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Cisco NetAcad Instructor Training Program - Feb-Apr 2021

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From February until April 2021 more than 200 Instructors will be introduced to new technology courses about relevant IT skills.
For more information contact Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be>

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>

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.

Practical Introduction to DevOps Practices and Tools - DGTL-BRKCLD-1003

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The new Devnet Associate Networking Academy Course and the Industrial Certification are very much related to DevOps, a set of norms and practices that enables the flow of work from development through operations. Here is very good introduction with demos that actually work, taken from CiscoLive. You need to login to CiscoLive to watch the presentation. Enroll for the Cisco NetAcad Europe North Instructor Training Campaign and select the DevASC instructor training.

Contents of the presentation

DevOps practices and tools help IT organizations deploy software releases quicker and with higher quality. We know that there is no magic solution that will prevent bugs from ever happening. However, the tighter alignment of the various groups within the IT organization (i.e. Development, QA, Operations, InfoSec), will get us as close as possible to ideal deployments. DevOps practices and tools will enable your organization to achieve that alignment. This talk will discuss high-level DevOps concepts as well as the tools that DevOps practitioners are using to achieve their goals like containers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD piplines. This session will include numerous demonstrations of DevOps technologies to provide context and real-life examples.

Presenter
Christopher Jackson, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Original Session: Cisco Live 2020 Barcelona

 

URL
https://www.ciscolive.com/global/on-demand-library.html?search=BRKCLD-1003#/session/1573153538639001JjnfHyperlink
Log into CiscoLive

 

Further Reading

Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale

• Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky, B. O'Reilly
• Published 2014
• Engineering
• URL: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Lean-Enterprise%3A-How-High-Performance-Organizations-Humble-Molesky/4dc17904c4161d1063fb6f86c853cd2129a9b5b8

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

• Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
• BizBook Lab
• Published 15 okt. 2014
• 348 p.

The DevOps Handbook:: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations

• Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis
• IT Revolution Press
• 2016

Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit 

• Mary Poppendieck, ‎Tom Poppendieck - 2003
• Addison-Wesley
• 2013

 

 

Cisco Academy Webinars in het Nederlands

Voor Cisco Academy instructors die graag een keer een webinar in het Nederlands volgen is er een interessant aanbod in mei 2020.

Twinning Remote Lab Challenge/ Europe North & Benelux

TWINNING PROJECT & COMPETITION

Let Cisco Academies students connect to live Cisco Hardware labs for real networking challenges
Make better use of existing hardware labs

The Twinning competition is a co-creation challenge for "Twin Cisco Academy Teams". The aim is to interconnect networking labs to be used remotely by students and instructors.

Twinning Competition Registration Form URL: https://forms.gle/2ZtmKL8KNjFEV4Fj6
Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HfiZU86qNp0dEH6cTg97LqExqQZTa_Eef1cSyQFeaus/edit?usp=sharing
Due to the pandemic we prefer to postpone the date of the event until everyone is going out of lockdown.
All registered teams will be informed in due time.

TWINNING REMOTE LAB CHALLENGE FOR CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMIES -- BASICS

CHALLENGE 

Design, develop, prototype and create a solution based on the Twinning concept for remote Cisco Academy labs.

Twin Academy Teams are briefed, trained, coached and followed up by NetAcad Coaches and Cisco Experts

Invite NetAcad ‘Midsummer’ Instructor Event for Europe North

Event will be postponed due to the special circumstances

All NetAcad Coordinators and Instructors are invited to the NetAcad 'Midsummer' Instructor event for Europe North on Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th of May 2020 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Why attend?

This first edition of the NetAcad Instructors Event for the Nordics, Baltics and Benelux, presents you with the opportunity to emerge yourself into the cutting-edge technologies that are part of the Networking Academy course portfolio. In addition, you will have the unique possibility to share your experiences with international peers. The event will educate and inspire you to lead your students into the digital workforce of the future.

