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BiASC nearly 10 years old | New fee structure for 2022-2023

Before diving into the Summer, we would like to let you know that BiASC will be 10 years old next academic year. We intend to continue working on the human network by informing, inspiring and motivating IT instructors, who have one of the toughest jobs in education. 

 

Every five years BiASC looks closely at the annual fees. After careful consideration, it was decided that the ASC fee will increase by 5%, which is well below the current index rate. This is necessary to make ends meet. In order to provide ongoing online training and accreditation, BiASC is also introducing a new membership fee for instructors of 20 Euros per active instructor. Here is an overview of the new fee structure: hyperlink

 

Finally, we would like to highlight the following for the coming months:

 

[1] NetAcad Instructor Conference in Iceland from 24 till 26 August 2020

[2] NetAcad Student Talent Connect Event for internships at the Cisco BeLux Office on 27 October 2020

[3] Europe North Instructor Training and Accreditation starting in October 2022. More information will be given in due time.

 

CiscoLive Announcing Meraki Dashboard for Catalyst Switches

Cisco Systems is combining the simplicity that its Meraki brand offers with the power of its flagship Catalyst portfolio of campus switches and wireless controllers and access points.

CiscoLive 2022

For Cisco Catalyst switches you can now  choose between either Cisco DNA Center or the Meraki dashboard for cloud-based network management.

The cloud management conversion capability was introduced at Cisco Live 2022 by Todd Nightingale, executive vice president and general manager of Cisco’s enterprise networking and cloud business: ”Catalyst technology is undeniably the most powerful campus networking equipment in the world and the fastest-ramping product Cisco has ever had. Meraki is undeniably the simplest cloud management platform, the highest adopted and deployed on the market. Bringing these two things together. Power and simplicity without compromise; I truly believe that can change how IT is managed … it can change the industry.”

Prior to launching this service, Cisco catalyst switches were managed either through the command-line interface (CLI) or DNA Center, which are both deployed on-premise. For customers who choose to keep key applications on-premises, they can use the DNA Center either on physical, on-premises appliances or use the newly-launched virtual appliance capability for virtual machine (VM) instances in private data centers or cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).

 

More IT Teachers Required ...

Every day we receive messages about the difficulty of findind experienced IT teachers in higher education or in competence centers for retraining/upskilling adults.

If you are an experienced IT Professional and are interested in teaching IT Infrastructure, networks and cybersecurity in higher education, let us know. There is a serious lack of IT teaching staff all around Belgium and Brussels. Linguistic and communication skills are paramount, as well as a relevant experience to share with students. Teaching helps the economy and is an important factor for social life. Instructor training facilities facilitated by BiASC will get you up to speed in no time.

 

 

 

Digitization & Education: NetAcad & SkillsForAll

Cisco Networking Academy: CyberSecurity Pathway

Everyone experiences the impact of digital technologies in our economy and society. Digitization has an impact on economic growth, reducing unemployment, improving quality of life, and boosting citizens' access to public services. The demand for IT professionals and employees with basic digital skills to support digitization is huge: currently there are over 750K open ICT jobs in Europe. This gap is expected to lead to 1.7 million unfilled ICT vacancies in 2025. 

Networking Academy Program
The Cisco Networking Academy Program has been around for 24 years to bridge this gap. Three million students globally last schoolyear were enrolled in Cisco NetAcad courses, more than 15 million students since inception. It is the mission of Cisco Networking Academy to enable the IT-workforce of the future to transition to the labor market, thereby bridging the gap experienced in our labor markets.

Skills For All
A new platform, SkillsforAll.com has been launched. This platform brings free, mobile friendly, and gamified courses for students on Cyber Security, Networking, Programmability, IoT, Digitization, Packet Tracer, and Python.

This includes for example a renewed and innovative Cybersecurity Pathway Evolution:

For students to achieve the following Cisco-recognized and Industrial grade certification for instance this Cybersecurity Pathway:

Information Sessions
It is possible to register for an international info session, or to have a dedicated session on special request
URL: Information Sessions Registration Form

Contacts
Yvan Rooseleer, BIASC ASC/ITC Manager, Belgium, yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be
Rik Bleeker, CSR Manager Europe North ribleeke@cisco.com | www.cisco.nl/dvn

 

Overview & Evaluation IT Roadshow Events - May 2022

BiASC is very happy to have gathered more than 100 instructors and education managers at the IT Education Roadshow on 6 and 13 May. Participants evaluated the events with an average score of more than 4 out of 5.

To get an overview of the conferences, presentations and evaluations, click on this hyperlink.

