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Reviewing Talent Connect 2024

Unlocking Futures: Networking Academy Students Explore Career Pathways at Talent Connect

A group of 180 Networking Academy students from different parts of Belgium had the opportunity to engage in informal discussions with Cisco partners about internships and employment opportunities in IT infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity. In total, there were 30 representatives from partner companies available to share information to interested students.

Talent Connect is tailored for students with objectives that are socially and educationally pertinent:

• Learning about opportunities within Cisco and visiting the TAC Lab
• Speaking to Cisco partners about internships and job opportunities
• Discovering your value as a future professional

The majority of students attending the Talent Connect event are from higher education, seeking challenging internship opportunities. Additionally, there are students from adult retraining and upskilling competence centers who are prepared for certification and are also seeking opportunities.

Offering internships to students before graduation is a valuable public service by businesses. Internships provide hands-on experience, bridge academic and professional life, and benefit both students and businesses. Internships in the fields of IT infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity have a significant impact. Without such internships, students cannot be adequately prepared for jobs in these domains.

During the event all students also were able to visit the Cisco TAC labs, guided by young professionals working there.

Here is a video flowing through groups of students talking to companies while other students were visiting the Cisco labs.

Feedback from participants

Het bezoek aan de Cisco TAC Labs mag wat meer gedetailleerd en langer duren. ☺

Qua planning ervoor zorgen dat de bedrijven langer aanwezig zijn of dat het bezoek aan het TAC na de bedrijven komt.

J'ai trouvé que tout était vraiment bien! Un tout grand merci.

Tout était très bien organisé, très intéressant et l'accueil a été très chaleureux tant des employés de Cisco que des partenaires

La partie plus intéressante était la visite du laboratoire TAC. D'autres visites similaires seraint intéressantes.

Het zou handiger zijn als niet alleen de HR van de bedrijven zouden komen, want zij kunnen iets minder specifiek de vragen van de studenten beantwoorden.

Talent Connect voor studenten klaar voor certificering

Cisco-partners uit geheel België bieden op 26 april 2024 stageplaatsen en jobs aan voor studenten die klaar zijn voor certificering in IT-infrastructuur, netwerken of cybersecurity. Dergelijke profielen zijn gegeerd. April is een goed moment om met een zoektocht te beginnen. Studenten kunnen informeel in contact komen met IT-bedrijven. Het betreft jobs en stages gedurende 2024-2025. Er is eveneens een TAC-bezoek voorzien. Het is nodig zich ten laatste te registreren tegen 29 februari 2024.

 

De link voor inschrijving studenten en docenten vind je hier.

 

Certificeringsexamens

Als jouw studenten interesse hebben voor certificering, is BiASC van februari tot juni beschikbaar om op jouw locatie certificeringsexamens te begeleiden. Alle CCST, CCNA, CYBEROPS, DEVASC en CCNP-examens komen in aanmerking. Heel wat studenten zijn klaar voor CCST Networking of Cybersecurity. De Networking Essentials 3.0 en Cybersecurity Essentials vormen een perfecte voorbereiding om te slagen voor CCST-examens en betekenen een opstap naar CCNA, CYBEROPS, DEVASC  en CCNP. Neem contact op met <[email protected]> voor meer details.

Talent Connect pour étudiants prêts pour certification

Les partenaires Cisco de toute la Belgique proposent des stages et des emplois aux étudiants prêts à obtenir une certification en infrastructure informatique, en réseau ou en cybersécurité le 26 avril 2024. Ces profils sont très demandés. Le mois d'avril est un bon moment pour commencer à chercher. Il s'agit de stages pour la prochaine année académique 2024-2025. Une visite des laboratoires du TAC est également prévue. Les étudiants doivent s'inscrire au plus tard le 29 février 2024. Le lien pour les étudiants et les professeurs se trouve ici.

Examens de certification
Si vos étudiants sont intéressés par une certification, le BiASC est disponible de février à juin pour superviser les examens de certification dans vos locaux. Tous les examens CCST, CCNA, CYBEROPS, DEVASC et CCNP sont éligibles. De nombreux étudiants sont prêts pour les examens CCST Networking ou Cybersecurity. Les cours Networking Essentials 3.0 et Cybersecurity Essentials sont une préparation parfaite pour passer les examens CCST et représentent un tremplin vers les examens CCNA, CYBEROPS, DEVASC et CCNP. Contactez <[email protected]> pour plus de détails.

