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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]>

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.

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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! 🎉

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)

SECCON Security Community

The SECCON community focuses on knowledge sharing and collaboration in Cybersecurity

SECCON NL is a podium for experts to share insights into the security, privacy, trust, and resilience of networks, systems, services, and applications as well as novel ways for dealing with vulnerabilities and mitigating sophisticated cyber-attacks.

Launch event: September 22, 2022 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM CET at Muntgebouw Utrecht

The event offers the community an interactive learning experience to build new relations, and create fresh energy to deal with the many challenges in the cyber security domain.

More information: Hyperlink

Proximus and Howest to create 5G lab for companies and industry partners

Proximus and Howest signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today for the creation of a 5G lab on the Howest campus of Kortrijk. In the course of the next academic year, companies from various sectors will be able to discover the possibilities of 5G for their business and develop new applications, in collaboration with Howest students and under the guidance of Proximus experts.

Howest en Proximus realiseren 5G-lab

5G biedt nieuwe mogelijkheden voor de campus
Howest en Proximus realiseren samen een 5G-lab op de Howestcampus in Kortrijk. In de loop van volgend academiejaar zullen bedrijven uit uiteenlopende sectoren er, in samenwerking met de Howeststudenten en onder begeleiding van Proximus-experten, de mogelijkheden van 5G voor hun business kunnen ontdekken en nieuwe toepassingen kunnen ontwikkelen.

Het is de eerste keer dat Proximus samenwerkt op basis van een MOU met een onderwijsinstantie als co-creatiehub. 

Op de campus Kortrijk heeft Howest een 5G MPN (mobile private network). Er zijn vijf  lokalen voorzien van een 5G antenne (4xMIMO). De project mamager voor Howest is de heer Tom DECAVELE die op de campus Kortrijk eveneens in staat voor Cisco Networking Academy.

In september start een campagne om bedrijven naar Howest uit te nodigen om te experimenteren en te prototypen met ondersteuning van Proximus, Howest en IT-studenten voor projectwerk/stage.

Howest is een belangrijke Cisco Academy in België en lid van BiASC.

Meer informatie:

• Proximus en Howest gaan samen 5G-lab ter beschikking stellen van bedrijven en industriepartners

Preparing for IT Essentials v8

Cisco NetAcad have announced the release of their updated IT Essentials 8.0 content. IT Essentials v8 is directly linked to the updated CompTIA A+ certifications.

Any Cisco Instructor in any Cisco Academy supported by an ASC can access the content:

• The bridging content, covering the differences between v7.x and 8.0 is available for students.
• The full version of the content, is scheduled for December 2022.

Anyone in a Cisco Academy connected to an ASC can teach this course, as long as they have instructor status. Prior accreditation and training is no longer required. Any teaching colleague can be added to an academy and offered access to this resource. 

Relevancy of IT Essentials
The IT Essentials course teaches competences and skills about computer hardware, operating systems, software and security. It is an important preparation for courses like CyberSecurity Operations, DevNet Associate and also Routing and Switching. 

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More information on the NetAcad website: Hyperlink

RIPE NCC Open House: The IPv6 Skills Gap

Interesting RIPE-NCC event on 29 June
Speaker: Carlo PL Ciciriello

It’s been a decade since the World IPv6 Launch Day was held, and we’ve seen a slow but steady growth in the use of IPv6.

Our well-known Carlo P.L. Ciciriello, of Learning Connections, will speak about his endeavours to build IPv6 skills in collaboration with partners from the industry.

Registration: hyperlink

 

CiscoLive Announcing Meraki Dashboard for Catalyst Switches

Cisco Systems is combining the simplicity that its Meraki brand offers with the power of its flagship Catalyst portfolio of campus switches and wireless controllers and access points.

CiscoLive 2022

For Cisco Catalyst switches you can now  choose between either Cisco DNA Center or the Meraki dashboard for cloud-based network management.

The cloud management conversion capability was introduced at Cisco Live 2022 by Todd Nightingale, executive vice president and general manager of Cisco’s enterprise networking and cloud business: ”Catalyst technology is undeniably the most powerful campus networking equipment in the world and the fastest-ramping product Cisco has ever had. Meraki is undeniably the simplest cloud management platform, the highest adopted and deployed on the market. Bringing these two things together. Power and simplicity without compromise; I truly believe that can change how IT is managed … it can change the industry.”

