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Talent Connect Event => internships and thesis projects

The preliminary date for the Talent Connect Event with Cisco & Channel Partners this year will be Thursday 27 October 2022.

Cisco will be inviting between 25 and 35 channel partners offering internships and thesis projects in the domain of IT Infrastructure, Networks, DevOps, Cloud & CyberSecurity.

Preliminary list of 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

BiASC Netacad & IT Education Day Presentations | Cyber Security | 6 May 2022

Here are the presentations of the different sessions at the NetAcad & CyberSecurity Day at Pairi Daiza on 6 May 2022.

NetAcad Security Portfolio

PDF: Download 2022 Security offerings overview

CyberSecurity Learning Pathway (SkillsForAll)

PDF: Download Cyber Pathway at SFA - RM_SO

CyberSecurity in the Industry (Agoria)

PDF: Download 20220505 BiASC IT Education Roadshow

Firewall Implementation Scenarios

PDF: Download Cisco Firepower Cookbook Access Control Implementation Scenarios - XS v22.05

Cyber Threat Analysis with Network Packet Analyzers

PDF: Download Cyber Threat Analysis with Network Packet Analyzers

=> More presentations will be added soon

IT EDUCATION ROADSHOW - Pairi Daiza - 6 May - Important practical information

Location: Pairi Daiza Meeting room: Octopus Date: 6 May 2022 Arrival: 8:30 h Coffee & Breakfast: 8:45 h NetAcad Conference Part 1: 9 h Lunch: 12:30 h NetAcad Conference Part 2: 13:30 h Visit of the park: 16 h Departure: 18 h

GEOLOCATION

Pairi Daiza is located in Brugelette, between Mons and Ath.
Address: Pairi Daiza - Domaine de Cambron at B-7940 Brugelette (Belgium)
GPS: “Le Domaine 1 - 7940 Brugelette”

Attention: if you visit Pair Daiza by car, always give priority to the signs "Pairi Daiza" above the instructions of your GPS.
On certain small roads in the villages around Pairi Daiza, only local traffic is allowed. There are regular police checks.

PARKING
Guests will be able to park in the parking for day visitors.
Entry to these parking lots is without a ticket. A parking ticket is only required to leave at the end of the day.
Parking tickets will be given to participants at the beginning of the seminar.

The picture below shows the reception area of the tipis where guests will be welcomed between 8:30 and 8:45 h. From this reception area you will be shown the way to the meeting room. Breakfast is served in the meeting room.

IT Education Roadshow - 6 May - Session Planning

Last Update: 3 May 2022

Address
PAIRI DAIZA, Domaine de Cambron 1, 7940 BRUGELETTE

Remarks

• Only officially registered participants are allowed to attend this NetAcad Instructors' Conference.
• The event is full.
• The schedule of sessions is provisional.
• Most sessions will be presented in English, but participants can ask questions or make remarks in Dutch, English and French.
• Bringing your own laptop can be useful in a number of active sessions.

 

 

 

IT Education Roadshow - 13 May - Session Planning

Lunch break

Last Update: 12 May 2022

Address
Thomas More Hogeschool
Kleinhoefstraat 4
2440 Geel

Remarks

• Only officially registered participants are allowed to attend this Instructor Conference.
• The schedule of sessions is provisional.
• Most sessions will be presented in English, but participants can ask questions or make remarks in Dutch, English and French.
• Bringing your own laptop can be useful in a number of active sessions.

 

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.

NetAcad Learning Materials - Latest Releases - Spring 2022

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

BiASC IT Education Roadshow | 6-13-20 May 2022

For the professional development of IT teachers BiASC has planned an IT Education Roadshow in May 2022. All relevant IT course providers have been invited to demonstrate their latest educational learning paths on Cybersecurity, IT Infrastructure & Cloud.

=> Registration Form 6 and 13 May: [nl]  [fr]  [en]

Below is a preliminary schedule of the three events in May. Sessions will last 45 or 90 minutes. This web page is continuously updated.

Friday 6 May 2022 => Pairi Daiza AM + PM
Theme: CyberSecurity
Topics: Cisco SkillsForAll CyberSecurity Pathway; new NetAcad courses; Palo Alto, Fortinet

Friday 13 May 2022 => Thomas More University Of Applied Sciences Geel AM + PM
Theme: Virtualization & Cloud, DevOps
Topics: Cisco Devnet, Network Programmability, Linux Professional Institute LPI, Ansible, RedHat, VMware, Docker, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Linux Professional Institute

Cybersecurity Pathway on Skills for All

New security courses are offered for adult education and for secondary schools.  