NetAcad Roles

The traditional NetAcad roles of Instructor and Student have been expanded. Below you can see the current overview of all NetAcad Roles together with their permissions.

Skills For All Introduction to IoT and Digital Transformation 2.1 March 2022

The existing IoT courses on the NetAcad platform are gradually going to be replaced by new courses. The first course is focused on IoT and digital transformation.
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NetAcad Learning Materials - Latest Releases - Spring 2022

Here is an overview of the new releases of NetAcad learning materials in spring 2022.

XL Extended Learning Kickoff in Brussels

BiASC hosted the Kickoff Meeting of the XL Extended Learning Erasmus+ Project in Brussels on 9, 10 and 11 March 2022.
Project Theme: Creating and evaluating innovative ways of teaching and learning in higher education

After Covid education is going through an unprecedented evolution. Our project consortium aims is to develop new teaching and learning approaches for higher education with use cases and best practices based on the lessons learned during the pandemic.

Together with partners from Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, Sweden and Belgium and other stakeholders BiASC will be developing education ideas with real examples. Our target groups are students and instructors in Cisco Networking Academies.

For more information (click here)

NetAcad Instructor Training Program - Europe North - from March to May 2022

For the fourth time since 2020, BiASC invites members of the Belgian Networking Academy to participate in remote instructor training. The new series of Networking Academy Instructor Trainings will start in March 2022.

Also, BiASC is planning in-person events at two locations in Belgium on 6 and 13 and May. On 20 May we intend to organize a Talent Connection Event with Cisco partner companies for students looking for a job in IT, networking and security. Detailed information will be provided at a later date.

Get your instructor accreditation for the CCNA, CCNP, Networking Security, Cyber Ops Associate, DevNet Associate, Python or the new Cloud Security course.

Registration: EN Instructor Training Registration Form

New teachers of all levels of education are welcome: Secondary Education, Adult Education and Higher Education. The program offers courses at different levels, from introductory to advanced. Educational ICT coordinators may also find this program of great interest. Please share this information with your interested colleagues.

Networking Academy Instructor Training Plan Spring 2022

Here is the preliminary plan of the instructor training that will be provided to our members starting in March 2022.

The aim is to provide practical ideas to instructors for teaching Cybersecurity, Networks, Systems Management and Python at different levels in the next academic year. Most courses offer a problem-oriented approach that teach how to solve problems by using information and communication technology.

Invitations will be sent in January 2022.

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The Cisco Networking Academy courses fit in the DNA of Cisco, sharing knowledge and ideas to solve real-world problems with technology.

Cisco designs and sells a broad range of technologies that power the Internet. We are integrating our platforms across networking, security, collaboration, applications and the cloud. These platforms are designed to help our customers manage more users, devices and things connecting to their networks. This will enable us to provide customers with a highly  secure, intelligent platform for their digital business.

More information: https://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2021/12/cisco-six-strategic-pillars.html

No CiscoLive 2022 in Amsterdam

New Cloud Security Course

Be a Cloud Protector

As organizations move to the cloud, who will keep it safe? We need information security professionals who are cloud savvy. Gain in-demand cloud skills and answer the call in this fast-growing field.

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of cloud computing and prepare for the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK).

The CCSK certificate is widely recognized as the standard of expertise for cloud security and gives you a cohesive and vendor-neutral understanding of how to secure data in the cloud.

Recommended preparation: Introduction to Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity Essentials (or equivalent)

You'll Learn These Core Skills:

In-depth understanding of the full capabilities of cloud computing.
Knowledge to effectively develop a holistic cloud security program relative to globally accepted standards
Understand best practices for Identity and Access Management (IAM), cloud incident response, application security, data encryption, Security as a Service, and securing emerging technologies.
Prepare for Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) certification.

Length: 35 hours
Level: Intermediate

Cisco NetAcad Trifold Brochure

Word Doc: Download NetAcad_Trifold_Brochure_11.04.2021

Networking Academy Course Descriptions 2021-2022 -- en -- fr

Prepare the workforce of the future
Leading-edge curriculum designed to educate students for jobs of today and tomorrow

Course descriptions can be found in the document below
PPT English: Download English_NetAcad_Product_Catalog_11.04.2021
PPT French: Download French_NetAcad_Product_Catalog_11.04.2021

IT Certification Latest Trends and Forecast

Pearson Vue published a report about the Value of IT Certification for 2021. The document shows an overview of the most popular certification and a forecast for the near future.

