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Europe North Instructor Training 2023-2024

For the seventh time, the Belgian IT Academy Association & Support Center is involved in the Europe North Instructor Training organized throughout the academic year 2023-2024. For all members the online training will be in the form of interactive webinars.

Here is an quick overview of the options.

From NetAcad to SkillsForAll. New courses, new learning paths

In 2023-2024 we will experience the next evolution of the Cisco Academy platform. Step-by-step we will be moving to the new SkillsForAll platform with more possibilities for teachers and learners. The main focus remains on problem-based learning and practical applications.

More than thirty IT and technology courses are available for your students.  The quality of the learning materials will undergo no change. All courses are highly interactive and rich in media, giving feedback to learners when it is required and allowing teachers to follow up individual students and classes.

CyberSecurity at School: The Importance of Educating on Cyber Security of Digital Environments

Cybersecurity is a branch of IT security that includes the tools and technologies used to protect digital systems from external threats and attacks aimed at accessing, transforming, or destroying information, disrupting workflows within companies or institutions, etc.

While attention has recently begun to focus on these issues, especially by companies and public administrations, cybersecurity is still rarely addressed when it comes to digital in schools.

Cisco s'engage à former 25 millions de personnes à l'IT d'ici 2032

Ce mardi 23 mai, Armand Leblois, directeur Europe Cisco Networking Academy Europe, Julien Berton, formateur NetAcad, et Charlotte Epeti-Mpacko, étudiante NetAcad, se sont penchés sur le réseau de Cisco, le programme de formation de NetAcad et également les opportunités offertes par l'intelligence artificielle.

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An inspiring week for Networking Academies & SkillsForAll

After four years of webinars NetAcad partners from the EMEA region convened in Paris to evaluate the newest course offerings and share feedback.

More than twenty new courses have been created over the last year with topics such as IT Infrastructure, Networking, Data Science, IT Essentials, English for IT and the brand new CCST certification tracks on Networking and Cyber Security! 🎉

BiASC proctoring CCNA & CCNP Certification Exams for Member Academies and Instructors

Testing anywhere, anytime ...

For Cisco NetAcad Member Academies, BiASC is providing a new service of certification exam proctoring.

Students and Instructors are able to take the exam at the local academy. You will get a discount voucher if you pass the Final Exam for a Networking Academy certification training with a result of 70% or more.

 

 

Cisco Networking Academy - New Instructor Training Starting in March 2023

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Registration for the new instructor training is open until 28 February.
To Enroll: hyperlink

The Instructor Training for Europe North is offered remotely in close collaboration with independent Academy Support Centers and Instructor Training Centers (ASC- ITCs) in the BeNeLux, Nordic and Baltic countries. BiASC, the Belgian IT Academy Support Center, is the lead partner in this offering.

• Instructor training is a preparation for a teacher to start teaching a specific Networking Academy course.
• The main part of the training consists of briefings, demonstrations, and didactic tips (20%).
• Self-study and personal work are required outside the online sessions (80%).
• At the end of the training there is a formal part consisting of a final exam (conceptual) and a skills exam (practical).
• A participant who passes the exams will earn the accreditation to teach the course. For this second part a proctor level instructor trainer will be involved.

New Certifications, NetAcad & SkillsForAll Competence-Oriented Course Offerings 2023

Since the beginning of 2023 Cisco is moving to new certifications and new learning platforms. A new level with the name of Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) has been defined. With the creation of SkillsForAll the Cisco Networking Academy program is going to migrate to a new platform. The merger of NetAcad and SkillsForAll will be finalized in 2023.

The presentation below informs you about new interactive course offerings, learning pathways and new certifications related to the new courses:

• PDF: Download NetAcad_and_SkillsForAll_2023 (5)
• Google Drive: hyperlink (latest version)

Cybersecurity Made in Belgium

Agoria and its executive sponsors, the Ministry of Defense and the Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB), conducted the first-ever socio-economic study on the cyber security sector in Belgium. Verrry interesting ...

