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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.

The first session of each track giving an overview and a planning is planned in the week of 30 October. After registration you will receive all the necessary details to join your training session. More than 500 participants from the Benelux, the Scandinavian countries and the Baltic states have been invited . It is important to enroll as soon as possible. The main input from the BiASC instructor trainers are the Cybersecurity tracks, the Networking tracks and the Infrastructure Automation tracks.

Individual Instructor Registration: hyperlink

Overview of the options

Improving the Way People Learn with Extended Learning

Since the Covid Pandemic the world of education has quickly evolved into new ways of teaching and learning. All education has been challenged in terms of spaces, technology, tools, methods, human resources and skills.

Even in difficult circumstances many educators have shown examples that are improving education.

The XL Project funded by the European Commission intends to pick out the best ideas pointing at positive uses of technology to improve the way people learn.

Project Website: Hyperlink

Project Presentation

• Slides: Hyperlink
• Pictures of the presentation: Hyperlink

If you have questions or remarks, please get in touch by email with <[email protected]>

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.

Oracle Code Online 22 June 2017

On June 22 from 9.30 - 13.00 CEST, the Oracle Technology Network team invites you to attend Oracle Code Online to explore the latest thinking, demos, and insights from Oracle and community experts.

Register here

This free, online event includes:

Keynote by Siddhartha Agarwal, Oracle Vice President Product Management, and Strategy
5 tracks, Database, Mobile, Java, DevOps and Systems, Full Stack Web; with 3 presentations per track
Over 15 hours of content in one 3.5 hour event
Access to community and Oracle product experts who will be online to answer your question

Register here

CORNING FIBER EXPERIENCE

Together with our Corning Network IQ partners we are offering an essential Fiber Optics Installation Course. This is the same course as Corning offers to Fiber Optic Network Professionals.

Date: 28 June 2017
Location: Maak Haarlem, Oude Weg 95, 2031 CC Haarlem
Cost: 200 Euro (ex VAT)

Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/Z2gOfwb1hOYFYPUr1

 

Cisco Incubator Programme for Netacad Students in Belgium

Cisco invites students and young graduates (up to 2 years of professional experience) to the Cisco Engineer Incubator Program.

The Cisco Engineer Incubator Program is a training program designed to improve employability and prepare students better to enter the job market in IT industry.

As a member of the Incubator program students will be entitled to Advanced Technology all-day in-person/remote workshops in the local Cisco office and complementary technology webinars delivered by our top engineers. Also, as a successful Incubator member, students will get the FIRST priority for graduate job openings at Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) in Brussels.

Cisco is hosting a Webinar on June 13^th, 4pm CET time for students who are interested in learning about the Incubator Programme.

Registration link: http://bit.ly/2qMJMjC

More details:  Download PDF Cisco Incubator Programme

Benelux Academy Day - Cisco Amsterdam - 17 May 17

   

At the Academy Day organized in collaboration with Cisco Amsterdam we were able to welcome more than 80 delegates from education to learn about new developments in the ICT domain and about new online curricula. The Academy Day is becoming a prime networking event for innovation in education. An interesting evolution is that there is a lot of support from the IT sector with offerings from Cisco, Oracle, CompTIA, LPI, NDG, Suse and FastLane.

Highlights

• Dive into Country Digitization & Internet of Things projects in the Netherlands
• Overview of the 33 courses in the Networking Academy Curriculum
• Practical Workshop on Internet of Things
• Simulations with Packet Tracer v7 
• Interactive session about innovation competences and active learning with Hackathons and Packathons
• Interesting offerings from Cisco with Big Data & Analytics and DevNet, from Oracle Academy, Suse Academy and FastLane Summer School
• Certification Tracks with CompTIA and Linux Professional Institute

Photo's: https://goo.gl/photos/jDQJMQNxokDoGPST9

 

Five Ways To Open Your Mind -- Benelux Networking Academy Day -- Cisco Amsterdam 17 May 2017

Session 5 of the Benelux Networking Academy Day will focus on courses and ideas that will be helpful when working on innovation competences

Benelux Networking Academy Day

Cisco Amsterdam 17 May 2017

Session 5 - Five Ways To Open Your Mind - 90 minutes
Information for session 5 compiled by Yvan Rooseleer

The topics during Session Five are related to the new Cisco Networking Academy Course Portfolio and Innovation Competences