Moreover, attending the conference as a Benelux Academy offers plenty of opportunities for partnerships with Cisco Networking Academies in the North of Europe  and the Baltic States.

Venue

Tækiniskólinn (Technical College Reykjavik), located at Háteigsvegur 35-39, 105 Reykjavik

Click here to register and see the event program

BiASC Activities, Workshops & Conferences - Spring 2020

It is possible to enroll for workshops by clicking on this hyperlink 
More information clicking the link below.

In view of health and safety issues BiASC is looking into possible alternatives for the planned events. Please continue registering and you will be informed in due time.

During the spring season of 2020 BiASC will organize activities and workshops to prepare NetAcad instructors for the new curriculum. Also, we will take part in NetAcad Days at Cisco Live Barcelona and at the Cisco Offices in Amsterdam, Brussels and Iceland. 

It is strategically important that Networking Academy Instructors can train their students for the certification level to make sure they are empowered with up to date skills and ready for the job market, thus increasing their employability.

Instructors attending the bridging workshops and the ".Be Netacad" conference on 24 April (or equivalent) will be ready to teach the new materials of CCNAv7. Workshops are organized at multiple dates.  It is possible to specifically propose a date and location for groups of 6 attendees.

 

BiASC Cisco Academy Planning 2020

The following activities are planned by BiASC in the first half of 2020.
Most events are a combination of hands-on labs and online.
Workshops will be organized regionally for groups of 6 participants.

Instructor Training & Workshops

NetAcad Day CiscoLive 2020
Barcelona, last week of January 2020
Click here for more information

NetAcad Day Benelux
April - May or June 2020

Ongoing: Instructor Training & Workshops

• CCNA v7 Instructor Training & Accreditation
• IT Essentials V7 Instructor Training & Accreditation
• CyberSecurity Operations Instructor Training  & Accreditation
• CCNA v7 Instructor Training Bridging Course (two days in person)
• Network Programmability: from CLI to API (two days in person)
• Packet Tracer Instructor Training 
• Webex Teams Hands-on experience & didactics
• Security Device Management Instructor Training  
• Network Management Augmented Reality & VR/3D Experience
  Watch Keynote Video

Activities for Cisco Academies & Students

Talent Connection Event
Cisco BeLux Office, Diegem, First week of March 2020

 

This list will be regularly updated

CiscoLive NetAcad Day - 29-31 January 2020 - Barcelona

Cisco Academy managers and instructors are invited to CiscoLive in Barcelona from 29 until 31 January 2020.  Experience the future of IT Infrastructure, Networks, Internet of Things and Security. We have places for 30 participants from Belgium.

Three to five active days of sessions, hands-on learning experiences, expert demos, networking and fun. There are three options for Cisco Academy Members. Those who wish more in depth experience are advised to choose option 3 (below).

Registration Links
All Options -- NetAcad Day Registration link  
This registration is mandatory for anyone taking part in the NetAcad Days, also if you choose option 3
Option 3 -- Explorer Registration link for a CiscoLive Explorer Pass 

CiscoLive is an annual conference about internet, cloud, infrastructure and security technology evolutions. You will meet experts from Cisco, but also global partners like Google, Amazon, Linux Distros, NetApp and the like. Typically more than 50 technology partners demonstrate solutions for enterprise, for datacenters, internet of things and security. During the conference virtual labs are available for Explorers every day from 8am until 8pm. To give you an idea a variety of pictures from CiscoLive 2019 can be viewed here.

Cisco Live Agenda
Monday 27 January: hands-on labs (Explorers only)
Tuesday 28 January: hands-on labs and keynotes from Cisco and Technology Partners (Explorers only)
Wednesday 29 January: World of Solutions, Cisco & Technology partners (100 Euro)
Thursday 30 January: Networking Academy Day (free access)
Friday 31 January: Wide choice of Breakout Sessions

Cost
Cisco Networking Academy and BiASC offer Belgian Networking Academies free access to CiscoLive on 30 and 31 January. For visiting World of Solutions CiscoLive on Wednesday 29 Janaury the cost will be 100 Euro (ex VAT). For a Five-Day Explorer Pass the cost is 500 Euro (ex VAT) for early birds. Travel and accommodation are at the expenses of the Cisco Academy Institutions.