Prior to launching this service, Cisco catalyst switches were managed either through the command-line interface (CLI) or DNA Center, which are both deployed on-premise. For customers who choose to keep key applications on-premises, they can use the DNA Center either on physical, on-premises appliances or use the newly-launched virtual appliance capability for virtual machine (VM) instances in private data centers or cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).

 

More IT Teachers Required ...

Every day we receive messages about the difficulty of findind experienced IT teachers in higher education or in competence centers for retraining/upskilling adults.

If you are an experienced IT Professional and are interested in teaching IT Infrastructure, networks and cybersecurity in higher education, let us know. There is a serious lack of IT teaching staff all around Belgium and Brussels. Linguistic and communication skills are paramount, as well as a relevant experience to share with students. Teaching helps the economy and is an important factor for social life. Instructor training facilities facilitated by BiASC will get you up to speed in no time.

 

 

 

Digitization & Education: NetAcad & SkillsForAll

Cisco Networking Academy: CyberSecurity Pathway

Everyone experiences the impact of digital technologies in our economy and society. Digitization has an impact on economic growth, reducing unemployment, improving quality of life, and boosting citizens' access to public services. The demand for IT professionals and employees with basic digital skills to support digitization is huge: currently there are over 750K open ICT jobs in Europe. This gap is expected to lead to 1.7 million unfilled ICT vacancies in 2025. 

Networking Academy Program
The Cisco Networking Academy Program has been around for 24 years to bridge this gap. Three million students globally last schoolyear were enrolled in Cisco NetAcad courses, more than 15 million students since inception. It is the mission of Cisco Networking Academy to enable the IT-workforce of the future to transition to the labor market, thereby bridging the gap experienced in our labor markets.

Skills For All
A new platform, SkillsforAll.com has been launched. This platform brings free, mobile friendly, and gamified courses for students on Cyber Security, Networking, Programmability, IoT, Digitization, Packet Tracer, and Python.

This includes for example a renewed and innovative Cybersecurity Pathway Evolution:

For students to achieve the following Cisco-recognized and Industrial grade certification for instance this Cybersecurity Pathway:

Information Sessions
It is possible to register for an international info session, or to have a dedicated session on special request
URL: Information Sessions Registration Form

Contacts
Yvan Rooseleer, BIASC ASC/ITC Manager, Belgium, [email protected]
Rik Bleeker, CSR Manager Europe North [email protected] | www.cisco.nl/dvn

 

Overview & Evaluation IT Roadshow Events - May 2022

BiASC is very happy to have gathered more than 100 instructors and education managers at the IT Education Roadshow on 6 and 13 May. Participants evaluated the events with an average score of more than 4 out of 5.

To get an overview of the conferences, presentations and evaluations, click on this hyperlink.

AWS Education Progams 2022

Message from Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloud Computing Skills

As businesses across sectors adopt the cloud, cloud computing is the number one hard skill needed by companies as substantiated by a LinkedIn research paper. Furthermore, in a recent Global Knowledge report  , AWS Certifications held two of the top 10 positions of top paying certifications globally for 2020. To meet these market needs that continue to outgrow supply, and ensure an ongoing talent pool of certified cloud professionals graduating from higher educational institutes and Universities, we have a global curriculum-based program for academic institutions called AWS Academy.

BiASC Netacad & IT Education Day Pictures and Presentations | IT Infrastructure, Cloud & Devops | 13 May 2022

Here are the presentations of the different sessions at the IT Infrastructure, Cloud & DevOps Day at Thomas More University on 13 May 2022.

Pictures of the event
URL: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9yVCGgocMyCdbYEw6

NetAcad Cloud & Devops Curriculum - presentation
PDF: Download Semyon 1305 BE _ Cloud and DevOps and SFA

Git for DevOps, Network & Systems Management - presentation
PDF: Download Git for DevOps Network & Systems Management

Ansible Playbooks Practical
MD: Download Talk

Python for DevOps, Network & Systems Management - presentation
PDF: Download Python for DevOps Network & Systems Management 

Amazon Web Services, AWS Education Programs
URL: https://biasc.be/2022/05/aws_education.html

Red Hat Academy, Technology Training That Paces The Future 
PDF: Download RedHatAcademy13May2022

VMware Academy, The future isn’t just cloud, it’s multi-cloud
PDF: Download 2022 05 13 BIASC day - VMware Session - Slides

=> More presentations will be added soon

BiASC Netacad & IT Education Day Pictures and Presentations | Cyber Security | 6 May 2022

Here are the pictures and presentations of the different sessions at the NetAcad & CyberSecurity Day at Pairi Daiza on 6 May 2022.

Pictures of the event
URL: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ksdQz7vMaXVsUWAR9

NetAcad Security Portfolio

PDF: Download 2022 Security offerings overview

CyberSecurity Learning Pathway (SkillsForAll)

PDF: Download Cyber Pathway at SFA - RM_SO

CyberSecurity in the Industry (Agoria)

PDF: Download 20220505 BiASC IT Education Roadshow

Firewall Implementation Scenarios

PDF: Download Cisco Firepower Cookbook Access Control Implementation Scenarios - XS v22.05

Cyber Threat Analysis with Network Packet Analyzers

PDF: Download Cyber Threat Analysis with Network Packet Analyzers

IT EDUCATION ROADSHOW - Pairi Daiza - 6 May - Important practical information

Location: Pairi Daiza Meeting room: Octopus Date: 6 May 2022 Arrival: 8:30 h Coffee & Breakfast: 8:45 h NetAcad Conference Part 1: 9 h Lunch: 12:30 h NetAcad Conference Part 2: 13:30 h Visit of the park: 16 h Departure: 18 h

GEOLOCATION

Pairi Daiza is located in Brugelette, between Mons and Ath.
Address: Pairi Daiza - Domaine de Cambron at B-7940 Brugelette (Belgium)
GPS: “Le Domaine 1 - 7940 Brugelette”

Attention: if you visit Pair Daiza by car, always give priority to the signs "Pairi Daiza" above the instructions of your GPS.
On certain small roads in the villages around Pairi Daiza, only local traffic is allowed. There are regular police checks.

PARKING
Guests will be able to park in the parking for day visitors.
Entry to these parking lots is without a ticket. A parking ticket is only required to leave at the end of the day.
Parking tickets will be given to participants at the beginning of the seminar.

The picture below shows the reception area of the tipis where guests will be welcomed between 8:30 and 8:45 h. From this reception area you will be shown the way to the meeting room. Breakfast is served in the meeting room.

IT Education Roadshow - 6 May - Session Planning

Last Update: 3 May 2022

Address
PAIRI DAIZA, Domaine de Cambron 1, 7940 BRUGELETTE

Remarks

• Only officially registered participants are allowed to attend this NetAcad Instructors' Conference.
• The event is full.
• The schedule of sessions is provisional.
• Most sessions will be presented in English, but participants can ask questions or make remarks in Dutch, English and French.
• Bringing your own laptop can be useful in a number of active sessions.

 

 

 

IT Education Roadshow - 13 May - Session Planning

Lunch break

Last Update: 12 May 2022

Address
Thomas More Hogeschool
Kleinhoefstraat 4
2440 Geel

Remarks

• Only officially registered participants are allowed to attend this Instructor Conference.
• The schedule of sessions is provisional.
• Most sessions will be presented in English, but participants can ask questions or make remarks in Dutch, English and French.
• Bringing your own laptop can be useful in a number of active sessions.

 

McKinsey’s Latest Internet of Things Report

The adoption of IoT technologies has increased exponentially the past five years—but successful implementation still eludes some. 

McKinsey partners Michael Chui and Mark Collins share their thoughts with Roberta Fusaro on the findings of McKinsey’s latest Internet of Things report, including how to successfully integrate IoT, the situations in which the most value is being created, and what companies continue to get wrong.

Topics

• Defining the Internet of Things
• Getting the integration of IoT right
• The impact of IoT on cities
• What companies get wrong about IoT
• The role of talent in the adoption of IoT
• Avoid a fragmented approach to IoT
• Business ecosystems are critical
• Applying IoT to supply chain and public-health issues
• What IoT can do for construction and healthcare

URL: IOT Comes of Age