Contents
-New Networking Academy Course Portfolio
-CompTIA Certification Roadmap
-Linux Professional Institute LPI
-Cisco DevNet Developer Network & Big Data and Analytics
-Oracle Academy Information Management and Java Programming
-Corning Network IQ Fiber Optic Networks

PDF: Download BeneluxNetacadDaySession5
URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jwXgGUcVYAPxMJS9H8Loq0KPuekO5We4zPc-DU9919E/edit?usp=sharing

Linux Essentials examen ook in het Nederlands

Op vraag van gebruikers werd een nieuwe vertaling gemaakt van het certificeringsexamen Linux Essentials. Daarbij is het nodig dat de kandidaat de correcte originele terminologie begrijpt, maar de formulering van de vragen en problemen zijn in de moedertaal. Wij hebben dat kandidaten goede resultaten behalen met de vertaalde vragen.

LPI Press Release:  Download EN_PR LE Dutch_draft2

Wijziging Cisco NetAcad Team Benelux

Het Cisco Benelux team ondergaat een wijziging. Arie van Duijn heeft de leeftijd bereikt om Cisco deze zomer te verlaten.

Arie is een veteraan in het Networking Academy Programma. Hij heeft het Benelux programma voor bijna 17 jaar gemanaged. Arie kan trots zijn op wat hij met het programma heeft bereikt. Hij heeft de basis gecreeerd en heeft het programma jaarlijks uitgebouwd met in totaal een deelname van ca. 90.000 studenten sinds de start van het programma. Zijn passie voor het programma en zijn ‘hands on’ attitude heeft een positief effect gehad op de carrieres van vele studenten. Daarbij is Arie de architect van het Digitale Versnellings Programma voor NetAcad in Nederland.

Wij danken Arie zeer voor zijn waardevolle bijdrage en wensen hem in dit nieuwe hoofdstuk alle geluk toe!

Het Cisco-team bestaat nu uit Rik Bleeker, verantwoordelijk voor Networking Academy Program in Benelux en Israel. De werving en selectie voor een nieuwe Program Manager is gestart. Interesse? https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/263026404/

U kunt Rik Bleeker ontmoeten op het Benelux event. Al ingeschreven?

URL: http://biasc.be/2017/03/register-benelux-academy-day-17-may-2017-amsterdam.html

 

Arie van Duijn Retiring After 18 Years

 
 
 

With his retirement coming up, we thank Arie for his authentic interest in technology education and for being who he was. Fortunately, Arie has been more than happy during 90% of his time at Networking Academy.

Dear friends and colleagues,

After almost 18 years of Netacad experience with 14 of them at Cisco as the Program manager for the Benelux it's time to go.

The first 17 years were an inspiring, exiting, satisfying and fun ride and I really thank all of you that were part of that and made it happen.

I was looking forward to work on the implementation of the Dutch CDA program for the years to come but despite my commit to Karsten to stay until the finalization of the CDA program, I decided to come back to this promise due to developments in the Dutch setup this last year.

So I will end this journey here and now and go for a (part-time) early retirement and some exiting projects outside of Cisco, like improving my golf handicap, travel through Europe in our camper, enjoying my grand daughter, promoting fiber technology in education and reactivate my activities in 3rd world IT projects.

I wish you all a very fruitful continuation of your journey and we might meet again.

Arie van Duijn,

[email protected]

+31 6 204 99 379

 

BiASC Event Listing 2016-2017

 

Here is the list of activities for 2016-2017

31 OCT -- Linux & DataCenter LeaseWeb (Amsterdam) NASC/ BiASC -- 40p.

04 NOV -- Academy Lab Day (new course content) (Brussels) BiASC -- 16p.

17-18 NOV -- IoT Hackathon Instructor Training (Berlin) -- 40p.

30 NOV 1-2 DEC -- Open Data Hacakthon (Brussels) BiASC -- 100p.

27 JAN -- ICT Basic Skills Workshop (Brussels) BiASC/ NASC -- 17p.

01 FEB -- Creathon (Amsterdam) NASC/ BiASC -- 60p.

20 FEB -- CiscoLive 2017 Berlin/ OpenBerlin -- 30p. from BiASC

09 MAR -- Online Instructor Webinar: Conducting an IoT Hackathon --150p.

10 MAR -- Talent Connection Event (Cisco Diegem) BiASC -- 150p.

29 MAR -- ICT CompTIA Workshop (Brussels) -- delayed

6-7 APR -- University Business Forum - Innovation Workshop - EU Commission (Brussels) ***

17 MAY -- Networking Academy Benelux Conference (Amsterdam) -- 150p.

02 JUN  -- Ethical Hacking Experience - Gent - 18p.

University Business Forum - Brussels - 6 and 7 April 2017

Innovation competences through Hackathons

Yvan Rooseleer (BiASC) was involved in Workshop 1.2 Innovation Competences and presented an initiative launched in cooperation with companies, namely the use of Hackathons to foster innovation competences and to teach hard and soft skills which are needed for the labor force. The Hackathon also serves as an example of regional cooperation amongst students and how to get them involved in social innovation challenges.

