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New Networking Academy Course Catalog - 2020

Cisco CSR has published the new Networking Academy Product Catalog with all new content and course updates. The product catalog offers a description of more than 30 Networking Academy courses and related tools. Most Cisco NetAcad courses focus on generic concepts, academic & technical skills and open standards. NetAcad courses aim at building skills, not just knowledge.

Presentation: Download English_NetAcad_Product_Catalog_July2020
French version: Download French_NetAcad_Product_Catalog_July2020

Instructor Training Campaign - Spring 2021

In the first semester of 2020-2021 about 100 Belgian Cisco Academy instructors received professional training in various technology domains: Networking and Internet, Cyber Security, IT Essentials, DevOps and Python programming. 

Part Two of the Instructor Training Campaign will start very soon and is running from February until April. Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BiASC) will again be an active partner, and we hope that about 100 Belgian participants will attend the online professional training.

It is time now to register for the Networking Academy Instructor Training Program.

• Free of charge
• Remote
• Running from February to April 2021
• There is limited availability, so make sure to confirm your spot

Register for your Instructor Training here
La formation des instructeurs se fera également en langue française
If you have questions, write an email to Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be>

Cisco CSR Report 2020

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Belgian IT Academy Support Center (BIASC) was founded to support Networking Academies. As such BiASC is a partner of Cisco CSR. We appreciate it that Cisco CSR has proven to be a trustworthy partner, providing the necessary knowledge and skills to the world of education with no direct commercial intention.

Cisco CSR Report
URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/m/en_us/about/csr/esg-hub/_pdf/csr-report-2020.pdf

Context
Cisco is a worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet, and inspires new possibilities by reimagining applications, securing data, transforming IT infrastructure, and empowering teams for a global and inclusive future. Cisco CSR is responsible for the Networking Academy Program for education. As a leading technology company, Cisco is committed to offering inclusive access to digital skills training and supporting those who use technology to educate. 

Message from Chuck Robins, Cisco CEO
At Cisco, we believe in the power of technology and what it makes possible. During this pandemic, we’ve witnessed how technology has helped us reimagine our lives, become a critical lifeline for businesses, and connect our world—ensuring children continue to learn, providing people access to healthcare, allowing businesses to operate, and helping loved ones to stay close even if physically apart. Cisco sits at the heart of so many of these connections—helping keep our customers, partners, and employees safe, secure,  and productive in this new world. Now more than ever, we believe that technology can be used for good to provide an opportunity for all, make a meaningful impact, and bring about a future that is better and brighter than the reality of today.

 

Tell the world networking is for me

VMware Customer Connect Learning December 2020

VMware Customer Connect Learning
December 2020

In VMware Customer Connect Learning, (formerly VMware Learning Zone), you’ll find a variety of live webinars, recorded events, instructional courses, short how-to videos, exam preps, and On Demands with labs that enable you to get VMware training any time anywhere.

Content is free for registered users.

Cisco DevNet Class of 2020

Register Now for Instructor Training 2nd Semester NetAcad

MESSAGE FROM CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY AND EUROPE NORTH AND BENELUX INSTRUCTOR TRAINING CENTERS

Are you a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor and looking to acquire you Instructor Accreditation for CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Security, Cyber Ops, or the new DevNet Associate course?

Then register now for the free Networking Academy Instructor Training Program!

• It is free of charge
• It is remote
• It runs the next semester from February to April 2021
• You are joining a community of like-minded educators in Europe North
• There is limited availability, so make sure to confirm your spot

Register for your Instructor Training here

We are offering the Instructor Training for Europe North in close collaboration with the ASC-ITCs in the BeNeLux, Nordic and Baltic countries. Feel free to contact your own ASC-ITC as well for further support.

The Instructor Training is for:

• All current active NetAcad Instructors
• All inactive NetAcad Instructors that want to teach the NetAcad courses again
• All (new) teachers that aspire to teach IT via the NetAcad Program

So please, share this invite with all your colleagues and peers at your own school or contact another!