With the high demand for cybersecurity skills, preparing learners for entry-level IT and cybersecurity job roles is more important than ever.

The Cybersecurity pathway on Skills for All from Cisco Networking Academy aligns to the new entry-level IT Specialist Cybersecurity certification from Certiport, the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams. The online learning pathway and certification prepare learners with the skills required for entry-level cybersecurity jobs such as Cybersecurity Technician, Junior Cybersecurity Analyst, and Tier 1 Help Desk Support.

This online learning pathway is a foundation for your students to continue on to certification-aligned career courses like CyberOps Associate and Network Security.

For more information, click here.

If you intend to offer the courses, please contact Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be>

 

 

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.

* Click on the image to enlarge

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

VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills --- Feedback requested

VMware IT Academy gives BiASC members the possibility to view, experiment and evaluate course materials about virtualization technologies.

 

Here is an example course called VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills => aimed at entry-level learners

 

It is possible for you to access and experiment with the online course.

 

For the current version of the VCTA-DCV course click this link(*).

For the new interactive prototype clich this link(*).

VMware Academy would be grateful if you would provide your feedback about the current and about the prototype course. There is also an option to be part of a focus group conversation to express your personal views and experiences.

To complete the feedback form on the current version of VCTA-DCV course: https://forms.office.com/r/XabymQ1wjn

To complete the feedback form on the prototype version of the VCTA-DCV course: https://forms.office.com/r/YDCZ1VhGBw

To register for one of the focus group conversations: https://VMware.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EfNh0XJYSPSZa9kja2N-Pw

Red Hat Academy Open Talk Series DEC21-JUN22

RedHat Academy invites instructors and students to the upcoming Red Hat Academy Open Talk Series, four interactive sessions tailored for IT students. This series will run between December 2021 and June 2022 and will offer guidelines to succeed in the job market by hand of Red Hat technical experts.

Topics covered on the RHA Series
All you need to know about open source & Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keys to succeed when looking for a job in the IT industry - Round table
IT for social good: OpenShift serving communities facing challenges
Working agile: methodologies & best practices

Why should your students attend these sessions?
RHA will share the current IT best practices.
Students will be able to submit their questions and get live responses during the webinar sessions.
Red Hat industry experts will talk on current IT concepts and actual software applicabilities in the IT market.
Students will gain access to a dedicated space to create community exchanging opinions with IT students from Europe, Middle East and Africa.

-- REGISTER NOW --

 

NetAcad Hardware Bundle Pricing Example

Contact

Jurgen Dioos
Senior Client Manager
NTT Belgium NV/SA
M : +32 474 90 26 93
E  : jurgen.dioos@global.ntt

 

This offer shows prices per unit. A Cisco Academy will order fixed hardware bundles with two routers and two switches

No CiscoLive 2022 in Amsterdam

2nd Hand Hardware - Data Center Marketplace

Second hand hardware, somtimes cheap, sometimes not ...

Cybersecurity Pathway

Cybersecurity professionals who can protect and defend an organization's network are in high-demand.

Put your detective-like qualities to work by gaining knowledge toward a career in fighting cybercrime.

Future Cybersecurity professionals can choose a pathway of six security courses comprising more than 300 hours of interactive learning, thereby focusing on problems that you will need to be able to solve. 

More information: https://ciscointeractivepathways.com/Cybersecurity-Pathways.html

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

New JavaScript Essentials Course

New JavaScript Course

The new JavaScript Essentials 1 (JSE) course just released! This course is aligned to the JSE: Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer certification. The course is offered in partnership with the JavaScript Institute through OpenEDG.  

 JavaScript Essentials 1 (JSE) introduces the basics of programming using the JavaScript language, a popular language for creating interactive web and mobile apps. This course covers general computer programming concepts and techniques. Learners will practice designing, writing, and running their own programs. No prior programming knowledge is required. 

JavaScript Essentials 1 (JSE) can be accessed online at NetAcad.com and is available self-paced and instructor-led. No special equipment or system requirements are needed. 

Learn More:   

• JavaScript Essentials 1 (JSE) course page 

• JavaScript Essentials 1 (JSE) Course Resources page (login required) 

• Visit https://javascriptinstitute.com for more information about the certification program