SkillsForAll, CyberSecurity and IT Skills for non-IT students

As a future professional there is a lot of probability that you will need digital skills in order to communicate and carry out professional tasks. During the month of October 2023 there is a challenging competition "European Cybercup" for non-IT students about Cybersecurity an other essential digital and team skills.

Presentation URL: Hyperlink

The above presentation invites you to take part in the CyberCup Challenge and develop fundamental IT skills as a student within your school or as an individual. The main focus is on Cyber Security skills.

More information about the European CyberCup: Hyperlink

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

Een dag in het leven van een NetAcad afgestudeerde (WTV/ VDAB/ HOWEST)

De tv-zender Focus WTV maakte in samenwerking met VDAB een relevante reportage met Jasper Dhoest, een afgestudeerde Networking Academy student van Howest. De oudstudent houdt zich bezig met de problematiek van security. Jurgen Lamsens is een instructeur bij VDAB die meewerkt aan deze video. Er is een korte reclameboodschap toegevoegd om de reportage gratis te kunnen bekijken.

 

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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Academic Degree vs Industrial Skills Certification

There are many interesting discussions about the difference between an academic degree and an industrial skills certification.

An academic qualification is a record of the level of formal education you have achieved.

If you want to know more about this, there are educational frameworks (such as the EQF) that make clear the difference between formal education levels (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8). The main difference between EQF levels is the degree of independence and the degree of complexity of the problems you can solve.

You get an academic qualification for the rest of your life and it does not mean that you are familiar with the latest technological trends.

Industry skills certification expresses your ability to work with the latest technologies. Therefore, they are limited in time.

The well-known Cisco certifications CCNA, CCNP or CCIE are proof that you understand the latest trends at a certain level of complexity. Obtaining more complex certifications will help you climb the career ladder.

More: Skills based hiring is on the rise

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

Open Summer of Code - registreer nu

Ben jij gebeten door open innovatie en wil je komende zomer werken aan een uitdagend project (en een centje bijverdienen)? Dan is open Summer of code iets voor jou!

In juli kan je een maand lang samen met andere studenten werken aan een open innovatieproject voor bestaande organisaties en bedrijven. De bedoeling is om in 4 weken, onder begeleiding van een ervaren coach, een project uit te werken. Op het einde van de rit krijg je de kans om jouw product of dienst in team voor te stellen aan jouw opdrachtgever. 

Klinkt dit iets voor jou? Neem dan zeker een kijkje op 2017.summerofcode.be en schrijf je snel in!

Voor wie?

IT-, design-, communicatie- en business-studenten

Wanneer?

Gedurende de hele maand juli

Waarom?

-       Je leert heel wat bij en scherpt jouw vaardigheden aan

-       Je kan een interessante ervaring toevoegen aan jouw CV

-       Je leert er heel wat toffe en interessante mensen kennen

Wat kost dit?

Niets en je wordt er zelfs voor betaald!

Hoe inschrijven?

Inschrijven kan via deze link

Veel succes en hopelijk tot dan!

Open Knowledge Belgium

Junior Network Engineer for Cameo NOC

Cameo Global, a Cisco partner,  is hiring a Junior Network Engineer to expand its NOC team. As a member of this team it’s your job to support and monitor enterprise networks across the EMEA zone as well as assisting the field engineers with design and implementation.

Detailed job description: Download Cameo Junior Network Engineer 2017

Cisco Jobs at TAC

Cisco Systems Belgium is hiring! We are looking for young graduates (up to 2 years of professional experience post-graduation) to start 1^st September 2017, and be part of our Technical Assistance Center in Diegem. As a Customer Support Engineer, you will be working with worldwide customers to provide a high quality support and solve reported product and network problems. Interested? Apply here before April 16^th. Any questions? Feel free to reach out to Marie Bauvin, [email protected], Graduate Recruiter for Cisco Belgium.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS

Customer Support Engineer (Full time) – Belgium
Download Graduate Customer Support Engineer (Full time) - Belgium

 

Talent Connection Event - Cisco & Partners - 10 March 2017

 

The Talent Connection Event organized on 10 March by Cisco BeLux, ICT Integrators, Partners & BiASC was much appreciated. More than 100 students of the CCNA level and above attended a full day and got the opportunity to listen and talk to many top-level ICT business companies with exciting job offerings.