 

Source
Download from: https://home.pearsonvue.com/Test-owners/Industry-expertise/Information-technology/VOC.aspx

BiASC awarded PREMIER PLUS recognition by Cisco Networking Academy

For the first time BiASC has been awarded a PREMIER PLUS award as an ASC and an ITC by the global management team of Cisco Networking Academy.

This status makes us part of the 5% of top ASC/ITCs in the world.

 

BiASC wants to continue the approach of building a Human Network, motivating people (teachers, students, educational institutions and other stakeholders) from the bottom up.

 

The next steps in 2021-2022 are:

• Teach excellent instructor training courses (within all Europe North with seven instructors from BiASC)
• Organize an impressive human networking day at Pairi Daiza in the spring of 2022
• Empower instructor training in Wallonia and Brussels by proposing a funded training project in a social economy setting: DigitalCity, Bruxelles Formation, Digital Wallonia, IFAPME, Techni/Techno

Containers & Kubernetes Training Courses + Red Hat OpenShift

Closing the technology skills gap is vital to the future of enterprise software — and the opportunity to do so should be available to all. All Red Hat Academy instructors receive:

• Free access to Red Hat’s introductory Containers & Kubernetes training courses, including Red Hat OpenShift I: Containers & Kubernetes (DO180) and Introduction to OpenShift Applications (DO101)
• A 75% discount on the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes exam
• Access to training courses in up to nine languages and multiple learning formats
• Free video tutorials that demonstrate how to maximize the benefits of the Red Hat Academy Learning Platform while teaching a course
• No cost labs are available to students, directly through the Red Hat Academy Learning Platform upon instructor creation of the Red Hat OpenShift I: Containers & Kubernetes (DO180) or Introduction to OpenShift Applications (DO101)
• While RedHat encourage instructors to participate in free video classroom training courses and achieve certified status (at a discounted rate) in preparation for teaching the full curriculum, it is not required to instruct at your institution.

Visit the Red Hat Academy Learning Platform to learn more about our Red Hat OpenShift opportunities.

How to keep pace with growing demand for Kubernetes jobs

Message received from RedHat

According to Indeed, between October 2015 and October 2019, the share of Kubernetes jobs per million grew by 2,141% while the share of Kubernetes job searches increased by 2,125%. However, during that time span, Indeed found that while Kubernetes jobs per million grew 53%, the amount of Kubernetes job searches rose by only .85% [1]. As the demand for job candidates with Kubernetes skills continues to increase, it’s important for students to learn skills that prepare them to enter the workforce and meet the needs of today’s enterprises.

Closing the technology skills gap is vital to the future of enterprise software — and the opportunity to do so should be available to all. Red Hat Academy offers students and instructors complimentary access to Red Hat’s introductory Containers & Kubernetes training courses, as well as a discount on sitting for the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes exam. All training courses offered through Red Hat Academy are available in up to nine languages and multiple formats, preparing students for success in the job market and bridging the gap between education and industry.

Download the resources below to learn more about Red Hat OpenShift:
Infographic: OpenShift Skills Path
Datasheet: Red Hat OpenShift I: Containers & Kubernetes (DO180) - See DO180_Datasheet
e-Book: Container storage for dummies
e-Book: Top considerations for cloud-native databases and data analytics

[1] https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/if-youve-got-it-flaunt-it-kubernetes-experience-that-is/2020/01/

 

Contact Information
SANDRA MOLDOVEANU
PROGRAM MANAGER
RED HAT ACADEMY EMEA
smoldove@redhat.com M: +49- 172- 218- 58- 24
T: @redhatnews L: Red Hat

 

Instructor Professional Development (IPD) week, 20-24 September 2021

Please join us online next week for Instructor Professional Development (IPD) week, 20-24 September 2021. Instructor Professional Development (IPD) Week is a quarterly program offered to Networking Academy instructors. Its goal is to offer professional development through free, one-hour virtual sessions. Topics include technical sessions to keep instructors up to date on the latest technology trends and expand their knowledge. Plus, program update sessions from around Networking Academy.

Formations NetAcad en français 2020-2021

Dans le cadre des cours proposés par la NetAcad Europe Nord, le BiASC organise des formations en français pour les [candidats] instructeurs en Wallonie et à Bruxelles.

Ces cours sont gratuits pour toute personne inscrite dans une école membre du BiASC-NetAcad

Les cours proposés sont : (cfr schéma présenté en mai)

1. CCNA 1 - ITN : les bases - Le Modèle OSI
2. CCNA 2 - SRWE : Intro à Switching, WireLess, Security et Routing
3. Network Security : La sécurisation du réseau