Hyperlink Report: https://www.agoria.be/en/digitisation/cybersecurity/whitepaper-first-socio-economic-study-on-the-cyber-security-sector-in-belgium

Cisco Talent Connect Event TCE22 Video & Pics

Creating a natural flow from internship to employment for IT students

YouTube (2 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoyxBdx5YLY

YouTube (45 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1tdC6O71Rw
YouTube (30 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_0PPSub0Xw&t=0s
YouTube (30 sec v2): https://youtu.be/7aqR-K2jk-o

Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/kfCc2ehpLe1JZj518

Cisco NetAcad Talent Connect Event 22

From challenging internships to rewarding jobs

On 27 October 2022, BiASC and Cisco organised a Talent Connect Event (TCE) for college students in IT infrastructure, networking, and security. The goal is to informally connect students with channel partners offering internships and jobs. Most of the students attending are bachelor's degree students. An equal number are pursuing associate degrees in systems and network administration. There were also a number of master's students and adult education students.

Interesting and challenging internships in IT infrastructure, networks and security are hard to come by for IT students in their last year before graduation. Yet all IT students are able to sign an employment contract for a rewarding job before they graduate.

Wouldn't it be a great idea to create a natural flow from internship to employment? This is the main goal of the Talent Connect event organised by Cisco BeLux, Cisco CXC and Cisco Networking Academy at Cisco headquarters in Machelen/Diegem near Brussels.

About 90 students registered for the Talent Connect event. Most of the participants are interested in an internship before the end of their studies. Fifteen participants are specifically interested in a thesis project.

Cisco TCE 22 - Overview of the Day

Late registration is still possible here
Overview of the Day in PDF format here

Cisco NetAcad Talent Connection Event - 27 Oct 2022

 

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Networking Academy Course Catalog September 2022

The new Catalog for Cisco Academy Courses gives you a well-structured overview of all the available courses. There are 30 interactive courses and workshops about the following topics preparing your students for challenging IT jobs.

• Networking
• Operating Systems and IT
• Cybersecurity
• Programmable Infrastructure
• Programming
• Practice

All details
Download PPT: English_NetAcad_Course_Catalog_09.08.2022

SECCON Security Community

The SECCON community focuses on knowledge sharing and collaboration in Cybersecurity

SECCON NL is a podium for experts to share insights into the security, privacy, trust, and resilience of networks, systems, services, and applications as well as novel ways for dealing with vulnerabilities and mitigating sophisticated cyber-attacks.

Launch event: September 22, 2022 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM CET at Muntgebouw Utrecht

The event offers the community an interactive learning experience to build new relations, and create fresh energy to deal with the many challenges in the cyber security domain.

More information: Hyperlink

Practical Information - Cisco Talent Connection Event - 27 October 2022

If you haven't done so, you can ENROLL via the registration form here

Here is concrete information about the Talent Connection Event on 27 October 2022 for NetAcad students from higher education.

• Every member Networking Academy is able to delegate six students per study program to take part in the event. The students selected should be interested in IT infrastructure, Networks and Cyber Security. 
• The event takes place on 27 October between 9 am and 4 pm. 
• The event location is the Cisco Belux Office and the Cisco TAC Building. All participants will be able to experience the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and the Customer Experience Center (CXC).
• Students will be able to interact with Cisco Channel Partners offering internships, student projects or jobs in IT infrastructure, Networks and Cyber Security.
• Participating students should be in the final phase before graduation and preparing for CCNA certification, CyperOps or DevASC.
• Channel partners are particularly interested in students with DevNet skills.
• Lunch and drinks are included.

Event Location

• Cisco Diegem Offices, De Kleetlaan 6, 1831 Machelen, Belgium.
  Use the main entrance.
• Part of the event is in the Customer Experience Center (CXC) Building behind the main office building.

Tips for students before registering

• Update your LinkedIn profile
  Cisco Channel Partners will check your profile when preparing for the event
• Think about a convincing personal motivation
  Cisco Channel Partners will be more interested for persons with a personal motivation

Adult Retraining and Upskilling Programs

• A similar event for persons in adult retraining and upskilling programs will be organized in April or May 2023.