The Instructor Training Program offers:

• Instructor Training for CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Security, Cyber Ops, DevNet Associate, Python, Cyber Security Essentials and IT Essentials
• An Introduction to the Networking Academy training for all teachers that are new to the Program
• The fastest way to acquire your Accreditation for all NetAcad courses; after obtaining your Accreditation you can start teaching our courses right away from the NetAcad Learning Management System (LMS)
• Access to your local Instructor Training Center (ITC), their high-tech labs, and the best international trainers that will guide you through the Instructor Training
• Remote training via the Cisco Webex Collaboration tools

Information on all courses and the prerequisites for the Instructor Training can be found here

This is a unique opportunity for you to acquire Instructor Accreditation for the Networking Academy courses. Make sure you register in time to confirm your spot.

As we all have a shared mission to work on the future IT-workforce of your country, our ask is that you convey your accredited knowledge by teaching the course to your students.

Are you a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor and looking to acquire you Instructor Accreditation for CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Security, Cyber Ops, or the new DevNet Associate course?

Then register now for the free Networking Academy Instructor Training Program!

· It is free of charge

· It is remote

· It runs the next semester from February to April 2021

· You are joining a community of like-minded educators in Europe North

· There is limited availability, so make sure to confirm your spot

Register for your Instructor Training here

We are offering the Instructor Training for Europe North in close collaboration with the ASC-ITCs in the BeNeLux, Nordic and Baltic countries. Feel free to contact your own ASC-ITC as well for further support.

The Instructor Training is for:

· All current active NetAcad Instructors

· All inactive NetAcad Instructors that want to teach the NetAcad courses again

· All (new) teachers that aspire to teach IT via the NetAcad Program

So please, share this invite with all your colleagues and peers at your own school or contact another!

The Instructor Training Program offers:

· Instructor Training for CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Security, Cyber Ops, DevNet Associate, Python, Cyber Security Essentials and IT Essentials

· An Introduction to the Networking Academy training for all teachers that are new to the Program

· The fastest way to acquire your Accreditation for all NetAcad courses; after obtaining your Accreditation you can start teaching our courses right away from the NetAcad Learning Management System (LMS)

· Access to your local Instructor Training Center (ITC), their high-tech labs, and the best international trainers that will guide you through the Instructor Training

· Remote training via the Cisco Webex Collaboration tools

Information on all courses and the prerequisites for the Instructor Training can be found here

This is a unique opportunity for you to acquire Instructor Accreditation for the Networking Academy courses. Make sure you register in time to confirm your spot.

As we all have a shared mission to work on the future IT-workforce of your country, our ask is that you convey your accredited knowledge by teaching the course to your students.

Tips & Tricks for NetAcad Instructors

In the recent presentation from IPD Week you will find a lot of useful tips and tricks:

• How to request help from the support desk?
• How to report an error in Packet Tracer?
• What to do if you discover an error in a course or in a test?
• How to generate course certificate?
• How about certification discounts?

Powerpoint Presentation
PPT: Download NetAcad Wizard_Tips & Tricks Oct 2020

More references
NetAcad FAQ Page: https://netacad.com/portal/faq-page

 

Cisco dCloud Scripted Cloud Environment

Cisco Networking Academies have the possibility to use the Cisco dCloud virtual environment which is often used by Cisco in proof-of-concept activities. Anyone with a dCloud account (your NetAcad Login) can access dCloud for various labs. After creating an account and login click the Catalog tab to see what is available.

How to access Cisco's online demo center dCloud
More information about dCloud for Cisco Academies
URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18oPpsPD33UQoY4CIMeK-d0Pnls42HIfnR5buMkkFvzg/edit?usp=sharing

Discover dCloud and Create an Account based on your Cisco ID
URL: https://dcloud.cisco.com/

 

Ongoing Instructor Professional Development: IPD Week

As a member of Cisco Networking Academy & BiASC all NetAcad instrcutors receive information & training to update their knowledge, competences and skills. No professional IT Trainer can update knowledge, competences and skills without support.

On a regular basis we are offering online content which is relevant to instructors. The next week of information sharing is the week of 5 October 2020.

Planning IPD Week October 2020

Program Updates
Catch up on the latest strategies and products from Cisco Networking Academy
Technical Sessions
Security Onion Deep Dive
Introduction to Cloud Calling
Platform Update - New Experience Phase 2
Building Application using Distributed Systems Approach
Are you a NetAcad Wizard? Tips and Tricks in NetAcad
Web Application and API Security using Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) TOP 10
Working Remotely: When your Home becomes your Office
Packet Tracer Activity Wizard

More information about the planning of IPD Week in 2020-2021: 
Download IPD Week Sep2020

NetAcad Platform Migration 2020: Learning Environment Only

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The Cisco NetAcad platform undergoes a thorough migration every ten years. In 2020 a major migration is going on which concerns the learning environment only. Here are a few notes to support NetAcad instructors.