Available Options
Option 1 - Thursday 30 and Friday 31: NetAcad Days - free access
Option 2 - Wednesday 29 January: World of Solutions, including NetAcad Days - 100 EURO
Option 3 - Monday 27 until Friday 31 January -- Explorer Access - 500 EURO 
Yvan Rooseleer and Nico Declerck are your hosts for CiscoLive Explorer Access

Registration Links
All Options -- NetAcad Day Registration link  
This registration is mandatory for anyone taking part in the NetAcad Days, also if you choose option 3
Option 3 -- Explorer Registration link for a CiscoLive Explorer Pass (early bird)

More Information
Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be> +32474564576

 

Cisco NetAcad HBO-dag in Amsterdam => Bachelors & Associate Degree

NetAcad HBO-dag
De evoluerende arbeidsmarkt voor IT-profielen in netwerken en security
De voertaal is het Nederlands.

DOELGROEP
Docenten Cisco Networking Academy op niveau bachelor en graduaat (associate degree)

30 oktober 2019 - 10.30 – 17:00 uur
Cisco Amsterdam - Haarlerbergweg 13-19 - 1101 CH Amsterdam-Zuidoost (metto station vlakbij, ook parkeergelegenheid)

Registratieformulier
Indien je graag deelneemt, vul aub het registratieformulier in

 

Bericht van Cisco NetAcad Nederland -- Uitnodiging voor Vlaamse Docenten Bachelor & Associate Degree
Voor Belgische collega's voor wie 30 oktober niet past, komt er een studiedag in België op 7 November (namiddag). Meer info volgt.

De volgende topics komen aan bod op 30 oktober bij Cisco Amsterdam:

• Recente trends die de rol van netwerk- en security engineers beïnvloeden 
  Andre Brugman (Technical Director Cisco Engineering/ IoT Lead Sales / Channels)
  René Pluis (Country Lead Cyber Security Cisco Nederland) 
• Ontwikkelingen op de arbeidsmarkt voor securityprofielen
  Herman Goedman (Fast Lane)
• Beroepsprofielen toegepast op het recente Cisco NetAcad cursusaanbod - 'Skills for Industry' Ecosystem
  Yvan Rooseleer (BiASC)
• Trends in het NetAcad Portfolio
  Willem-Jan Derks (Technical Manager NetAcad)
• Cisco Partner Stage Programma
  Gunnar de Haan (Account Manager NetAcad)

Breakout Sessies

• Emerging Technology Workshops (SDN)
• Packet Tracer
• IoT security 
• Webex Teams & Meetings Collaboration Tools

Registratieformulier
Indien je graag deelneemt, vul aub het registratieformulier in

 

Invited by Cisco Amsterdam on 30 October

Photo taken at the previous Cisco NetAcad meeting in Amsterdam in January 2019

All Cisco Academies in the Benelux are invited by Cisco Networking Academy at the Cisco Main Office in Amsterdam on 30 October 2019.  SAVE THE DATE

• The main driving force of this event is the evolution of Cisco certification tracks and Networking Academy content.
• The target audience of this event is higher education. You have to be a teacher in higher education to attend. There will another event for other target groups.
• Apart from the keynotes the conference in Amsterdam will be very practical with breakout sessions. 
• All sessions will be in Dutch.
• More details about the event will be published soon

For Belgian Instructors the date of 30 October is not ideal, but all Benelux Cisco Academies are invited. A similar conference will be organized in Belgium on 8 November. SAVE THE DATE. One part of the day will be in French, another part will be in Dutch.
As English is the official language of Cisco Systems it is possible that international speakers will use the English language.