Pictures of the event: https://goo.gl/photos/jh2C42xNjeFknesa6

An impressive number of partners and ICT integrators presented their plans and job opportunities and talked 1-1 to interested students. As the result of recent economic upswings and and efficient organization the event was the best ever for visiting students. 

Here is the list of participating ICT companies: SIMAC,  DEVOTEAM, AUSY, SPOTIT, UPTIME GROUP, DIMENSION DATA, DESTINY, ORBID, CONXION, ECONOCOM, BT and FAST LANE.

 

About Being a Global Problem Solver

Innovate as a technologist. Think as an entrepreneur. Act as a social change agent. Be a global problem solver.

1 Digital Skills
2 Creativity
3 Critical Thinking
4 Entrepreneurial Spirit
5 Social Consciousness
6 Teamwok Skills

Are you ready? Take the quiz.

Full Brochure
URL: http://www.cisco.com/assets/csr/pdf/Global-Program-Solver-Infographic.pdf

Cisco Job Opportunities in Europe | Incubator Program at the Global Support Center in Brussels

The below message is sent to students completing their CCNA level studies in Europe. Please share with your students and alumni to spread the word about these great job opportunities.

Job Opportunities Europe!
As a Networking Academy student or graduate your skills are in demand. Here are some hot job opportunities now in Europe. Ensure you indicate Networking Academy in your education when you apply.

Cisco is recruiting participants for the Engineer Incubator Program at the Global Support Center in Brussels and Krakow. Click here to learn more about this educational opportunity and apply.

Cisco Gold Partner NSC Global has multiple openings for Tier 2 Network Specialists in their Global Network Operations Facility in Brno, Czech Republic. To apply, send your CV to[email protected]

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These opportunities are brought to you through the Cisco Talent Bridge program. Join theCisco Networking Academy group on LinkedIn today to access more job opportunities.

Cisco Engineer Incubator Program | Application process starts in May 2016

All talented Cisco CCNA Netacad students are invited to join a special incubator program to get a job at Cisco Systems

What is Cisco Engineer Incubator?

Special educational program designed by Cisco engineers and Cisco NetAcad Program to support employability of talented students and graduates interested in networking technologies and starting their career in IT.

Who is it for?

Students (preferably on their last year of studies) and graduates in engineering or CCNA-level knowledge of networking technologies, ready to learn and develop, who see themselves as professionals in IT industry in the future.

How does it work?

You will benefit from free CCNP course as well as advanced technology and soft skills seminars and webinars delivered by Cisco experts during our regular virtual and live office visits and meetings with Krakow Global Support Center team. Program period: November - April. Application process starts in May.

Change the way people work, live, play, and learn!

Whatever you do at Cisco - from mobility, cloud, security, and IT to software and consulting - your transformative ideas can propel innovation and fuel disruptive collaboration. Making what’s not yet thought possible a reality. Sound like you? Join us! Apply today: http://cs.co/Incubator16

 

PDF: Download Cisco Engineer Incubator Program

Evolution of the Network Engineer Job Role

 

Source

Cisco Devnet, Evolution of the Network Engineer Job Role, published on Youtube, 9 March 2015, 28:37
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGco_SxgY3w

Encourage Netacad Students to Use their Digital Resume

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LinkedIn is your students’ digital resume. Cisco Netacad are actively encouraging employers to hire NetAcad; and you can help your students get noticed. Encourage them to list Cisco Networking Academy in their education on their LinkedIn profile.

Leverage LinkedIn
Complete article (Netacad Login Required)
URL: https://www.netacadadvantage.com/prepare-for-work-blog/-/blogs/leverage-linkedin?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=partners&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRolu6vNZKXonjHpfsX67%2B0kX6GwlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4FTcFlI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFSrXMMbZmwLgFWBU%3D