights about recent trends in infrastructure and the need for trained professionals. Lorena Marciano and a colleague gave a great talk about women in IT. Rik Bleeker helped us discover the new Talent Bridge tool.