Proximus and Howest to create 5G lab for companies and industry partners

Proximus and Howest signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today for the creation of a 5G lab on the Howest campus of Kortrijk. In the course of the next academic year, companies from various sectors will be able to discover the possibilities of 5G for their business and develop new applications, in collaboration with Howest students and under the guidance of Proximus experts.

Howest en Proximus realiseren 5G-lab

5G biedt nieuwe mogelijkheden voor de campus
Howest en Proximus realiseren samen een 5G-lab op de Howestcampus in Kortrijk. In de loop van volgend academiejaar zullen bedrijven uit uiteenlopende sectoren er, in samenwerking met de Howeststudenten en onder begeleiding van Proximus-experten, de mogelijkheden van 5G voor hun business kunnen ontdekken en nieuwe toepassingen kunnen ontwikkelen.

Het is de eerste keer dat Proximus samenwerkt op basis van een MOU met een onderwijsinstantie als co-creatiehub. 

Op de campus Kortrijk heeft Howest een 5G MPN (mobile private network). Er zijn vijf  lokalen voorzien van een 5G antenne (4xMIMO). De project mamager voor Howest is de heer Tom DECAVELE die op de campus Kortrijk eveneens in staat voor Cisco Networking Academy.

In september start een campagne om bedrijven naar Howest uit te nodigen om te experimenteren en te prototypen met ondersteuning van Proximus, Howest en IT-studenten voor projectwerk/stage.

Howest is een belangrijke Cisco Academy in België en lid van BiASC.

Meer informatie:

• Proximus en Howest gaan samen 5G-lab ter beschikking stellen van bedrijven en industriepartners

Preparing for IT Essentials v8

Cisco NetAcad have announced the release of their updated IT Essentials 8.0 content. IT Essentials v8 is directly linked to the updated CompTIA A+ certifications.

Any Cisco Instructor in any Cisco Academy supported by an ASC can access the content:

• The bridging content, covering the differences between v7.x and 8.0 is available for students.
• The full version of the content, is scheduled for December 2022.

Anyone in a Cisco Academy connected to an ASC can teach this course, as long as they have instructor status. Prior accreditation and training is no longer required. Any teaching colleague can be added to an academy and offered access to this resource. 

Relevancy of IT Essentials
The IT Essentials course teaches competences and skills about computer hardware, operating systems, software and security. It is an important preparation for courses like CyberSecurity Operations, DevNet Associate and also Routing and Switching. 

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More information on the NetAcad website: Hyperlink

TCE: Talent Connect Event | Cisco Diegem | 27 October 2022

TCE: Talent Connect Event on 27 October 2022

Cisco Systems invites graduating students cordially to the Talent Connect Event on 27 October at the Cisco Belux Offices in Diegem.

During the event an informal setting will be created for IT students in their last phase of education to meet Cisco partners offering internships, student projects and jobs.

If you are looking for innovative ideas come and join us on 27 October. Registration is reserved for IT students in their final study phase who wish to meet a Cisco partner for an internship, thesis, student project or job. It is essential that participants are preparing for CCNA certification, CyberOps or DevNet.

The details of the event you will find here.

Preliminary list of Cisco & Channel Partners
Cisco, NTT, Cameo Global, Silta ICT, Rank 1, Conxion, Proximus, Damovo, Interligo, Insight Technology Solutions, Computacenter, Dustin, Simac, Cegeka, Atos, Inetum-Realdomen, Westcon/Comstor, Ingram Micro, Tech Data, SpotIT

Location: Cisco Diegem Offices, De Kleetlaan 6, 1831 Machelen, Belgium. Use the main entrance.

Registration Form: Hyperlink
Practical Information: Hyperlink

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.

 

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, [email protected]
Rik Bleeker, CSR Manager Europe North [email protected] | www.cisco.nl/dvn