Overview by Ben Jehring, NetAcad Platform Manager: Download NetAcad LMS Transition

What parts of the NetAcad platform are influenced by the transition?

• The migration only implies the learning environment. This is the part of the NetAcad platform where instructors activate tests and send messages to students. It is the part of the environment where students select what to do. Selecting course content modules or online tests are the main function of the learning platform for students.
• The migration does not influence the course content or the online tests. Course content and tests are managed outside from the learning environment.
• As courses become available in the new environment instructors can choose to create those courses in the New or Legacy Experience.
  • Legacy Experience courses are limited to 31 July 2021.
  • We advise instructors to select the New Experience.

NetAcad Courses Migrating to New Learning Environment

Since the Summer all of the NetAcad course are being migrated to a new learning platform. The migration does not influence the course content and online testing.

If you create a legacy course it will have to terminate on 31 July 2021. Only courses in the new environment can last longer than this date.

By 11 December 2020 all NetAcad courses will have migrated to the new environment.

Advice: Course Start and End Dates 2020-2021

As published earlier, all Cisco Networking Academy are migrating to a new user experience. Only the learning management system is changing; the course content, hands-on labs and exams remain the same. Here are some more details regarding the course migration path.

By 11 December 2020 all NetAcad courses will have migrated to the new environment.
More information about the course migration: https://www.netacad.com/portal/platform-updates-hub

CCNA Release Starting 14 September 2020

On 14 September 2020, the first Career courses will become available in the new experience starting with CCNA 7: Introduction to Networks and CCNA 7: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials. In the following weeks, additional Career and Complementary Courses will become available in the new experience. By 11 December 2020, all courses will be available in the new experience.

Course Archiving Arrives 1 September

Course archiving is a new feature that will allow you to focus on your in-progress courses and save time. Once archived, courses will no longer clutter up the I’m Learning, I’m Teaching, and I’m Managing pages, but are instead available via the Course Archive.

Please note that course archiving will affect all courses - not just Explore courses.

• See the details and learn how to get ready

New DevNet Associate Curriculum 2020

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This course introduces the methodologies and tools of modern software development, applied to the IT and Network operations. It covers a 360 view of the domain including microservices, testing, containers and DevOps, as well as securely automating infrastructures with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

Learning Component Highlights
8 Modules with 6 Videos, 23 Hands-on Labs and 5 Cisco Packet Tracer Activities
The hands-on labs are based on a specific virtual machine containing software and tools to be installed on the computers of students and instructors.
8 Quizzes, 8 Module Exam, Practice Final Exam, Final Exam, Skills Based Assessment
Practice Exam for DEVASC Certification

Course Recognitions: Certificate of Completion, Letter of Merit, Digital Badge, Cert Voucher
Recommended Next Course: CCNA, CCNP or CyberOps Associate

Why DevNet Associate?

Software skills that transform IT infrastructure
The network is facing its biggest transformation yet. As networks increasingly become programmable and software-defined, now more than ever, IT teams need partnerships between network engineers, software developers, and cybersecurity professionals. Together, these professionals create integrated, secure infrastructures and exciting new innovations.

Develop software skills needed to become a vital part of today's IT teams. You’ll learn the best practices of modern software development practices, DevOps, and how to securely interact with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to automate existing manual processes with only a few lines of code.

You’ll earn a Networking Academy badge for completing this course as well as prepare for the DevNet Associate (DEVASC 200-901) certification exam. Prior knowledge of PCAP: Programming Essentials in Python and CCNA: Introduction to Networks (ITN) or equivalent knowledge is recommended.

 

 

NetAcad Quality of assessments

Quality of assessments, secured activation feature, placement of new and existing assessments, and the current use of remote proctoring

CCNA v7

In the new Cisco NetAcad courses a lot of work has been done to increase the size of our item banks so that we are able to provide exam forms that vary the questions while still assessing the same key course concepts in a course. This minimizes item exposure and increases the confidence of student scores.

There is variation among the delivered forms to make students feel that they were working on entirely different forms from their classmates (i.e. to reduce cheating).

