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Belgian NetAcad Day @ Charleroi - 31 May 2024

Updated: 29 May 2024, 03 June 2024 - This post includes information after the event.

This year’s IT NetAcad Day for Belgian instructors will take place at Charleroi on Friday 31 May from 9:30 to 16:00 h. The venue is close to the central railway station. When you walk out of the railway station, look to the right and you will notice the building.

During NetAcad Day, instructors and education managers will receive updates on ongoing developments and relevant trends for Networking Academies. Key topics will include the new NetAcad Learning Platform and the transferable skills promoted by Networking Academy and SkillsForAll. The conference is organized in collaboration with Cisco Networking Academy, Agoria and A6K Advanced Engineering Center.

Venue
A6K | Open Learning Lab | Square des Martyrs , 1 (Esplanade de la gare) | 6000 Charleroi

Pictures
View the pictures of the event: hyperlink

Article
LinkedIn: hyperlink

Presentations
Download or view the presentations by scrolling through this blog post.

Registration
NetAcad members can register using the following hyperlink 
Starting on 18 May 2024, all new enrollments will be added to a waiting list. Registrations ended.

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.

CiscoLive 2024 voor Vlaamse instructors

Een gelegenheid om inspiratie op te doen en je netwerk te verzorgen. Belgische NetAcad docenten krijgen één dag gratis toegang tot CiscoLive op donderdag 8 februari 2024. Alle docenten die in een Cisco Academy zijn geregistreerd, hebben toegang tot de Networking Academy Day. Het is niet vereist een Cisco accreditatie te hebben. Het is wenselijk dat alle geïnteresseerde NetAcad docenten zich registreren via de deze hyperlink. Als je een toegangsticket hebt, is het zinvol jouw aanwezigheid voor de Networking Academy Day vast te leggen. Noteer in het commentaarveld dat je al een toegangsticket hebt.

CiscoLive 2024 pour enseignants belges

Une occasion de s'inspirer et de développer son réseau. Les enseignants belges de NetAcad recevront une journée d'accès gratuit à CiscoLive le jeudi 8 février 2024. Tous les enseignants inscrits dans une académie Cisco auront accès au Networking Academy Day. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'être accrédité par Cisco. La plupart des sessions NetAcad se dérouleront en néerlandais. Cependant, vous pouvez visiter CiscoLive gratuitement pendant une journée. Il est souhaitable que tous les instructeurs NetAcad intéressés s'inscrivent via cet hyperlien. Si vous disposez d'un billet d'entrée, il est judicieux d'enregistrer votre présence à la journée de l'Académie de mise en réseau. Veuillez indiquer dans la boîte de commentaires que vous disposez déjà d'un billet d'accès.

NetAcad & SkillsForAll Account Unification phase 1

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In July 2024 the Cisco NetAcad & SkillsForAll platforms will be united under a new name. The change is important to underline that professional IT education  is much more than just one topic. The platform will provide interactive problem-based IT course materials in multiple domains at three levels.

At convergence in July 2024 there are actions some users need to take before to 22 February 2024. Only those users with multiple accounts need to take action.

No action required for most users
For all partners, instructors and students who use the blue Cisco Networking Academy login button to access SkillsForAll, no action is required. And, for users who are only using either netacad.com or skillsforall.com, no action is required.

Users who have an account on netacad.com with one email and use a different email address for their account on skillsforall.com
If you want course history to be merged in July 2024, you need to change your netacad.com email address to match skillsforall.com prior to 22 February 2024. We do not recommend instructors change their email address as all instructors must use their NetAcad login to have the credentials to open classes on Skills for All so instructor email accounts should match.

Students who have not logged into netacad.com since January 2021
The account of these students account will be considered inactive and will be removed in February 2024. To resolve this, students simply need to log into netacad.com prior to 22 February 2024.

Need More information?
More information online: hyperlink
View this recording for details.

Planned BiASC Activities 2023-2024

The Belgian IT Academy Association & Support Center announces the following activities involving instructors and students:

• Oct-Dec 2023: European Cybercup, Student Learn-A-thon & Hackathon  hyperlink
• Oct 2023-Jun 2024: Europe North Instructor Training: 15 different online webinars hyperlink
• 8 Feb 2024: NetAcad Day @CiscoLive: only in Dutch language (Amsterdam)* hyperlink
• 15 Mar 2024: IT Instructor Roadshow* (Charleroi) => new date 30 May
• 26 Apr 2024: Talent Connect Event* for Cisco Academy Students (internships, jobs @Cisco Channel Partners) Cisco Belux office
• 30 May 2024: IT Instructor Roadshow* (Charleroi) hyperlink
  
  
• 5-6-12 or 13 December 2024: BiASC Stakeholder Strategy Event - Brussels
  
  
• On demand: Visiting your campus for detailed information
• On demand: Proctoring CCST, CCNA, CCNP,  CyberOps and DevNet Associate certification exams at your campus Pearson Vue *** Certiport

* More information will be given separately in due time. It is possible that some dates might change.

It is a good idea to block your agenda so that you can attend the events that you are interested in.

Virtual IPD Week

Every three months Cisco Networking Academy will organize multiple online webinars to keep abreast of the times. BiASC is regularly involved in the IPD Week sessions:

• Journey to Convergence - Critical Updates - 29 November 2023: hyperlink
• NetAcad & SkillsForAll Program Update Webinars - November 2023: hyperlink

If you have questions, please reach out to <[email protected]>

Instructor Exam Voucher for the Cisco Certified Support Technician Certification

Cisco has partnered with Certiport, a Pearson VUE Business, to create the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) certification program. This program includes two certifications designed to validate work-ready skills that help learners enter the field of networking and cybersecurity. BiASC is an authorized Certiport testing center.

Instructors receive a complimentary exam voucher for the Cisco Certified Support Technician certification program. This opportunity is for instructors, educators, and trainers only.

More information: hyperlink

 

 

 

Cybersecurity Challenges & Hackathons at Thomas More and Odisee University - Oct 2023

Facilitated by the ETTCS Erasmus+ Project and by Cisco SkillsForAll, BiASC organized a student hackathon with a challenging student final on 20 October 2023. The winning students are from Thomas More University of Applied Sciences based in Geel, Antwerp, Belgium: Bjorn Van Den Dungen and Sooi Vervloessem.

In Antwerp the Hackathon was facilitated by Gunther Van Landeghem en Liesbeth Kenens. In Brussels, it was Guido Van De Velde taking care of the organization. The students in Brussels are from Odisee University of Applied Sciences. In Wallonia the IFAPME competence center of Charleroi took part facilitated by Bob Mulumba. 

BiASC is ready to facilitate more student hackathons and takes part intensively with the European Cybercup Challenge by Cisco SkillsForAll.

If you are a Cybersecurity teacher, please reach out to Yvan Rooseleer <[email protected]> for more information.

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ETTCS Empowering Teachers to Trigger Cybersecurity at School
Best practices and complementary content for cybersecurity instructors, created by experienced teachers
Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnership Project
Grant Agreement Number: 2021-1-IT02-KA220-SCH-000027136

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 is crucial

Watch the video: hyperlink

• Need for Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity Courses from Awareness to Career
• Digital Badges
• Certifications
• Cybersecurity Career Path

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

From NetAcad to SkillsForAll. New courses, new learning paths

In 2023-2024 we will experience the next evolution of the Cisco Academy platform. Step-by-step we will be moving to the new SkillsForAll platform with more possibilities for teachers and learners. The main focus remains on problem-based learning and practical applications.

More than thirty IT and technology courses are available for your students.  The quality of the learning materials will undergo no change. All courses are highly interactive and rich in media, giving feedback to learners when it is required and allowing teachers to follow up individual students and classes.

Complete Course Catalog: Download English NetAcad Course Catalog - Sep 2023

Liste des cours en ligne sur "SkillsForAll"

Depuis plus de 25 ans, la plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne Cisco Networking Academy propose divers cours et certifications en matière de réseaux, de cybersécurité, de programmation et d'autres compétences informatiques. L'année dernière, la nouvelle plateforme skillsforall.com a été lancée. Elle contient désormais des dizaines de cours, tant pour les débutants que pour les professionnels de l'informatique de niveau intermédiaire.

Dans cet article, vous trouverez un aperçu de l'ensemble de l'offre de Skillsforall. Cliquez sur le nom du cours pour plus d'informations. Inscrivez-vous en cliquant sur "Démarrer".

Si vous souhaitez travailler avec Skillsforall au sein d'une école ou d'un institut de formation, veuillez nous contacter.

Si vous êtes un enseignant qui débute avec la plateforme Skillsforall, vous pouvez créer une classe avec les mêmes fonctionnalités que celles auxquelles vous êtes habitué sur la plateforme netacad.com.

CyberSecurity at School: The Importance of Educating on Cyber Security of Digital Environments

Cybersecurity is a branch of IT security that includes the tools and technologies used to protect digital systems from external threats and attacks aimed at accessing, transforming, or destroying information, disrupting workflows within companies or institutions, etc.

While attention has recently begun to focus on these issues, especially by companies and public administrations, cybersecurity is still rarely addressed when it comes to digital in schools.

Cisco s'engage à former 25 millions de personnes à l'IT d'ici 2032

Ce mardi 23 mai, Armand Leblois, directeur Europe Cisco Networking Academy Europe, Julien Berton, formateur NetAcad, et Charlotte Epeti-Mpacko, étudiante NetAcad, se sont penchés sur le réseau de Cisco, le programme de formation de NetAcad et également les opportunités offertes par l'intelligence artificielle.

Accédez au site: lien

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.

Presentation about Ceriport & Pearson Vue exam proctoring by BiASC: hyperlink

 

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)