Yvan's Presentation
PDF: Download Story IoT Hackathons UBF EU -v2-1
PPT:  Download Story IoT Hackathons UBF EU -v2-1
PPT Long:  Download Story IoT Hackathons UBF EU -v2-1-long

PICS:  https://goo.gl/photos/pWFBPSAEUFnPezed9

"Innovation competencies" are essential for graduates and professionals to be successful in our changing and evolving environment.

 

WORKSHOP 1.2: Innovation Competencies
Today we live in a world of continuous change. This is visible in societal challenges, such as climate change, energy resources, increased rarity of certain materials and, of course, demographic change. "Innovation competencies" are essential for graduates and professionals to be successful in this changing and evolving environment. This session will present and discuss innovation competencies, what they are, how they can be developed and how they can be assessed and recognised. The workshop will explore these questions in the context of higher education, as well as that of professional development.
Moderator: Ms Ann Branch, European Commission, DG EMPL
Speakers
Mr Harri Lappalainen, Manager, Senior Advisor, Turku University of Applied Sciences
Mr Christoph Auch, Professional Education Lead Europe, Climate KIC
Ms Hannah Johnson, Business Psychologists, Carter Corson
Mr Yvan Rooseleer, Senior Lecturer, Odisee University College Brussels

More information

• Download ForumDraftProgramme - 310317
• Download Brussels UBF April 2017 Input Paper - final
• Download Bios speakers WS 1.2
• Download W1.2 Guiding doc 

 

Oracle APEX World 2017 Rotterdam

 

Oracle APEX World

Organisation: Oracle User Group Holland
Date: 31 March 2017

With an open and professional mind Oracle & Partners showed relevant presentations, gave best practices  and explained case studies about the use of Oracle Application Express: interconnect databases, secure information systems and communication, build responsive database applications. We thank iAdvise for inviting us to the event. Oracle APEX is a complete and rich toolset for database development, with an important focus on security and user interaction. 

More info: https://www.ogh.nl/page.aspx?event=361
Location: http://ssrotterdam.nl/over-het-schip/bereikbaarheid/
Pics: https://goo.gl/photos/gRhHhA7cT3nKYg83A

 

ETHICAL HACKING EXPERIENCE - Gent - 2 juni 2017

Hacking is een veelkoppig monster met tentakels in alle subdomeinen van ICT. Tijdens deze workshop simuleren we een aantal mogelijke aanvalsvectoren die tegenwoordig courant gebruikt worden om computersystemen te compromitteren. Hands-on gaan deelnemers de acties van hackers simuleren om vanuit het perspectief van de aanvaller de problematiek te leren kennen. Uiteraard komen daarbij de mogelijke tegenmaatregelen uitgebreid aan bod.
REGISTRATIE: https://goo.gl/forms/uVIVjFfeDLuLuEeX2
EEN GRATIS PLAATS VOOR DE EERSTE DOCENT DIE BOEKT OP 1 JUNI 2017

Voorwaarden

We verwachten van deelnemers dat ze minstens over een basiskennis netwerken beschikken.

Het maximum aantal deelnemers is 18

Datum en uur

We beginnen op 2 juni om 9u, en stoppen om 17u.

Instructors

• Alexander De Smet
• Roel Van Steenberghe

Locatie

Technologiecampus Gent
Gebroeders de Smetstraat 1, 9000 Gent

Inhoud

Actuele threats met demonstraties voorbeelden
Capture the flag (hacking challenge). Alle deelnemers krijgen een score van de challenges die opgelost werden.

Topics

- Password cracking
- Rubber Ducky/ USB-hacking
- Sniffing
- OWASP Top 10

Prijs en registratie

De prijs per deelnemer bedraagt 100 euro (BTW in) voor Netacad Leden. Niet-leden: 200 euro
Drankjes en broodjes inbegrepen.
REGISTRATIE: https://goo.gl/forms/uVIVjFfeDLuLuEeX2

 

Register BENELUX ACADEMY DAY Amsterdam 17 May 2017

Register: https://www.nasc.nl/index.php/agenda-trainingen/deelnemen/112-nasc-biasc-benelux-networking-academy-day
Schedule: https://www.nasc.nl/images/docs/NASC-BiASC-Cisco-Beneluxdag2017eng.pdf

On 17 May 2017 the Network Academy Day Benelux will be organized by NASC and BiASC in cooperation with Cisco in Amsterdam. During this event new learning styles, new NetAcad developments, IoT, Packettracer v7 and many more inspiring subjects will be addressed. Speakers (oa) will be: Edwin Prinsen (CEO Cisco NL), Hendrik Blokhuis (Cisco EU en DVN lead Nederland), Andre Brugman (Manager Technical Team Cisco NL), Semyon Ovsyannikov (Technical Manager Cisco EU), Marco Verleun (NASC), Gerk van der Wal (NASC), Yvan Rooseleer (BiASC).  All colleagues, teachers, managers and especially non-ICT teachers are invited to enjoy the broad spectrum of this event including the workshops. When you bring such a colleague along to the event you will be offered, this season, a free exclusive IoT training with your colleague!

Op 17 mei 2017 organiseren NASC en BiASC in samenwerking met Cisco de Benelux dag in Amsterdam. Tijdens deze dag is er aandacht voor nieuwe leervormen, nieuwste ontwikkelingen in NetAcad, IoT, Packettracer v7 en nog veel meer inspirerende onderwerpen. Sprekers zijn oa: Edwin Prinsen (CEO Cisco NL), Hendrik Blokhuis (Cisco EU en DVN lead Nederland), Andre Brugman (Manager Technical Team Cisco NL), Semyon Ovsyannikov (Technical Manager Cisco EU), Marco Verleun (NASC), Gerk van der Wal (NASC), Yvan Rooseleer (BiASC). Alle collega docenten, managers en vooral ook alle niet-ICT docenten zijn nadrukkelijk uitgenodigd om het brede programma inclusief de workshops mee te maken. 

Register: https://www.nasc.nl/index.php/agenda-trainingen/deelnemen/112-nasc-biasc-benelux-networking-academy-day
Schedule: https://www.nasc.nl/images/docs/NASC-BiASC-Cisco-Beneluxdag2017eng.pdf

 

Conducting an IoT Hackathon (Instructor Forum 9 March 2017)

Instructor Forum for EMEAR Region, 9 March 2017
Topic: Conducting an IoT Hackathon
Presentations and pictures compiled by Yvan Rooseleer @yroosel
This is a collection of documentation, presentations and pictures helping me to remember how to organize IoT Hackathons

Goal of a Hackathon

Engage students to learn IoT Technical and 21st Century Skills in a fun and meaningful way

Student Value
Recognize and understand the concepts and challenges of the transformational IoE society and economy
Gain hands-on experience with IoT and rapid prototyping 
Enhance your experience with IoT and embark on the paths to become “IoT specialists”
Gain “IoT generalists’” knowledge and “foundational” skills

Soft skills
Critical thinking and problem solving
Creativity: brainstorming and other ideation techniques
Collaboration
Communication: effectively present or pitch an idea

Terminology

• HACKATHON = 3 days + IT related + Prototyping + Pitching + PRIZE
• CREATHON = 1 day + Idea generation + Pitching + PRIZE
• STARTUP WEEKEND 3 days + Prototyping + Business Modelling + Pitching + PRIZE

Best Practices

• Students need to be well prepared (6-10 weeks) both in business modelling and in IoT technology, also in pitch training
• During a Hackathon students teams should be multidisciplinary (IT, Business, ...)
• Invite partner schools and students from other disciplines
• Max. 6 competition teams, but additional specialized service teams are possible
• Kickoff with an inspiring keynote
• The theme of the hackathon should be difficult enough; the topic of the hackathon has to be a real challenge for the participants
• Quality of rooms, furniture, network and equipment makes a big difference
• Role and variety of coaches is very important
• Number and variety of jury members is important
• Teachers and coaches need to be well prepared on how to coach for innovation and creativity
• The jury ideally consists of a mix of business companies, incubators and professionals from education

Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation criteria for the final presentation and demonstration during a Hackathon include:

• Quality of Hackathon Map
• Quality of the presentation   
• Quality of the prototype 
• Creativity and originality   
• Potential social impact of the solution 
• Business opportunity
• Group Dynamics

PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HACKATHONS 

-1- ABOUT THE MOST RECENT HACKATHON EVENT IN BRUSSELS
URL: http://biasc.be/2016/11/open-data-challenge-iot-hackathon-brussels-december-2016.htm
URL: http://honim.typepad.com/chroma/2016/12/report-with-pictures-smart-city-marketing-hackathon-odisee-1-2-dec-2016.html

-2- PREPARATION OF AN ACTUAL HACKATHON (6-10 weeks)
URL: http://honim.typepad.com/chroma/2016/11/how-to-prepare-for-the-open-data-challenge-iot-hackathon-brussels-december-2016.html

-3- EXPERIENCES FROM PREVIOUS HACKATHONS AND OTHER EVENTS IN BRUSSELS (STARTUP WEEKEND/ HACKATHON/ CREATHON)
URL: http://honim.typepad.com/files/story-iot-hackathons-benelux--v1-4.pdf
URL: http://biasc.be/2016/11/bring-iot-to-life-with-hackathons-experiences-best-practices.html 

Current Instructor Training Activities/ BiASC Instructor Training Center

One of the core activities of BiASC is instructor training & accreditation. In person coaching or training is possible on appointment in Brussels every day between 18-20 h. Apart from in person activities also Webex sessions are being scheduled.

In order to receive accreditation a candidate instructor needs to prove that s/he is able to do all interactive exercises, quizzes, exams and hands-on tests. As a case study the candidate will create a relevant exam with questions and skills tests.

Total active candidate instructor participants per instructor training course (March 2017)

• IT Essentials: 14 participants
• CCNA 1: 19 participants
• CCNA 2: 22 participants
• CCNA 3: 8 participants
• CCNA 4: 6 participants
• CCNA Security: 7 participants
• Linux Essentials: 1  participants

* Depending on the situation more than one course may have been created. Also, one candidate instructor may be in more than one course

Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders IT skills competitions 2017

Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders IT skills competitions are a great opportunity for students and alumni to showcase their networking abilities, learn valuable new IT skills, and gain visibility among talent recruiters in the growing ICT and networking field.

Information and Registration
URL http://www.academynetriders.com/file.php/1/netriders_info/region_eur.html

PDF Brochure
NetRiders_Brochure_EUR_2017_EN.pdf

Registration will and close on Wednesday, 22 March

We will be running 3 levels of competition in Europe. At all three levels, the majority of the questions deal with technical skills but there will be some questions about Internet of Things (IoT) and career soft skills.

• CCNA - geared toward CCNA certifications and open to students currently enrolled in or recently completed the 3rd or 4th CCNA course
• CCENT - geared toward CCENT certifications and open to students currently enrolled in or recently completed the 1st or 2nd CCNA course
• IT Essentials - geared toward the IT Essentials course and open to students currently enrolled in or recently completed the IT Essentials course

Competitors self-select the one or two competitions they choose to participate in based on eligibility requirements. They must meet all eligibility requirements for the level or levels they select. If they do not meet eligibility, they will be disqualified. See more on eligibility at the bottom of this page. 

CompTIA Kennisdag 2017

• Woensdag 19 April 2017 van 13-18 uur
• “Equipping students with skills for the next generation of job roles”
• IT certifications and digital skills for non-tech people
• REGISTRATIE: Klik hier om je te registreren

Op 19 april 2017 organiseren wij een CompTIA kennisdag in samenwerking met Netherlands Academy Support Center NASC. De workshop vindt plaats in Brussel.
In overleg met de medeorganisator werd bepaald de CompTIA kennisdag uit te stellen naar een latere datum.

Locatie

Warmoesberg 15 - 1000 Brussel

Voorlopige agenda

13:00 Registratie & Opening/ Country Digitization & Belang van Certificering
13:15  Praktijkverhaal van iemand die gecertificeerd is
13:45 CompTIA Introductie/ Academy Programma/ IT Fundamentals (nieuw)
14:15 Pauze

14:45 Praktijkverhaal/ Certificaat Digitale Vaardigheden (nieuw)
15:30 CompTIA & eCompetence Framework
16:00 Pauze

16:30 Praktische details/ Authorized Partner Programme/  Examenprocedures/ Onderwijskorting/ Contacten/NASC/ BiASC

 

VOORLOPIGE AGENDA PDF: Download AgendaKennisdagCompTIA