IT Essentials v7

In the ITE 7.0, certification checkpoint exams were added to assess knowledge from multiple chapters. 

ITEv7.0 also had multiple practice final, final and certification practice exams (one for Modules 1-9 and one for Modules 10-14) to align with the certifications.

 

 

 

 

Cisco NetAcad/ Nieuwe leeromgeving/ Invloed 2e examenzittijd/ ECTS-fiche

 

Alle NetAcad cursussen ondergaan momenteel een wijziging in de leeromgeving. De inhoud blijft echter meestal ongewijzigd.

 

De bestaande NetAcad cursussen kun je slechts tot 31 juli 2021 gebruiken. Cursussen die in september 2020 worden gecreëerd, vervallen ten laatste einde juli. Voor studenten die na 31 juli 2021 toegang nodig hebben, is het nodig een cursus met de new course experience te creëren.

 

=> Voor de hogescholen is het een goed idee om in de ECTS-fiche te schrijven dat de leeromgeving voor de tweede zittijd kan verschillen.  

 

Informatie over de nieuwe leeromgeving (new course experience):

URL: http://biasc.be/2020/08/netacad-new-course-experience.html

Archived Courses

NetAcad Overview 2020-2021

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NetAcad Overview 2020-2021

• Faces of the Cisco Networking Academy
• 2.15M Students Currently Enrolled Globally
• Why Cisco NetAcad  for Education?
• Cisco Networking Academy Partnership
• Cisco Networking Academy Ecosystem
• Delivery platform
• Skills-to-Jobs Learning Experience
• Networking Academy Curriculum Portfolio
• Course Learning & Career Pathways

PPT: Download English_July_2020_Product_Portfolio_Executive_Deck

 

DevNet Associate Update

DevNet Associate Course

This course introduces the methodologies and tools of modern software development, applied to the IT and Network operations. It covers a 360 view of the domain including microservices, testing, containers and DevOps, as well as securely automating infrastructures with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

Learning Component Highlights:
8 Modules with 6 Videos, 23 Hands-on Labs and 5 Cisco Packet Tracer Activities
8 Quizzes, 8 Module Exam, Practice Final Exam, Final Exam, Skills Based Assessment
Practice Exam for DEVASC Certification

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NetAcad Presentation: Download DevNet Associate Course

New CyberOps Associate Course

Recently, a new version of the CyberOps Associate course has been published. The course materials are preparing for the new CyberOps Associate certification (200-201 CBROPS). 

In CyberOps Associate, students gain critical security operations center (SOC) skills.

The CyberOps Associate v1.0 curriculum provides an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed for a Security Analyst working with a Security Operations Center team. It teaches core security skills needed for monitoring, detecting, investigating, analyzing, and responding to security events, thus protecting systems and organizations from cybersecurity risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. It includes an optional skills challenge to practice cybersecurity operations knowledge in a fun and engaging environment.

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What’s new ?
The focus is on Sec-Ops
It is simplified – moving from 2 exams to 1 exam
Security Policies and Procedures is a new exam topic
It is more vendor neutral 
It enables students to think about the right datapoints in an evolving landscape

Presentation: Download CyberOps-ASC

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The curriculum is appropriate for students at many education levels and types of institutions, including secondary vocational students, 2-year and 4-year college students By the end of the course, students will be prepared to:

Understand cybersecurity operations network principles, roles, and responsibilities as well as the related technologies, tools, regulations, and frameworks available.
Apply knowledge and skills to monitor, detect, investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents.
Apply for entry-level jobs as Associate Security Analyst and Incident Responder.
Take the Cisco Certified CyberOps Certification exam.

This 70-hour, instructor-led course includes:

28 Modules and 46 hands-on labs
110+ interactive activities, videos, & quizzes
6 Cisco Packet Tracer activities
1 practice certification exam

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Two virtual machines have been created to enhance hands-on skills training.

There is also a new version of Security Onion containing Kibana, Elastic Search, Logstash (ELK).

The VMs are available from the Instructor's Home (within the online course). No hardware is needed.

A new important lab in the course is "Investigating a Malware Exploit". 

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If you are accredited as an instructor for the previous CyberOps course, you will automatically be accredited for the new course.

Please send a mail to <yvan@biasc.be> if you would like to be enrolled in the CyberOps ASC Instructor Training.