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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.

 

 

NetAcad Hardware Platform Changes

⇒ New hardware bundle announced

Router: C8200L-1N-4T(*)

More information: Hyperlink

Switch: C9200L(*) or C9300L(*) or Catalyst C1000
More information: Hyperlink
*Requires 3Y DNA License to purchase, not required to renew

 

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)

Packet Tracer - Cisco Community

The Packet Tracer Cisco Community is an engaging, full-featured, self-service, content-filled, technical community.

On the Cisco Community you will find:

• Discussions where you can post questions and answers
• A substantial number of high quality technical documents posted by community members
• Blogs, videos, and community forums where you can share your technical knowledge

How do I register or become a Cisco Community Member?

To register to Cisco Community, first you need to have a Cisco.com account.  Follow these steps:

• Go to community.cisco.com
• Click on the Login link located in the top right corner of the page
• In the new page, enter your Username (or email) and click "Next" button
• Enter your password and click the "Sign in" or "Log in" button

Community Help: Hyperlink

Packet Tracer - Cisco Community

The Packet Tracer Cisco Community is an engaging, full-featured, self-service, content-filled, technical community.

On the Cisco Community you will find:

• Discussions where you can post questions and answers
• A substantial number of high quality technical documents posted by community members
• Blogs, videos, and community forums where you can share your technical knowledge

How do I register or become a Cisco Community Member?

To register to Cisco Community, first you need to have a Cisco.com account.  Follow these steps:

• Go to community.cisco.com
• Click on the Login link located in the top right corner of the page
• In the new page, enter your Username (or email) and click "Next" button
• Enter your password and click the "Sign in" or "Log in" button

Community Help: Hyperlink

NetAcad Midsummer Instructor Event | EN 2022 | Presentation List

From 24 until 27 August as many as sixteen Belgian Networking Academy instructors took part in the Europe North Networking Academy Conference organized by Cisco NetAcad and the main ASC/ITC partners like BiASC. Teachers from Belgium, the Netherlands, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were among the 80 registered participants.

The aim of this conference is to inspire everyone at the start of the academic year with new course materials, best practices and practical workshops. The bulk of the presentations and breakouts were about new course offerings, software, simulation tools and hardware. Also, there were multiple breakouts about Network Programmability and Cyber Security.

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.

 

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.

BiASC Netacad & IT Education Day Pictures and Presentations | IT Infrastructure, Cloud & Devops | 13 May 2022

Here are the presentations of the different sessions at the IT Infrastructure, Cloud & DevOps Day at Thomas More University on 13 May 2022.

Pictures of the event
URL: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9yVCGgocMyCdbYEw6

NetAcad Cloud & Devops Curriculum - presentation
PDF: Download Semyon 1305 BE _ Cloud and DevOps and SFA

Git for DevOps, Network & Systems Management - presentation
PDF: Download Git for DevOps Network & Systems Management

Ansible Playbooks Practical
MD: Download Talk

Python for DevOps, Network & Systems Management - presentation
PDF: Download Python for DevOps Network & Systems Management 

Amazon Web Services, AWS Education Programs
URL: https://biasc.be/2022/05/aws_education.html

Red Hat Academy, Technology Training That Paces The Future 
PDF: Download RedHatAcademy13May2022

VMware Academy, The future isn’t just cloud, it’s multi-cloud
PDF: Download 2022 05 13 BIASC day - VMware Session - Slides

=> More presentations will be added soon

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

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

Pictures of the event
URL: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ksdQz7vMaXVsUWAR9

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

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.

 

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

 

Instructor Professional Development: online now in September

This quarter's GIPD Week starts on 11 September.

 Here are English sessions that fall under normal Europe times:

• DevNet Sandbox – Monday, 11 Sept 17:00 CEST/15:00 UTC
• Program Updates Option 2 – Tuesday, 12 Sept 13:00 CEST/11:00 UTC
• Zone Based Firewall – Wednesday, 13 Sept 8:00 CEST/6:00 UTC
• Packet Tracer Physical – Wednesday, 13 Sept 12:00 CEST/11:00 UTC
• Editing and Creating Packet Tracer Activities – Wednesday, 13 Sept 19:00 CEST/17:00 UTC
• An Intro to IS-IS – Thursday, 14 Sept 12:00 CEST/10:00 UTC
• Instructor Forum EMEAR – Thursday, 14 Sept 14:00 CEST/12:00 UTC

Other live Technical Sessions:

• SDN Fundamentals Part 2
• Instructor’s Guide to Teaching Introductory Python

To register for sessions go to http://cs.co/GIPD18

There are also offer localized sessions in Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, Polish at comfortable times. 

All sessions are recorded and resources will be posted within 24 – 48 hours of the session.

New Learning Environment for Corning Network IQ

In the next academic year the Corning Network IQ Learning Programme will be in the same learning environment as Cisco Networking Academy.

The following chapters have been revised:

Fibre Basics
Fibre Cables
Fibre Termination
Hardware
Standards
Measurement & troubleshooting

In October 2017 we plan to organise a workshop for interested instructors