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EuropeanCyberCup - Intro To Cyber - 23 October to 19 November 2023

Networking Academy and SkillsForAll are inviting Networking Academy instructors to enroll students in the new "Introduction to CyberSecurity" course on the new SkillsForAll platform. The goal is to involve new IT students enrolled at your academy. It is possible to also allow business students to enter the Learn-A-Thon, because the content is relevant for any professional.

Phase 1 - All students - Participate in the Learn A Thon - Introduction to CyberSecurity

The "Learn-A-Thon" runs between 23 October to 19 November. Your students need only to spend 6 hours of their time during the competition weeks.
In this part as many as students are required in order to allow your institution to gain entrance to  the next phase.

Phase 2 - Cisco European Battle Royale, a contest to become Cybersecurity champions

The Top 16 Academies participating with the highest points will be invited with a group of four students to a "Capture The Flag" competition on 1 December.
The competition will be at the complexity level of CCST CyberSecurity and CCST Networking Essentials.

Access to the Course for BiASC Members

• Students are able to access the course using the following hyperlink
  Click on Get Started to enter the course
  Your students will be recognized based on their email address. There is no personal information.
  Information for students: hyperlink
• If you would like to create your own competition course, read the instructions below.

NetAcad & SkillsForAll Convergence

In a very short time the two learning platforms Networking Academy and SkillsForAll will be converging. 

As a Cisco Academy you are responsible for your own transition. The hyperlinks given in this message will provide you all the details. In case of doubt, get in touch with BiASC.

Convergence Hub Hyperlink: http://cs.co/ConvergenceHub

Make sure that you are reviewing the Getting Started Guide under the “Are you ready to teach?” section. Also, double check the “Checklist: Actions to take prior to convergence”.

In Case You Missed It

Be sure to check out the below announcements.

• Special IPD sessions– August 12-16, 2024, join these special sessions to prepare for the new platform experience.
• CCNP End Of Life announced – Last day to create a course is July 31, 2025.

Actions to Take Prior to Convergence (August 22)

• Make sure that you and your students are logged into Packet Tracer prior to convergence and select the ‘Keep me logged in’ option if you plan on utilising Packet Tracer during the downtime.
• Create any courses needed for this year before convergence to ensure access to any customisations post convergence.
• Academy contacts should make sure their academy information is up to dateand all users updated. Remove people no longer associated with your organisation.
• Downloadany personal recognition from user profiles. Remind students to do the same.

Important Links

• Convergence Hub – http://cs.co/ConvergenceHub
• IPD Course Enrolment Link – http://cs.co/ipd24

 

NetAcad Program Updates - IPD Week - May 2024

Tuesday 28^th at 2pm CEST
We have many topics to cover, CCNA / CCNP minor updates, new CCST IT Support certification, All new offerings in AI and Sustainability and many more.
Register: https://netacad.webex.com/weblink/register/r7d077ed44a136d5e2b1689c68d4284ba

Journey to Convergence: Wednesday 29^th at 6pm CEST. All updates about convergence, actions to take, instructor resources. Don't miss this change to be inform, we are only 3 months away from Convergence!
Register:
https://netacad.webex.com/weblink/register/ra6c1b07ec00d32c40b5c5fa835d5afa7

Be Prepared! Hands-on Educator Experience Walk-through Part 2 30^th May at 5pm CEST. We continue to bring you the hands-on demo of the new platform. Join us to learn how you can leverage the Custom Content feature to enrich student's learning experience, and how to use Gradebook to monitor student progress.

Register:
https://netacad.webex.com/weblink/register/re90a238df71dc25d58074974e5398deb

You can also review the Part 1 recording: https://skillsforall.com/resources/video/ipd-be-prepared-hands-on-educator-experience-walk-through

And many technical sessions in English that ca be found in the IPD Week course! https://cs.co/ipdcourse24

Wednesday 29^th at 3pm CEST - IPD Dutch - Nederlandse Programma Updates
Register: https://netacad.webex.com/weblink/register/r51532ff1d28b5e04c0d1c34ba98850ed

Friday 31^st May at 3pm CEST - IPD French - Journey to Convergence
Register: https://netacad.webex.com/weblink/register/r106566d8f7c4071c775a3100c7f761dc

 

NetAcad & SkillsForAll Platform Convergence

In the following weeks and months major steps are being taken to converge the old and new platforms into one new experience. The previous platform has been in use more than 10 years.

Belgian instructors are invited to the BiASC NetAcad Day and Roadshow 2024 in Charleroi on 31 May 2024. The purpose is to inspire and motivate you and help you to prepare for 2024-2025. Networking academy members can register here

Instructor Training Europe North - Overview 2023-2024

Here is an overview of all the online instructor sessions, webinars and workshops that BiASC is providing in collaboration with Cisco Networking Academy & SkillsForAll.  The training is free of charge for NetAcad members.

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Contact <[email protected]> if you have questions.

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.

NetAcad & SkillsForAll Legal Issues & Privacy

Here is a collection of legal documents and agreements for Cisco Academies and their users regarding legal issues & privacy data:

• Cisco Academy Membership Agreement: Hyperlink
• NetAcad Membership Guide May 2023 v3.9: : Hyperlink
• Cisco Networking Academy Terms and Conditions May 2023: Hyperlink
• NetAcad - Controller to Controller SCCs May 2023: Hyperlink
• NetAcad Partner Data Transfer Addendum: Hyperlink
• NetAcad - Privacy Data Sheet May 2023: Hyperlink

 

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.

Overzicht van interactieve cursussen op Skillsforall

Het online leerplatform Cisco Networking Academy biedt ruim 25 jaar verschillende cursussen en certificeringen op het gebied van netwerken, cybersecurity, programmeren en andere IT-vaardigheden. Vorig jaar is het nieuwe platform skillsforall.com gelanceerd. Dit bevat inmiddels tientallen cursussen, zowel voor de beginnende als voor de intermediate-IT’er.

 In dit artikel vind je een overzicht van het gehele Skillsforall aanbod. Klik op de naam van de cursus voor meer informatie. Meld je aan door te klikken op ‘Get started’.

Wil je binnen een school of opleidingsinstituut met Skillsforall werken Neem dan contact op. 

Als je als docent aan de slag gaat met het Skillsforall platform kan je een klas aanmaken met dezelfde fnctionaliteiten die je gewend bent vanuit het netacad.com platform. 

CCENT vs CCST

The Cisco Certified Technician (CCT) certifications are non-progressive and are not steppingstones to Cisco associate-level career paths. The new Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) certifications provide the basic knowledge and training required for candidates to progress to CCNA and CyberOps associate-level certifications.

CCENT

• This certification was a subset of CCNA. No objectives outside CCNA blueprint scope.
• This exam tested candidate's knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals, LAN switching technologies, routing technologies, infrastructure services, and infrastructure maintenance.

CCST

• The Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Networking certification validates an individual’s skills and knowledge of entry-level networking concepts and topics.
• The certification demonstrates foundational knowledge and skills needed to show how networks operate, including the devices, media, and protocols that enable network communications.
• Achieving CCST Networking certification will help support and network technicians understand networking concepts to support in a variety of scenarios like helpdesk or basic IT support.

 

CCT vs CCST

The Cisco Certified Technician (CCT) certifications are non-progressive and are not steppingstones to Cisco associate-level career paths. The new Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) certifications provide the basic knowledge and training required for candidates to progress to CCNA and CyberOps associate-level certifications.

CCT

• Cisco Certified Technician Routing and Switching (CCT Routing and Switching) certification focuses on the skills required for onsite support and maintenance of Cisco routers, switches, and operating environments.
• Technicians in this area must be able to identify Cisco router and switch models, accessories, cabling, and interfaces; understand the Cisco IOS Software operating modes and identify commonly found software; and be able to use the Cisco Command Line Interface (CLI) to connect and service products.
• Certification will help Field Engineers identify Cisco router and switch models, accessories, cabling, and interfaces
• Achieving CCT Routing and Switching certification is considered the best foundation for supporting Cisco devices and systems.

CCST

• The Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Networking certification validates an individual’s skills and knowledge of entry-level networking concepts and topics.
• The certification demonstrates foundational knowledge and skills needed to show how networks operate, including the devices, media, and protocols that enable network communications.
• Achieving CCST Networking certification will help support and network technicians understand networking concepts to support in a variety of scenarios like helpdesk or basic IT support.

 

Skills-to-Jobs Learning Platforms

SkillsForAll
SkillsForAll offers interactive courses for everyone interested in learning about the IT profession in a practical way.
You can enroll without being in a regular school. With SkillsForAll you can start learning IT competences and skills by doing.
Networking Academy
You can enroll in an educational institution or adult learning institute for Networking Academy courses to further develop your competences and skills and prepare for a professional career focusing on skills necessary for industrial certification.