Video introducing NetAcad with images from the Benelux

Recent images from Belgian and Benelux teachers and students to explain NetAcad to the world

NetAcad Ecosystem for Careers

Start thinking about the skills you need in the future now

Links from the Cisco Networking Academy Ecosystem about careers, employment, job interviews, etc
When using information from these websites, please refer to the information source

NetAcad Website

• Cisco NetAcad Pathways to Today’s IT Jobs: https://www.netacad.com/careers/pathways
• Cisco Networking Academy Career Advice: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice
• Cisco NetAcad Employment Opportunities: https://www.netacad.com/careers/employment-opportunities
• Talent Bridge Career Preparation: https://www.netacad.com/web/self-enroll/course-799385
• Skills You Need in a Tech Career: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice/essential-skills/skills-you-need-tech-career

Social

• Cisco Networking Academy LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cisco-networking-academy1/
• Cisco Networking Academy Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/cisconetworkingacademy/
• Cisco Networking Academy Twitter Channel: https://twitter.com/CiscoNetAcad

Employer Showcase Webinar Series

•   URL: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/employer-showcase-webinar-series

 

Specials

• Learn the Secret to Managing LinkedIn Webinar Session: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/career-preparation/social-media-and-your-career-webinar-series
• Featured Jobs at Cisco Webinar Series: https://www.netacad.com/careers/webinars/career-preparation/featured-jobs-at-cisco-webinar-series
• Ideation Skills: https://www.netacad.com/careers/career-advice/essential-skills/ideate-pro

 

Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day --- Agenda & Schedule

 

All Cisco Academies from the Benelux are invited to the NetAcad Workshop & Networking Day with a central theme of "Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future" at the Cisco BeLux Office on 14 June.
REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

BREAKOUTS/ WORKSHOPS
Please register your choice of breakouts. In that way you will receive a WiFi login for the conference as well as a Webex Teams account for the presentations and handouts  URL: https://forms.gle/nKMXi1TSuqDCPfrA7 
For some workshops it is necessary to bring your own laptop.

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Target Group: Cisco Academy Instructors & Managers
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco 
• 10:15 Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-C-D-I
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-B
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-H
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Innovation in Education - Keynote 5

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)

• Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" -- Pierre de Fooz
• Breakout B -- CyberSecurity Expertise -- Bart Bruninx, Steven De Ruyver, Cisco
• Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment -- Tom Cordemans
• Breakout D -- Introduction to Packet Tracer -- Yvan Rooseleer
• Breakout E -- IoT Security (long session) -- Willem-Jan Derks, Hans Roeyen 
• Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session) -- Semyon Ovsyannikov, Alain Pieters
• Breakout G -- dCloud/ VIRL Virtual Internet Routing Lab) (long session) -- Tom Istaz, Pierre de Fooz
• Breakout H -- NetAcad Orientation for New Instructors -- Yvan Rooseleer, Marc Delmotte, Fabian Restiaux
• Breakout I -- Introduction to the Networking Academy Portfolio -- Semyon Ovsyannikov, Nico Declerck

IT Academy Show & Exploration Day | 23 MAY 2019

IT Academy Programmes

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On 23 May BiASC will inform all interested academy instructors from the Benelux about new IT Academy Programs in the domain of IT Infrastructure.
REGISTRATON LINK: https://goo.gl/forms/QBUZQnvKAYy1Cg392

The following IT Academy Programs will be presented, and you will learn how to get access to study materials and to hands-on labs for your students:

• Amazon Web Services Academy
• Cisco Networking Academy
• Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy
• RedHat Academy
• VMware IT academy
• CompTIA
• Linux Professional Institute (LPI)

Also statistics of Pearson Vue certification exams will be made available.

Date: 23 May 2019
Location
Odisee UC --- rue d'Assaut/ Stormstraat 2 --- 1000 Brussels ---- Polyvalent Auditorium 2215
Start: 14pm
End: 18pm

REGISTRATON LINK: https://goo.gl/forms/QBUZQnvKAYy1Cg392

Career Opportunities At Home and Around the World

Cisco NetAcad Alumni can discover workplaces  at home and around the world. Cisco's Talent Bridge new tool helps you find opportunities where you live and everywhere you want to go. Instructors are able to guide their students, and get an award.

Flyer: Download Talent Bridge Matching Engine Instructor PDF

OPPORTUNITY FOR NETACAD INSTRUCTORS
Talent Bridge is offering a reward for NetAcad instructors who introduce the Talent Bridge Matching Engine to their students. To qualify, simply let your students 18 years or older know that they can view and apply for open job opportunities by creating a profile on the tool. Your students will only see jobs that match their qualifications as defined by employers—including requirements for education, location, language proficiency and certifications. Offer limited to the first 50 validated responders who complete the short survey and meet all requirements.

Claim Your Reward Here

An instructor flyer is attached to this email to help inform your instructors about the Talent Bridge Matching Engine

Flyer

• Download Talent Bridge Matching Engine Instructor PDF

URLs

• Talent Bridge Matching Engine
• Claim Your Reward Here

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Nico's Experience of CiscoLive2019

Together with about 20 Benelux NetAcad Instructors and the Hackathon winners our ASC Advisor Nico Declerck explored CiscoLive2019 at Barcelona. Here is Nico's report, and indeed Nico crossed and explored the famous 3D Bridge, not a bridge too far. 

There's no other place in the world you could go and have a conversation with these people, talk to them, and learn so much more than what is possible in books or webinars.

Save the Date for Cisco Live 2020, Barcelona January 27 - 31, 2020

More pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fBriaLVnX2e7tguy8

What would I do if could do it all over again??? That question just struck me in  February of 2018, after visiting CiscoLive! in Barcelona. It was an overwhelming experience. I had learned so many things in just a few days, and  it completely changed my insights in networking and security. A report by Nico Declerck

If the Internet and security were the main evolutions in the  previous two decades, then virtualization of the network certainly was the key change for the last decade. At last the network world was a mature world, leaving the traditional lines between hard- and software as a very blurry area. Software Defined Networking had entered the traditional network. Now SDN offered a mature solution across many technologies. Your data center, wired and wireless network infrastructure and security were going in the same direction: the SDN-way. The big innovation of 2018 really was the introduction of assurance in the Cisco SDN circle of life.

In 2018 - my first ever visit to CiscoLive! - I learned how much networking had matured. From hobbyists that explored the Internet in 1998 to a mega-industry that had impact on every step in our daily lives in 2018. How could I ever have a more mindchanging view on networking than those 5 days in Barcelona, and how could a visit to CiscoLive! 2019 be even just half as interesting to me? If I visited CiscoLive! again, would it be a big disappointment?

I just didn't know, but I didn't worry, because I thought the opportunity for a second visit would not present itself. However, it did! And immediately I said YES. So what did the 2019 edition have to offer? Well, basically it comes down to two very important things: networking and learning. At the “World of Solutions” at CiscoLive! I've met so many people from so many different industries, all using so many different technologies, and combining them in so many different ways. The only reason I'm able to just offer a glimpse of that to my students, is because I experienced it all myself. Here I met so many people from so many companies (Belgian and international), that my view on the industry is changing, evolving with what really happens in IT. I'm no longer a teacher, now I'm becoming part of it, or to explain it better: I became more part of IT. 

These contacts with people from the workplace are helping me. I've seen many alumni from our own school, but also from many other schools in Belgium, all eager to stay in contact with education, because they have learned that if IT does not connect to education, there is no way we will find enough people to handle the enormous growth in networking and security that is caused by IoT and many other evolutions or - dare I say it? - revolutions. I've met many engineers that were so eager to share their knowledge, that I  would never have learned those things in a regular training - commercial or otherwise. At CiscoLive! it's great to see technology in action, without any commercial activities at all.

My ticket granted me access to a huge catalogue of Walk-In Self Paced-labs. It's a great and unique way to learn about the technology. Every lab has a proctor, and very often, that is the very person that invented or helped invent the technology you are learning about. There's no other place in the world you could go and have a conversation with these people, talk to them, and learn so much more than what is possible in books or webinars.

During the event there are many sessions about a number of topics, but of course the emerging technologies are everywhere. The datacenter is undergoing a new revolution, caused by two major evolutions: many large companies (like Google and Amazon for instance) are using Cisco datacenter technology, and the importance of edge and fog computing in IoT is bigger than ever. The microcontainer revolution that was a hot topic last year is still very important, but it has become just a normal part of life in the datacenter and all the way down to IoT-sensors. Here, I'm just one of many thousands of visitors. I had one of the cheapest tickets you could get for this event, and yet it gives me so much insight, that I'm asking myself the same question. Is there any way that this could be topped by the next edition? This time, I'm convinced 
it will be, and that's why I certainly will visit CiscoLive! 2020 again in Barcelona.

Between being an instructor and creating a fantastic high quality new workforce.... there is a bridge. The bridge to possible.

CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY | 14 JUNE 2019

Welcome at the next NetAcad Instructor Workshop in Belgium => 14 JUNE 2019 => Three Languages

Need an update? We invite you and your fellow NetAcad instructors to join us at the Cisco office in Diegem to learn about evolutions that will influence your life as an instructor. Also new instructors are kindly invited.
Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco 
• 10:15 Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-B-C
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS D-E-F
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS G-E-F-H
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Future Classroom - Keynote 5

 

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)
Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" (Pierre de Fooz)
Breakout B -- CyberSecurity Expertise -- (Yves Mertens via Webex Online)
Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment
Breakout D -- IT Essentials -- Why is "anatomy" so important?
Breakout E -- IoT Security -- Experience the necessity of secure IoT (long session) (Semyon Ovsyannikov, Hans Roeyen)
Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session) (Antione Engelen, Alain Pieters)
Breakout G -- dCloud/VIRL -- dCLoud & VIRL (Virtual Internet Routing Lab) : Do I need this network simulator in my Cisco academy ?" (Tom Istaz, Moustapha Ramachi, Pierre de Fooz)
Breakout H -- NetAcad Orientation for New Instructors -- Yvan

Please register your name using the form below if you wish to attend the CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY on 14 JUNE 2019:
URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

CiscoLive 2019 Last Minute Details

Ziehier een aantal afspraken voor collega's die deelnemen aan CiscoLive 2019

 

VOLLEDIG PROGRAMMASCHEMA NETACAD @ CISCOLIVE BARCELONA

Ziehier het volledige programma: Download CL19_Activities_Networking-Academy-Day_Agenda_1547840347475001kTAV

 

DINNER BELGIE-NEDERLAND: woensdagavond 30 januari om 20 uur

Cafè Salambó, Carrer de Torrijos, 51, 08012 Barcelona, Spain 

Alle NetAcad members in Barcelona worden uitgenodigd.

Stuur aan mij en aan Nico (cc) een seintje als je graag deelneemt 

 

SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER BARCELONA: woensdagochtend 30 januari om 8:15 uur

Hieronder vind je bijkomende informatie betreffence het bezoek aan het Super Computing Center van Barcelona.

De uitnodiging geldt voor alle deelnemers die ook voor de activiteiten zijn ingeschreven op woensdag in Barcelona, niet voor de personen die alleen voor donderdag en vrijdag ingeschreven zijn.

 

BY THE WAY, 2020

In 2020 zal CiscoLive opnieuw in Barcelona plaatsvinden.